Website Design, SEO & Ads for Businesses in the UAE
Dubai and Abu Dhabi buyers move fast, message before they call, and expect a site that works as well in Arabic as in English. I build for that: WhatsApp-first contact, bilingual structure and ad accounts tuned to a market where everyone is bidding.
- WORKING HOURS
- GST — only two hours behind Bangladesh, effectively a shared workday
- BILLING
- AED or USD — bank transfer or Wise
- LANGUAGE
- English and Arabic-ready builds (right-to-left layouts, Arabic typography)
CONTEXT
What matters when you sell in the UAE
The UAE is a messaging market first. A large share of enquiries arrive on WhatsApp rather than through a form, often from a phone, often within a minute of landing on the page. A site built around a form-and-thank-you flow quietly loses those people, so WhatsApp deep links with pre-filled context belong in the header, on every service block and in the sticky mobile bar.
Bilingual is a structural decision, not a translate button. If Arabic matters to your audience, the site needs proper right-to-left layouts, Arabic typography that doesn't break, separate indexable URLs per language and hreflang pointing between them. Machine-translating an English site with a widget produces pages search engines ignore and Arabic readers distrust.
Trust is established differently here. Buyers look for trade licence details, the free zone or mainland status, physical presence in the Emirates, and evidence you serve their specific area — Dubai Marina, JLT, Business Bay, Abu Dhabi. Vague "we serve the GCC" copy underperforms a page that names where you actually operate and who you've worked with.
Paid media is expensive and crowded. Real estate, clinics, home services and fitness in Dubai are among the most bid-up categories anywhere, which makes creative quality and landing-page relevance the deciding factors rather than budget alone. Short vertical video usually outperforms static creative, and lead quality filters matter more than volume.
Seasonality is real and worth planning around. Summer slows dramatically, Ramadan changes both behaviour and messaging tone, and the autumn-to-spring window carries most of the year's demand. Campaign calendars and content schedules should reflect that instead of running flat all year.
SCOPE
What I build for United Arab Emirates clients
WhatsApp-first conversion design
Pre-filled WhatsApp links per service, a sticky mobile contact bar, and click tracking so you can see which pages actually start conversations.
Bilingual English and Arabic builds
Proper right-to-left layout, Arabic-safe typography, separate URLs per language and hreflang so both versions rank on their own.
Emirate and area-level pages
Individually written pages for the areas you genuinely serve, with licence and presence details a UAE buyer looks for before enquiring.
Meta and Google Ads for a bid-up market
Vertical video creative, tight audience testing, lead-quality filtering and weekly optimisation against cost per qualified conversation.
Social content that fits the region
Monthly calendars aware of Ramadan, summer slowdown and peak season, produced in the formats that travel on Instagram and TikTok here.
PROOF
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Working with me from United Arab Emirates — frequently asked
- Do you build Arabic websites?
- Yes — as a properly structured right-to-left version with its own URLs, not a translation widget. I handle the build and layout; Arabic copy comes from a native writer, either yours or one I bring in.
- Can we work in the same hours?
- Almost exactly. Bangladesh is two hours ahead of the UAE, so calls and same-day changes are simple all week.
- Do you set up WhatsApp Business properly?
- Yes — deep links with pre-filled messages per page, catalogue and quick replies where useful, and automated first responses so nobody waits.
- Which platforms perform best for UAE lead generation?
- Meta for consumer services and property, Google Search for high-intent and B2B, TikTok where the audience skews younger. I'd usually start on two and drop the weaker one after a month of data.
- Can you work with a Dubai agency as a white-label partner?
- Yes. I work behind several agencies on build and SEO delivery, reporting to your account lead under your brand.
SERVICES
The services behind this work
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