Every project should start with a design process. Having a design process in place and setting up the website design milestones and timeline before you begin will help you overcome any confusion and distractions along the way.
Most successful web design projects are organised into a system of milestones with each one representing a critical piece of the project. Milestones are simple in concept, but they can be tricky to nail down.
A website project timeline should list the most important milestones that represent the major stages of creating the website. Each stage should be given a set length of time that corresponds to its size and complexity. Also, there is a set of objectives that need to be accomplished in order to complete each stage. A typical project timeline of tasks done before and after a website's launch.