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Good Morning,

As promised in my earlier post about explaining the factors needed to be considered for elevating the level of WDAD (Web Design and Development) of Kuwait, please read below. Lets get started..

Kuwait Market and General Design Taste
Kuwait Web Market right now is all set to take off. The evolution of websites over time and design taste of the general lot has got much better in the past year. The distaste for too much flash to elegant flash components is just a sign of good taste. Simple designs which are corporate and semi-corporate are kicking in. As always its been, the creative minds are still hunting for inspiration and developers looking for good ideas.

Suggestions: If only awareness could be spread of importance of websites and other media, which would clearly explain the benefits to be derived, then, we can expect our Kuwait boat to set sail on full winds. Some co-operation and generosity would be required to organize events of awareness.

Staff Affordability
Design Staff in Kuwait can be an expensive issue, when it comes to hiring specialized professionals who do specific aspects of the design process on par with world standards. “One man hero” notion is still lurking around in Kuwait. We know why it still persists. Specialized professionals are needed, and that raises the question of Staff Affordability, as specialized professionals come for more than the average wage which Kuwait offers.

The management needs to think long term here, if there were to reap the benefits of parallel processing of projects and successful project management of the same, then probably they should consider hiring professionals than hurrying up and delivering not-so-great deliverables.

Web Technologies Review
Its imperative (must) that Web Technologies reviews are done in Kuwait to spread the awareness about the latest technologies and how they can be put to maximum benefit for Kuwait Society. These reviews attract designers and developers not only from Kuwait but also from the GCC. It would be a jackpot day for the design and development folks.

Setting Implicit and Explicit Standards for WDAD
By implicit standards what I mean is those hidden standards which everyone knows but are never mentioned anywhere in print or said explicitly. Setting these rules is vital and definitely very difficult. However, we need to start with kicking one stone at a time.

An example of an implicit rule would be to know the general price for so and so specifications of the project. We just don’t play the blind hitting game. It annoys a lot of corporate folk. Explicit rules are those which can be made more louder during the Technology reviews, developer seminars, Dewaniya talks and during general banter. For e.g. coding and accessibility standards are set by W3C.

Management Approaches
One of the fundamental causes for success or failure of any market segment is the overall management approach of the pool of companies involved in a specific Market segment. The management approaches of the Web Design and Development companies needs to be thoroughly analyzed, keeping in mind mutual benefit, long term fruits and overall development of WDAD. Successful businessmen would have grasped the point which I am trying to make here.

Good Business Models and Strategies
These go hand in hand with the management strategies. They require careful planning, co-ordination and execution. A good business model would always cut down the unnecessary chores, increase productivity, efficiency and would be able to meet the goals set by the company, while paralleling getting repeat business and good customer base.

Healthy Competition
We are all in for business and competition is a force which drives and pushes the limits of excellence. Like Pan Arab Web Awards, Kuwait Web Awards is a great initiative which is encouraging companies, freelancers and any kind of talent to come out and stretch their wings. It also breeds healthy competition.

Hope the above article was helpful.
Thank you for your time and patience.

Good Morning,

It’s great to see a blog like this.
I stumbled upon this site during a routine search and it tickled curiosity instantly.

Web design and development is rather slow in Kuwait, as was mentioned by National Web Solutions in a previous post.

Some factors need to be evaluated, when we are planning to take Kuwait WDAD (Web Design And Development) to catch up with others.

1. Kuwait Market and General Design Taste
2. Staff Affordability
3. Web Technologies Review in Kuwait
4. Setting implicit and explicit standards for WDAD, according to established W3C standards
5. Management approaches
6. Good business models and strategies
7. Healthy competition

Will write another post explaining how the above factors are important in taking Kuwait’s Web Design and Development standards to a whole new level.

Thank you for your time.

Good day.

A Design Idea

Hi all,

We are glad as a company to see blogs like this, whose purpose and mission is to help build the industry and not just make money. The creative/ web/ advertising industry is extremely primitive and connot be compared even to regional standards (dubai, qatar,etc), let alone global. For this reason, Our company Mawaqaa, is trying extremely hard to make a difference in the local market by investing heavily on research and development, non traditional marketing such as online ads, newsletters, magazines, etc. and building awareness for the industry.

Im sure all of you web designers in Kuwait have faced this issue: An advertising company, whose promary focus is marketing, branding and collateral, will try and develop a website for a client “just to make an extra buck”. This is a popular trend in Kuwait and it must stop. We go by a very simple philosophy- Dont give a cook to do an engineer’s job, and vica versa.

Mawaqaa is a 100% web-only specialized company that focuses on developing enterprise web-based products and solutions in house. We are the first company in Kuwait to have its own in house developed Etrade platform(Mawaqaa etrade), certified and approved by Sun Microsystems. No other company in Kuwait has been able to do that before. 

Besides enterprise solutions, we also offer medium sized business , industry specific product solutions such as news and marketing management online, advertising packages, and content management for workflow based businesses. 

Yes, our prices are not cheap by any scale, but we are confident that no other company can offer a completely  business driven web strategy in terms of long term planning, consultancy, search engine marketing ,content sharing and revenue generation.  Our clients include leading banks, investment and financial institutions, real estate giants, holding groups and multinational industrial players among other industries.

If you’ve never heard of us, take a few moments to visit our corporate site at: www.mawaqaa.com and get more information.

I look forward to posting here more often and sharing views and trends taking place in the Kuwait web industry.

Regards,

Mawaqaa

aYwaa Group Corporation Kuwait web site design and development department was founded for the sole purpose of providing affordable small and big business web site design services in Kuwait. In today’s fast-paced economy, a money-saving and revenue-generating presence on the web is crucial for any retail small business. For other types of small businesses and organizations wanting an internet or web presence, promotional web sites can reach a wider audience than could be accomplished through conventional means and on a much-reduced budget.

When it became apparent to us that many small businesses with limited budgets were being charged, in some cases, thousands of dinars more than they could afford to acquire a presence on the world wide web, aYwaa Group Corporation developed a web site design plan to provide an affordable web site solutions.

We realized that these small businesses in Kuwait also needed help getting their custom web site designs noticed on the web, so we built a technology model to provide their web site designs with the basic features and technology necessary for better placement on search engines and internet directories which is where research has shown most internet users go to find products and services from local businesses. And, for small businesses websites that want nationwide exposure, these same search engines and Internet directories provide them access to shoppers from Anywhere in Kuwait.

Our new technology model has proven to provide tremendous savings in the area of web programming and development. We also continue to take advantage of new advances in communications and development tools that allow aYwaa Group Corporation to stay at the competitive cutting edge in both services and pricing in Kuwait market.

aYwaa Group is the first licensed Web design company in Kuwait.

We specialize in design and development of sites for small to corporate level business. We deliver intelligent design and appropriate technology but most of all common sense solutions to ensure we meet your objectives and exceed your expectations. Our team sincerely believes that delivering quality website design services is the first step to maintaining long lasting relations with our clients. Every website is built with a custom and personal approach. By creating stunning looking web sites at unbeatable prices we help you achieve much more from your website. Our professional team will spend the time to explain, advice, and educate you at every step so that your site comes out exactly the way you want it. Our expert programmers can design and develop any type of Web Solution you require. We have an in-depth understanding of the design, technological and marketing processes required to help companies define their strategy and deliver web design solutions that reap the benefits available on the Internet today.

Source: www.q8developer.com

1 For 2 - Kuwait, the blog was created for all types of designers in Kuwait such as Web,  graphic,  architect, media and photographers. It will be the gate to share ideas, ask questions, post your problems and thoughts. I know there are allot of talented gentlemen in these fields but they are hidden behind the seen and I want everyone to come out and say who he is, let’s forget the silly Kuwaiti way of being I AM THE BEST and try to build up these fields with local creative hands and minds.

i hope to see more of you here.