800website is a Dubai web design agency. We are obviously not neutral, so here is the framework rather than the pitch — it works whoever you end up hiring.
How do I choose a web design agency in Dubai?
Judge on four things, in this order: ownership terms, scope clarity, verifiable references, and post-launch support. Portfolio aesthetics come fifth. Almost everyone ranks them in exactly the reverse order, which is why so many UAE businesses end up rebuilding after two years.
Ownership first, because it is the only one you cannot fix later. If you do not own the code, hosting and domain, every future decision runs through the agency. Scope second, because ambiguity there is where budgets go. References third, because a named client who will take your call is worth more than any case study. Support fourth, because launch day is the middle of the project, not the end.
Design matters — but every agency’s portfolio shows their best work, and you are unlikely to be able to tell a great agency from a competent one by looking at it.
How do I check an agency is legitimate in the UAE?
Five checks, all quick:
- Trade licence. Ask for the number. A legitimate UAE company will give it without hesitation.
- Physical address. Verify it exists and matches their Google Business Profile.
- Live portfolio links. Click them. Sites that no longer exist, or that no longer credit the agency, tell you about client retention.
- Reviews on a platform you cannot edit. Google Business Profile, Clutch and GoodFirms are harder to fake than testimonials on their own site.
- A named team. Real people with real profiles. An agency with no visible humans is a reasonable thing to be cautious about.
One more: put their own domain into PageSpeed Insights. An agency whose own site is slow is telling you what they will hand you.
What do I need to prepare before hiring?
Getting these ready before you approach anyone will improve every quote you receive, because the agency is pricing a defined thing rather than guessing:
- A page list. Even rough. “Home, about, four service pages, blog, contact” changes a quote more than any other input.
- What the site must do. Take payments? Bookings? Multiple languages? Customer logins?
- Your content status. Written, needs writing, or somewhere between.
- A budget range. Not a number to be talked up from — a genuine range, so nobody wastes time.
- A real deadline, and what is driving it.
An agency that asks for these before quoting is doing it properly. One that gives you a price without them is guessing, and the guess will be revised.
Should I choose on price?
Price is a legitimate criterion once the scope is normalised, and meaningless before. Two quotes for “a website” at AED 3,000 and AED 12,000 usually describe different projects, not different margins.
Normalise first — same pages, same languages, same functionality, same support period — then compare. If a real gap remains, ask what accounts for it. A good agency will tell you specifically. A weak one will talk about quality in the abstract.
Our own answer is to publish prices: AED 999 for a landing page in 7 days, AED 3,500 for six pages in 14 days, AED 6,999 for ten-plus pages with English and Arabic in 21 days. You can compare that against anyone without a meeting.
See the published packages, real Dubai website costs, or send us the details.
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800website is a Dubai web design and development agency with published fixed prices. Send the details and you get a fixed scope and a fixed price back — no hourly billing. Contact us, message us on WhatsApp, or call +971 58 578 5380.
