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Notes on building websites that get found in the UAE.

Straight-talking guides on web design, Arabic websites, UAE compliance, e-commerce, pricing and AI search, written by the people doing the work.

PricingWeb designUAE

How much does a website cost in Dubai and the UAE? 2026 prices in AED

Real price bands for business websites in the UAE in 2026 — from AED 1,000 templates to AED 150,000+ platforms — what drives the cost, what's usually hidden, and what you should expect for your budget.

4 Nov 2026 · 5 min read

UAE compliancePDPLPrivacy

UAE PDPL and your website: a plain-English privacy policy guide for 2026

What the UAE Personal Data Protection Law (Federal Decree-Law 45 of 2021) means for a business website: what your privacy policy must say, when you need cookie consent, and a section-by-section checklist.

4 Nov 2026 · 6 min read

E-commercePaymentsUAE

Building an e-commerce store in the UAE: payment gateways, Tabby & Tamara, COD and VAT

What a UAE online store needs that a generic Shopify or WooCommerce setup doesn't: local payment gateways, buy-now-pay-later, cash on delivery, 5% VAT invoicing, shipping and Arabic — with platform recommendations.

4 Nov 2026 · 5 min read

AI SEOGEODubai

How to get your Dubai business recommended by ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity

A UAE-specific guide to AI search optimisation (GEO): why assistants rarely recommend local Dubai businesses today, what they look for, and the bilingual, structured-data and citation work that gets you into the answer.

4 Nov 2026 · 5 min read

Arabic websitesBilingualWeb design

12 Arabic website design mistakes that cost UAE businesses customers

The most common problems we find on bilingual Arabic/English websites in the UAE — from flipped icons and broken RTL layouts to machine translation and missing Arabic SEO — and how to fix each one.

4 Nov 2026 · 5 min read