Senior WordPress
engineering for
Dubai + the GCC.
For Gulf executives, TEDx speakers, boutique firms, and WooCommerce stores serving AED, SAR, QAR, and BHD. Karachi-based, Gulf-timezone-native, RTL-fluent.
“A Dubai agency price includes an account manager and a project manager. If you don't need either, you're paying for a layer you can skip.”
What Gulf clients actually book
Executive + board-level personal brands
Family-office principals, C-suite executives, board members needing a serious international-standard site that Google finds first when they're being due-diligenced.
TEDx + keynote speaker sites
Growing MENA speaker circuit — TEDxDubai, TEDxAbuDhabi, TEDxRiyadh alumni turning talk views into paid engagements across the region.
Boutique law + consulting firms
Bilingual Arabic-English sites with proper RTL scaffolding, secure client intake forms, and DIFC / ADGM-appropriate professional presentation.
WooCommerce for GCC retail
AED/SAR/QAR pricing, Telr/PayTabs/Tap integrations, VAT-compliant invoicing, courier integrations for Aramex and local last-mile.
Wellness, coaching, hospitality
Booking flows, calendar integrations, gift-voucher systems, multilingual for the region's international clientele.
FAQ
Are you based in Dubai?
Karachi-based, Dubai-serving. PKT is one hour ahead of Gulf time, which means I'm at my desk before Dubai starts its working day and available all through it. Roughly a third of current active clients are in the GCC. In-person Dubai meetings possible for larger engagements — I travel through DXB regularly.
Why not hire a Dubai-based WordPress agency?
You can, and for a $50k+ enterprise build with 20 stakeholders, that's often the right call. For a solo executive site, a coaching brand, a founder-led company site, or a WooCommerce store, a Dubai agency will charge $15-40k for what a senior solo can ship for a third of that with better engineering discipline. The Dubai agency price includes an account manager and a project manager. If you don't need either, you're paying for a layer you can skip.
Do you handle Arabic / RTL WordPress builds?
Yes. Full RTL support with correct typography (Cairo, Noto Sans Arabic, or custom), bidi-aware layouts, mirrored icons where appropriate, and content workflows for teams editing in both Arabic and English. I don't translate copy — you use a native translator — but the technical scaffolding is handled properly, not machine-translated CSS.
Can you integrate Gulf payment gateways?
Yes. Telr, PayTabs, Network International, Tap, Stripe with AED, and Amazon Payment Services. Plus VAT-compliant WooCommerce invoicing for UAE, Saudi (ZATCA e-invoicing), and Bahrain. If you're selling into the GCC, this matters — a US-only Stripe setup makes you look small.
What kinds of Dubai clients do you take?
Executive personal brands (C-suite, board members, family-office principals), keynote speakers and TEDx alumni, boutique law and consulting firms, wellness and coaching practices, and WooCommerce stores serving the GCC. Not real estate portals (specialised category — hire a Dubai firm) and not government tenders.
How fast can we start?
Discovery call within 48 hours. Fixed-scope proposal within a week. Standard build kicks off two weeks after signing. Rush available for pre-conference or pre-launch deadlines.