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Scope & Timeline
How is a website scoped in Saudi Arabia?
A business website in Saudi Arabia is scoped after discovery. A 5–8 page bilingual brochure site, a content-heavy service site, and an e-commerce platform all need different levels of work. The scope-review floor covers Arabic-first RTL, Core Web Vitals, ZATCA-aware checkout where relevant, and a transparent CMS hand-off.
How is a website scoped in Jordan?
A business website in Jordan is scoped after discovery. A brochure site, content-heavy service-area site, e-commerce store, and custom platform each need a different delivery model. Scope differs from Saudi Arabia because local market needs, currencies, content depth, and integrations differ. We quote per market instead of converting one package.
How long does a website take to build?
Standard business websites ship in 4–6 weeks. Content-heavy or service-area sites run 6–10 weeks. E-commerce on a headless stack runs 10–16 weeks. Government and enterprise platforms run 12–24 weeks. We share weekly Vercel preview builds from week 2 — no surprise reveals.
Do you take a deposit?
Yes — typically 40% to start, 30% at design sign-off, 30% on launch. Larger engagements use milestone-based payment schedules tied to deliverables. We do not take 100% upfront and we do not invoice on hours-only models for production work.
Web Design & Development
Do you build Arabic-first websites with proper RTL support?
Yes. Every Saudi and Jordan project is Arabic-first. RTL parity uses Tailwind logical properties; Arabic typography uses fonts tested for legibility (IBM Plex Sans Arabic, GE SS, or your brand-licensed face); numerals respect locale; Hijri date support is built in; bilingual switching keeps user state.
What technology do you use?
Next.js, React, TypeScript, and Tailwind by default. Headless CMS (Payload, Strapi, or WordPress headless) per engagement. Netlify or Vercel hosting for non-PDPL Tier-2 work; STC Cloud or Mobily for in-Kingdom hosting. The same stack that powers most modern Saudi government platforms.
Can you migrate my existing site without losing rankings?
Yes. URL inventory + canonical map before launch, 301 redirect manifest covering every legacy URL, schema parity audit, content parity audit, pre/post Core Web Vitals snapshots, and Search Console post-launch monitoring with weekly delta reports.
E-Commerce
Which Saudi payment methods do you integrate?
Mada (~95% Saudi card coverage), Apple Pay, STC Pay, SADAD. Tabby and Tamara for BNPL where retail conversion matters. HyperPay or Moyasar as the unified gateway for most engagements. ZATCA Phase 2 e-invoicing wired into checkout.
Should I use Shopify or custom?
Shopify can be useful for quick hosted launches with standard features, but Ijjad only builds custom websites and custom e-commerce systems. Custom Next.js is better when you need product configuration, marketplaces, ERP/inventory integration, stronger SEO, or ownership of the checkout experience.
What about ZATCA Phase 2 e-invoicing?
Mandatory for any e-commerce site issuing B2B receipts, and we wire it into every Saudi e-commerce build by default. We integrate with FATOORAH, ZATCA SDK, or your existing ERP's ZATCA module — whichever is the lowest-friction path for your stack.
SEO & Local Search
How is SEO scoped in Saudi Arabia?
SEO retainers are scoped after discovery based on competition, content volume, technical issues, and number of target locations. Local SEO and Google Business Profile management are lighter than enterprise SEO, while multi-location Saudi campaigns need more content, reporting, and technical cleanup.
Will my website rank on Google?
No company can guarantee a ranking. A new custom-site scope can include crawlability, metadata, sitemap and robots controls, internal links, performance targets, and reciprocal hreflang where equivalent locales exist. Competitive commercial queries may also require useful content, implementation, earned authority, local trust, and ongoing measurement.
Do you do Arabic SEO?
Yes — Arabic SEO is one of our specialisations. Saudi search behaviour is roughly 60% Arabic, 40% English at the head, with bigger Arabic shares in specific verticals. We do Arabic keyword research as a primary research pass (not as a translation of English keywords), Arabic on-page content, Arabic schema, and Arabic GBP posts.
Mobile Apps & AI
How is mobile app development scoped in Saudi Arabia?
Saudi mobile app development is scoped after discovery. A startup MVP, a production app with iOS, Android, payments, authentication, and admin tools, and a government-grade platform with Nafath, Tawakkalna, or PDPL controls all require different architecture and QA depth.
React Native, Flutter, or native?
React Native fits 80% of Saudi business apps. Flutter is preferable for pixel-perfect UI or heavy animation. Native iOS/Android is the right call for AR, deep hardware integration, or apps extended for years by an in-house team.
Do you do AI prototyping?
Yes. AI prototyping is scoped after discovery for a 2–4 week proof-of-concept that validates an AI hypothesis with real users. ChatGPT, Claude, ALLaM, Falcon, and Jais integrations. PDPL data residency and SDAIA-aligned engineering by default.
Working Together
Where are you based and where do you serve?
Headquartered in Amman, Jordan. We serve clients across Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, and the wider GCC. Standard delivery is remote, with travel arranged for kickoffs and major reviews when the engagement requires it.
How do we communicate?
Zoom for meetings, Slack for daily comms, project management tools (Linear / Notion / Trello per engagement) for task tracking, weekly Vercel preview builds for transparency. English or Arabic — we work in both.
What makes Ijjad different?
Government-scale engineering muscle (20+ digital products including national-scale platforms across 10+ Saudi ministries) plus SME-grade scope and timelines. Most buyers either accept enterprise overhead for enterprise quality or accept template quality for a lower cost. We sit between those.
What evidence supports the testimonials and case studies?
Testimonials hosted on Ijjad are anonymized first-party client testimonials published by Ijjad, not native platform reviews. Named case figures are labeled as first-party reports; underlying client records are private, and historical outcomes are not forecasts.
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