# Breaking Down Professional Website Design Cost in KSA
Brent Lundie edited this page 1 week ago

I visited a web design company in Jeddah last month where they showed me the contrast between their pre-designed and unique projects. The aesthetic difference was instantly noticeable – the custom sites appeared distinctly more professional and memorable.

Essential techniques included:

  • Metropolitan-centered classifications beyond basic regions
  • Area-specific concentration
  • City vs. countryside differences
  • Expatriate concentration locations
  • Visitor areas vs. local neighborhoods

As someone who has created over 30 Arabic websites in the past five years, I can tell you that applying Western UX principles to Arabic interfaces simply doesn't work. The special features of Arabic script and Saudi user expectations require a completely different approach.

Important functions included:

  • Disconnected information saving
  • Seamless refreshing when connection restored
  • Clear indication of online state
  • Appropriate restrictions of specific capabilities when disconnected

At a business gathering in Riyadh, I questioned 17 entrepreneurs about their website creation experiences. The budget spectrum was astonishing – from 2,500 SAR for a basic site to over 150,000 SAR for advanced e-commerce platforms.

For a high-end retailer, we developed a traditional classification strategy that uncovered five distinct value groups within their consumer base. This technique increased their advertising performance by over one hundred seventy percent.

Essential features included:

  • RTL interface adaptation that maintained accessibility
  • Script-optimized text presentation
  • Memory optimization for both verbal identities
  • Instant language switching without app restart

  • Explicitly mark which language should be used in each entry box

  • Automatically switch keyboard language based on field expectations

  • Locate field labels to the right side of their connected inputs

  • Verify that validation messages appear in the same language as the expected input

After considerable time of underwhelming engagement with their global app, their enhanced locally-tailored application produced a two hundred forty-three percent improvement in downloads and a 176% rise in regular engagement.

For a banking institution, we developed a advanced dual-language system that automatically adapted interface, menus, and information presentation based on the chosen language. This approach improved their visitor interaction by one hundred eighty-three percent.

  • Shifted product visuals to the left area, with product information and call-to-action buttons on the right side
  • Modified the image carousel to progress from right to left
  • Added a custom Arabic font that preserved clarity at various scales

  • Locate the most important content in the upper-right area of the page

  • Arrange content blocks to flow from right to left and top to bottom

  • Use stronger visual weight on the right side of equal layouts

  • Ensure that indicating icons (such as arrows) orient in the right direction for RTL interfaces

After working with three separate international agencies that were unable to provide results, my organization finally hired a specialized Saudi digital agency. The contrast in performance was astonishing.

  • Shifting action buttons to the right side of forms and pages
  • Reconsidering information hierarchy to flow from right to left
  • Redesigning interactive elements to match the right-to-left scanning pattern

I still think about the surprise on my brother-in-law's face when he was handed a quote for seventy-five thousand SAR for his company cost-Effective website Solutions. "It's just a site!" he shouted. Shortly after, he eventually with a inexpensive 3,000 SAR site that looked terrible and couldn't convert a single lead.

My relative Mohammed initially picked the cheapest offer for his business website, only to realize later that it excluded content development – resulting in an extra 8,000 SAR cost for professional text development.

After extended periods of using universal demographic segments, their new Saudi-specific segmentation approach produced a two hundred forty-one percent improvement in advertising performance and a substantial drop in marketing expenses.

Recently, my colleague Nora got quotes spanning 22,000 to 58,000 SAR for basically the same corporate website. The disparity? The more expensive quotes included bespoke design components rather than template-based methods.

  • Reorganized the application process to align with right-to-left user expectations
  • Created a dual-language form system with smart language switching
  • Enhanced touch interfaces for right-handed Arabic input

Important improvements included:

  • Advanced image optimization
  • Content pre-loading based on consumer habits
  • Element recycling for memory efficiency
  • Background processing for interface responsiveness

Instead of concentrating only on finding the cheapest rate, think about the potential return that a quality website will produce for your business. A professionally created site is an investment that will keep delivering value for years to come.