With comprehensive research for a fashion retailer, we discovered that emails sent between night time significantly exceeded those sent during typical business hours, generating substantially greater visibility.
- Developed a number display format that handled both Arabic and English numerals
- Restructured graphs to flow from right to left
- Implemented color-coding that corresponded to Saudi cultural connections
Recently, a store owner expressed that their email marketing campaigns were producing disappointing results with open rates below 8%. After executing the strategies I'm about to share, their open rates improved to 37% and sales rose by 218%.
After extended periods of implementing universal consumer categories, their improved regionally-appropriate division methodology produced a 241% increase in campaign effectiveness and a one hundred sixty-three percent decrease in marketing expenses.
- Explicitly mark which language should be used in each input field
- Intelligently change keyboard input based on field type
- Position input descriptions to the right of their corresponding inputs
- Confirm that system feedback appear in the same language as the required input
For a trusted digital Agency in ksa service, we discovered that their foreign language material was significantly higher quality than their Arabic content. After upgrading their native information excellence, they saw a one hundred twenty-nine percent growth in purchases from Arabic-speaking readers.
Through extensive testing for a shopping business, we identified that messages delivered between 8-11 PM dramatically exceeded those sent during traditional working periods, producing substantially better visibility.
Essential classifications included:
- Personal vs. group choice approaches
- Information gathering degrees
- Value consciousness variations
- Company allegiance inclinations
- New concept acceptance speeds
For a high-end retailer, we developed a cultural segmentation approach that identified several unique cultural segments within their audience. This approach improved their advertising performance by over one hundred seventy percent.
- Shifted product photos to the left side, with product specifications and call-to-action buttons on the right
- Adjusted the photo slider to advance from right to left
- Implemented a custom Arabic text style that preserved legibility at various sizes
Working with a medical center, we changed their text-heavy medical information into image-rich narratives with illustrations. This strategy enhanced their content consumption by two hundred nineteen percent.
As someone who has designed over 30 Arabic websites in the last half-decade, Competitor Analysis I can assure you that applying Western UX principles to Arabic interfaces fails miserably. The distinctive elements of Arabic script and Saudi user preferences require a specialized approach.
For a financial services company, we produced a content series about generational wealth that featured halal investment concepts. This information exceeded their previous generic investment tips by four hundred seventeen percent in response.
Recently, I was advising a large e-commerce platform that had spent over 200,000 SAR on a beautiful website that was performing terribly. The problem? They had merely transformed their English site without accounting for the basic experience variations needed for Arabic users.
- Restructured the data entry sequence to align with right-to-left cognitive patterns
- Created a Arabic-English input mechanism with smart language switching
- Enhanced smartphone usability for one-handed Arabic text entry
During my latest project for a financial services company in Riyadh, we found that users were consistently tapping the wrong navigation items. Our eye-tracking revealed that their eyes naturally flowed from right to left, but the important navigation components were located with a left-to-right emphasis.
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Realigning action buttons to the right-hand portion of forms and screens
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Restructuring content prioritization to move from right to left
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Redesigning clickable components to follow the right-to-left viewing pattern
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Position the most essential content in the top-right section of the screen
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Arrange information segments to advance from right to left and top to bottom
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Apply stronger visual importance on the right side of symmetrical designs
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Ensure that directional icons (such as arrows) point in the right direction for RTL interfaces
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Choose fonts specially created for Arabic digital display (like Boutros) rather than classic print fonts
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Enlarge line spacing by 150-175% for enhanced readability
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Set right-aligned text (never middle-aligned for main content)
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Avoid narrow Arabic typefaces that reduce the unique letter forms
If you're building or revamping a website for the Saudi market, I strongly recommend consulting specialists who truly understand the subtleties of Arabic user experience rather than merely converting Western interfaces.