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Built for the Gulf market

Custom websites and systems for the Gulf

We build corporate websites, online stores and news portals, we design CRM and ERP systems around how your specific industry actually works, and we make everything we ship rank in search and get cited in AI answers. Arabic is written from scratch, never a mirrored English interface.

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Pricing follows scope. We start with a short call, then a written plan with cost and timeline before you commit.

What we take on

Corporate sites, stores and news portals
Custom CRM and ERP for your sector
Desktop software for Windows, Linux, macOS
Technical, Arabic, news and store SEO
Visibility in ChatGPT, Perplexity and AI
Native Arabic content and translation

Integrations already built for how this market runs

Payments

madaApple PaySTC PayTabbyTamaraHyperPay

Compliance and payroll

ZATCA e-invoicingVAT returnsGOSIWage protection

Commerce and property

SallaZidShopifyBayutProperty FinderAqar

Channels and search

WhatsApp BusinessBusiness ProfileGoogle NewsSearch Console

Arabic first

An interface built for Arabic, not flipped into it

The gap between a site built in Arabic and one mirrored into it shows on the first screen: where the menu sits, which way the icons point, how long the line runs, where the action button lands. Those are decisions made early or patched forever.

  • A layout that starts right, never gets reversed into it
  • Numerals and dates in their correct form
  • A chosen Arabic typeface, not the system default
  • The same experience on a phone and a desktop
left to right

Services

Four pillars, and each one is a discipline in its own right

Building, systems, visibility and content.

Web development

Corporate websites, online stores, news portals and web applications. Built Arabic-first, with performance that passes Core Web Vitals on mobile.

Corporate sitesE-commerceNews portalsWeb apps
Web development in detail

Custom systems

CRM and ERP systems built around your actual workflow rather than a generic template, plus desktop software for Windows, Linux and macOS.

CRMERPZATCA e-invoicingDesktop
Custom systems in detail

SEO and AI visibility

Technical and Arabic SEO, plus specialist work for news sites and online stores, and structuring your site so AI models quote it in their answers.

Technical SEOArabic SEONews SEOAEO and GEO
SEO in detail

Content and translation

Arabic content written by native Arabic writers across every sector, and professional translation that keeps both the meaning and the tone intact.

Arabic contentTranslationSEO contentAll sectors
Content in detail

The real difference

Arabic is a first language here, not a mirrored layout

Most sites in this market are built in English and then flipped. What comes out has broken numerals, punctuation on the wrong side, mirrored icons that now point the wrong way, and line spacing that suffocates Arabic letterforms. We start in Arabic and build English after it.

What we commit to every time

Correct direction for text, icons and numerals
Deliberate Arabic typefaces, never a default
Line spacing tuned for Arabic letterforms
Reciprocal hreflang between both languages
Heading structure written for Arabic search
Tested on real devices and real browsers

Why custom

Off-the-shelf systems stop at the edge of the Gulf market

Three reasons companies here go custom.

Regulatory fit

ZATCA e-invoicing, GOSI payroll, Ejar tenancy contracts, Dubai property permits. No global platform covers these.

Where data lives

Data protection law in Saudi Arabia and the UAE makes server location a legal decision. Yours is hosted where you need it.

Your actual workflow

Every company has its own approval chain, commissions and reporting. A packaged system imposes its process; yours follows you.

How we work

Clear stages, with a written deliverable at each one

Nothing is built before the plan is approved.

01

Scoping call

We learn your business and today's problem, then agree what is in scope.

02

Written plan

Specification, stages, cost and timeline. You approve before we write code.

03

Build and review

You review each stage on a live link and request any changes as you go along.

04

Launch and support

We launch, hand over the full source code, and agree a support period.

Guarantees

What you get, written into the contract

Specific commitments you can measure, not general promises.

Technical and performance

  • Green Core Web Vitals on mobile
  • The site works and reads without JavaScript
  • Structured data schema on every page
  • Reciprocal hreflang across both languages
  • Full accessibility and keyboard audit

Ownership and handover

  • Source code is entirely yours, no restrictions
  • No mandatory subscription or hosting lock-in
  • Operational documentation and team training
  • Delivery stages with dates fixed in the contract
  • An agreed support period after launch

Common questions

What people ask us before a project starts

What does a website or system cost?
We do not publish fixed prices, because the gap between a brochure site and a full ERP is enormous. After the scoping call we send a written plan with cost, timeline and payment stages.
How long does a project take?
A professional corporate site takes weeks. An online store or news portal takes longer. A custom system depends on how many modules and integrations it needs. Stage dates go into the written plan.
Do we own the source code afterwards?
Yes. The code is entirely yours with no restrictions, and you are never obliged to stay with us or a particular host. We hand over the repository and documentation so any other team can pick it up.
Why commission a custom system instead of subscribing?
A subscription is an excellent choice when your processes are standard. It becomes expensive once you need ZATCA e-invoicing, a specific commission structure, data hosted inside the country, or an integration with a local platform the vendor does not support.
Do you work in both Arabic and English?
Yes, and in any other language the project needs. We build Arabic as a first language rather than a translation, and configure hreflang per language so each version surfaces in its own market.
What do you not offer?
We do not run paid advertising, we do not manage social media accounts, and we do not produce video. We concentrate on building, systems, search visibility and content, and we would rather be genuinely good at those than spread thin.

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Tell us about your project

Send us two lines about what you need on WhatsApp. We reply, book a short scoping call, then send a written plan with cost and timeline before you commit to anything.

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