I get asked this a lot by businesses in Dammam, Khobar, Jubail and Dhahran, so here is the honest answer: it depends on what the website has to do.
A simple business website — a few pages, your services, contact and WhatsApp — is one thing. A site with Arabic and English, online booking, a shop, or custom design is another. Same word, “website”, very different work.
The three kinds of sites most Saudi businesses ask for
1. A simple business website. Home, services, about, contact — a few pages that tell people what you do and how to reach you. This is what most small businesses in Dammam and Khobar actually need first: a clean site that looks trustworthy on a phone, loads fast, and sends enquiries to WhatsApp. If that is all you need, do not pay for more.
2. A bilingual site with booking or extra features. English plus Arabic, so both kinds of customers can read it properly. Maybe a booking form, a menu or catalogue, a way for customers to request a quote. This takes more work because every page exists twice, in two languages, and the layout has to work right-to-left as well as left-to-right. A site that only translates the words and leaves the design broken is not really bilingual.
3. A shop or a fully custom site. Online ordering, payments, product pages, or a design made from scratch for your brand. This is the biggest job of the three, and the price depends heavily on how many products or pages there are and what the shop has to do — stock, delivery, payment methods, all of it.
Most businesses I talk to think they need the third kind and actually need the first or second. That is why I always ask for the brief first.
What changes the cost
- How many pages, and what each page has to do. A contact page is simple. A page with a booking system, a price calculator or a product list is not.
- Design — a clean template-based look, or a custom design made for your brand. A template is faster and cheaper. A custom design takes longer, but it looks like your business and nobody else’s.
- Content and language — English only, or Arabic too. Writing good Arabic content is real work, not a button you press. If your customers read Arabic, the Arabic version matters as much as the English one.
- Features — contact form, WhatsApp, booking, payments, a shop. Each feature is a piece of work on its own. A WhatsApp button is quick. Online payment is not.
- SEO and speed — so people in your city actually find it. A beautiful site nobody finds is a poster in a locked room. The site has to load fast on a phone and be set up so Google can show it for searches in your city.
What a good quote should include
Before you say yes to anyone, the quote should spell out: how many pages, what design level, who writes the content (you or them), Arabic included or not, which features, and what happens after launch — who fixes things if something breaks. If a quote is one line and one number, ask questions before you pay anything. At ZEEYAM the quote comes after the brief, it lists the exact work, and if the brief changes, the quote changes — I tell you before we start, not after.
How long it takes
A simple business site is usually ready in days, not months. A bigger site with custom design and extra features takes longer, and we give you the timeline with the quote. The thing that slows most projects down is not the building — it is waiting for photos, text and decisions. If you have your logo, photos and the words for each page ready, everything moves faster.
One warning about very cheap offers
If someone offers a full website for almost nothing, ask what is missing. Usually it is one of these: a copied template with your name pasted on it, no Arabic version, no SEO setup, or a site you cannot edit yourself afterwards — and then they charge you every time you want a phone number changed. A cheap site that brings no customers is not cheap. It is just money spent.
If you want a number for your business
Send the brief — what your business does, what pages you need, and one example site you like — to shan@zeeyam.com or WhatsApp +92 305 2059705, and I will reply with a quote for your exact site, not a generic price list.
Related: Web Developer in Dammam, Web Design in Khobar, Web Developer in Jubail, Web Development Company in Dhahran, Our Work.
FAQ
- How much does a website cost in Saudi Arabia? — There is no single fixed price. It depends on pages, design, language and features. ZEEYAM quotes after a short brief.
- How long does a business website take? — A simple site takes days; a custom site with extra features takes longer. The timeline comes with the quote.
- Do you build websites in Arabic and English? — Yes, both, for businesses in Dammam, Khobar, Jubail and Dhahran.
- What do you need from me to give a quote? — What your business does, what pages you need, and one example site you like. That is enough to quote the exact work.
- Do I need a bilingual site? — If your customers read Arabic, yes — the Arabic version should be as good as the English one, not a quick translation on a broken layout.
