The checkout that works for you and fails for your customer
Five places a Kuwaiti checkout breaks for customers and not for the owner, and how to test each one in an afternoon.
Category: Web
Websites, e-commerce, WordPress and user experience for Kuwait and the GCC.
Theme, page builder or custom: choosing what you can still change later
The three routes to a WordPress site differ in what you can change in year three, and in where your content lives.
The pages a Kuwaiti company actually needs, and the ones it does not
Which pages carry the work, which exist to make a quotation look thorough, and how to decide it from your own enquiries.
Whether your developer is the bottleneck, or the brief is
How to tell whether your web project is slow because of the supplier or because of the brief, measured in an afternoon.
What a maintenance retainer should actually cover
Most maintenance retainers in this market are a number with no definition attached. A monthly figure, a promise of support, and nothing that says what is…
What a website actually costs in Kuwait, and why two quotes differ tenfold
Ask three suppliers in Kuwait to quote for the same website and you will get three numbers that do not look like they describe the same…
Web design and web development: what you are actually paying for
Almost every website quotation I am asked to read in Kuwait contains the same line: website design and development, followed by one number. Two kinds of…
What KNET actually requires before your online store can take a payment
KNET is not an integration you complete. It is an approval you are granted, and the thing being approved is your website. What the merchant agreement actually asks for, and the order…
How to read a website proposal in Kuwait
Three quotes, three different numbers, and no way to compare them. The six things a proposal usually leaves out, and the one ownership question that decides what a rebuild costs you later.
Webflow for Kuwaiti Startups: Fast, Responsive Sites for the Digital Market
Introduction: Why Webflow for Kuwaiti Startups Kuwait’s startup ecosystem is booming, fuelled by steady e-commerce growth and a digital market where most users browse on mobile…
Amazon’s UX: Lessons for Kuwaiti E-Commerce
Introduction: Why Amazon’s UX Matters for Kuwait In Kuwait, where e-commerce grows steadily and most users shop on mobile, user experience (UX) is critical for success.…
Optimizing WordPress for Kuwaiti Audiences: Plugins, Speed, and SEO
Introduction: Why WordPress Optimization Matters in Kuwait In Kuwait, where most internet users browse on mobile and e-commerce grows steadily, a fast, user-friendly WordPress site is…