# Breaking Down Professional Website Design Cost in Saudi Arabia

I presently use several resources that have substantially improved our competitive research:
* Keyword trackers to analyze other companies' SEO strategies
* Social listening tools to follow competition's social activity
* Website analysis tools to observe modifications to their online presence
* Communication monitoring to get their Marketing agency in saudi Capital communications

For a store owner, we identified that their audio query visibility was limited because they had optimized primarily for foreign language queries. After adding tailored Arabic voice search improvement, their discovery rate increased by over two hundred percent.

1. **Industry Knowledge** - The most established SEO companies in Riyadh typically charge approximately 8,000-12,000 SAR monthly for complete campaigns. Their increased costs reflect deeper experience and established success rates.

I toured a web design company in Jeddah last quarter where they displayed me the contrast between their template-based and bespoke projects. The design quality was immediately noticeable – the custom sites appeared unmistakably more polished and impactful.

Begin by mapping ALL your competitors – not just the obvious ones. Throughout our research, we discovered that our most significant rival wasn't the famous business we were watching, but a emerging company with an novel approach.

I invest at least two hours each regularly analyzing our competitors':
* Online organization and UX
* Articles and content calendar
* Social media engagement
* User feedback and ratings
* Keyword strategy and positions

With comprehensive research for a food delivery company, we discovered that promotions shown between 9-11 PM significantly outperformed those shown during typical optimal periods, producing substantially higher sales.

I still think about the astonishment on my brother-in-law's face when he got a quote for seventy-five thousand SAR for his company website. "It's just a website!" he protested. Shortly after, he ultimately with a cheap 3,000 SAR site that looked terrible and didn't attract a single lead.

At a business meetup in Riyadh, I questioned 17 business owners about their website creation experiences. The budget spectrum was surprising – from 2,500 SAR for a simple site to over 150,000 SAR for complex e-commerce platforms.

I suggest categorizing competitors as:
* Main competitors (offering equivalent products/services)
* Peripheral competitors (with partial resemblance)
* Potential threats (new companies with disruptive capabilities)

I use a basic tracker to record our rivals' rates changes weekly. This has already helped us to:
* Discover seasonal discount patterns
* Recognize special offer strategies
* Grasp their cost structure

As opposed to focusing solely on securing the cheapest quote, consider the possible results that a quality website will deliver for your business. A professionally created site is an asset that will persist in generating returns for years to come.

* Relocated product photos to the left side, with product information and call-to-action buttons on the right
* Changed the photo slider to move from right to left
* Added a custom Arabic font that maintained clarity at various sizes

Not long ago, I watched as three rival companies poured resources into growing their operations on a particular social media platform. Their attempts failed spectacularly as the platform proved to be a poor fit for our industry.

2. **Inquire about link building strategies** - The company I ultimately hired was the only one that provided a detailed explanation of how they build high-quality backlinks without questionable tactics.

What surprised me most during my investigation was the enormous variation in costs for seemingly similar services. Monthly retainers varied from 2,500 SAR to over 15,000 SAR with little justification for the disparities.

A friend who runs a eatery in Riyadh originally balked at the additional 12,000 SAR for an appointment system, but afterward mentioned me it paid for itself within three months by decreasing staff time spent on phone reservations.

My family member Mohammed originally picked the cheapest quote for his corporate website, only to find out later that it excluded content creation – resulting in an unforeseen 8,000 SAR expense for professional content creation.

Last month, my colleague Hessa got quotes ranging from 22,000 to 58,000 SAR for basically the same business website. The disparity? The higher quotes contained bespoke design components rather than template-based solutions.

* Restructured the data entry sequence to match right-to-left cognitive patterns
* Created a bilingual data entry process with automatic language switching
* Enhanced smartphone usability for right-handed Arabic input

* Clearly mark which language should be used in each form element
* Dynamically change keyboard layout based on field type
* Locate form text to the right side of their corresponding inputs
* Verify that validation messages appear in the same language as the expected input