Customers in Qatar expect businesses to look as polished online as they do in person. A clear, fast website helps them choose you over a competitor in Doha, Lusail or Al Wakrah. Here is what to decide before you build.
Choose your domain: .qa or .com
A .qa domain shows that you are a local business and is registered through accredited registrars of the Qatar Domains Registry, using your business details. A .com is quicker to register and works everywhere. Many businesses register both and point one to the other.
Payments customers in Qatar use
- NAPS debit cards, issued by local banks.
- Visa and Mastercard through bank gateways such as QNB or Commercial Bank of Qatar.
- SkipCash, a Qatari payment app and gateway.
- Apple Pay on supported gateways.
Qatar does not apply VAT at the moment, so your prices are simpler to show.
Build in English and Arabic
Qatar's audience is mixed: Qatari families, Arab expatriates and international residents. A bilingual website with proper right-to-left Arabic reaches all of them, and each language can rank on Google.
Get found on Google in Doha
- Create and verify your Google Business Profile with photos, hours and the right category.
- Use the area names you serve in your page titles, for example Doha, Lusail or Al Wakrah.
- Ask happy customers for Google reviews.
- Keep your name, phone and address identical on your website, Google and social media.
Booking and enquiry forms
Clinics, salons, car rentals and training centres in Qatar win more customers with a simple online booking or quote form that sends the details straight to WhatsApp or email.
What does a website cost in Qatar?
With arafatbin.com a landing page starts from about QAR 190 (OMR 20) and a business website from about QAR 237 (OMR 25), with a free domain for the first year, hosting and SSL.