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Opened Aug 10, 2025 by Rubye Robbins@rubyel68075135
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Mastering the UX Design for Arabic Interfaces

If you're developing or improving a website for the Saudi competitive market analysis, I strongly recommend consulting specialists who really grasp the subtleties of Arabic user experience rather than simply converting Western interfaces.

  • Created a numerical presentation system that accommodated both Arabic and English numbers
  • Reorganized charts to progress from right to left
  • Implemented color-coding that matched Saudi cultural meanings

A cosmetics company shifted from multiple single engagements to sustained relationships with a smaller number of influencers, generating a one hundred sixty-four percent increase in purchases and a significant drop in acquisition costs.

Working with a clothing brand, we created comprehensive guidelines for influencer collaborations that respected social expectations. This approach eliminated potential issues and Newtheories.Info strengthened business reputation.

Critical changes included:

  • Transparent shipping times for diverse locations of the Kingdom
  • Various shipping choices including rapid fulfillment in major cities
  • Complete visibility with Arabic notifications
  • Flexible rescheduling for deliveries

Important platform discoveries:

  • Messaging apps as main engagement channels for client support
  • Temporary content working exceptionally well for particular audiences
  • YouTube watching at substantially greater levels than global norms
  • Twitter considerable effect on social conversation
  • Visual platforms notably successful for aspirational companies

Through extensive testing for a store chain, we discovered that content published between 9-11 PM substantially surpassed those published during typical optimal periods, producing substantially higher engagement.

During my recent project for a financial services company in Riyadh, we discovered that users were consistently selecting the wrong navigation items. Our behavior analysis revealed that their attention naturally flowed from right to left, but the primary navigation elements were placed with a left-to-right importance.

Key visual elements to assess:

  • Suitable representation of persons acknowledging traditional values
  • Tone decisions with understanding of local interpretation
  • Structures and settings that align with Saudi identity
  • Focus on specifics that show cultural understanding
  • Traditional patterns included appropriately

Effective strategies included:

  • Featuring products suitable for Saudi tastes
  • Adjusting item information to showcase features significant for Saudi consumers
  • Unique selections for Ramadan
  • Size adaptations for local norms

Helping a culinary business, we established a strategy where influencers naturally integrated products into their normal activities rather than creating clear promotions. This strategy produced engagement rates significantly better than conventional marketing content.

For a high-end retailer, we identified that image and temporary channels substantially surpassed Facebook for interaction and purchases, leading to a focused shift of effort that enhanced complete effectiveness by one hundred sixty-seven percent.

After years of mediocre performance in the Kingdom, their optimized approach generated a significant increase in sales percentages and a one hundred eighty-seven percent rise in normal transaction amount.

Key timing insights:

  • Post-prayer moments offering connection chances
  • Late evening activity peaks significantly higher than worldwide averages
  • Non-work day habits distinctly different from business hour engagement
  • Periodic changes during religious occasions necessitating specialized techniques
  • Educational timetable effects on particular audiences

After years of applying standard consumer categories, their enhanced Saudi-specific classification strategy generated a significant growth in promotion results and a substantial reduction in marketing expenses.

As someone who has developed over 30 Arabic websites in the recent years, I can confirm that applying Western UX practices to Arabic interfaces simply doesn't work. The special features of Arabic script and Saudi user preferences require a specialized approach.

A few months ago, a beauty brand spent 300,000 SAR in standard promotion with minimal returns. After redirecting just 25% of that spending to social collaborations, they achieved a seven hundred twelve percent improvement in sales.

Essential components:

  • Classical vs. colloquial Arabic employment

  • Geographic speech differences appropriate for the intended users

  • Formal addresses usage reflecting appropriate deference

  • Spiritual references employed with awareness

  • Expressions that resonate with Saudi society

  • Choose fonts specially created for Arabic screen reading (like GE SS) rather than traditional print fonts

  • Enlarge line leading by 150-175% for enhanced readability

  • Implement right-justified text (never centered for primary copy)

  • Stay away from narrow Arabic fonts that diminish the distinctive letter shapes

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Reference: rubyel68075135/arabicseowiki#4