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The AED 999 Starter Website: A Smart Fix When You're Tight on Budget

You don't need a big budget to look professional and start winning enquiries — the fixed AED 999 Starter is often the smartest first move.

By Umair Ahmed Khan, The Web Makers · Updated July 2026 · All resources

If tight cash flow has kept you putting off a website altogether, the fear is usually that "proper" means expensive and slow. It doesn't have to. The short answer: The Web Makers' AED 999 Starter is a real 5-page website — Home, About, Services, Contact and one more page of your choice — not a stripped-down single page. For a business tight on budget, it's frequently the single highest-value move available: it gets you online fast, looks professional, and turns invisibility into enquiries, all without the cost of a large custom build.

What the AED 999 Starter actually is

The Starter is a real 5-page website: Home, About, Services, Contact, plus one flexible page for whatever matters most to your business — a gallery, a pricing page, or an FAQ. Each page is properly structured rather than crammed into a single scroll, so visitors and Google both get a clear picture of what you offer. It's not a stripped-down compromise — it's a focused, complete site sized for how most small businesses are actually researched and contacted.

Why it works so well on a tight budget

The Starter costs a fraction of a custom multi-page build because the scope is fixed and the process is streamlined — but the core job of a website (look credible, explain what you do, capture the enquiry) is exactly the same. For a business watching every dirham, that means getting 80–90% of the benefit of a "proper" website for a small slice of the cost.

It also removes the most common reason businesses delay going online at all: the perception that a website is a big, expensive project. The 5-page Starter reframes it as a small, fast, affordable first step — with room to actually separate your services from your contact details, unlike a single crammed page.

What you actually get for AED 999

The Starter isn't a watered-down product. It's 5 real pages — Home, About, Services, Contact and one flexible extra — with mobile-first design, a WhatsApp contact button so enquiries land directly with you, and basic on-page SEO across every page, not just the homepage.

You also fully own the site, with no lock-in and no recurring fees unless you choose to add ongoing support — a meaningful difference from cheap subscription-style website providers that hold your site hostage on their own hosting.

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When the Starter is enough — and when it isn't

The 5-page Starter is a strong fit for: new businesses going online for the first time, freelancers and consultants, home businesses, and any business with one focused offer or service area. It's the right starting point whenever the main goal is simply "be found, look credible, get a message" — and 5 pages is enough room to do that properly without overbuilding.

It's worth upgrading to a fuller WordPress website once you have several genuinely distinct services, products or locations that each deserve their own dedicated page beyond the 5 included — or once steady enquiries justify investing in more targeted content.

The real cost of staying invisible while you wait

The businesses that delay getting a website while waiting to "do it properly" later are usually the ones losing the most customers in the meantime. As we cover in why businesses without a website are losing customers, every week without any web presence is a week of enquiries quietly going elsewhere. The Starter removes that risk almost immediately, while leaving the door open to grow later.

How to get started affordably

This is exactly what The Web Makers specialises in: fast, honest, fixed-price starter websites for UAE businesses that need to get online without a big budget. The 5-page Starter is typically live within 3 days of your content being ready, for a fixed AED 999 — no surprises, no recurring costs unless you want them.

Right now there's an active opening for exactly this: 3 website slots this month at AED 999, live in 3 days →

Key takeaways

The AED 999 Starter gives budget-conscious businesses a real 5-page website — Home, About, Services, Contact and one more — with the core benefits of a full site: credibility, visibility and a direct way to receive enquiries, at a fraction of the cost and time of a large custom build. It's the right fit for new, focused or home businesses, and can always be expanded later. The Web Makers builds exactly this, fixed at AED 999, live in as little as 3 days.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What's included in the AED 999 Starter website?

A 5-page website — Home, About, Services, Contact and one flexible extra page — covering everything a customer needs: what your business does, why to trust you, and how to get in touch, with room to give each part its own page instead of cramming everything together.

Is a 5-page Starter website actually enough for a small business?

For most small and budget-conscious businesses, yes. If you offer a focused set of services or products and your main goal is enquiries, 5 pages covers the essentials — Home, About, Services, Contact and one more — without paying for a large custom build you don't need yet.

How much does a Starter website cost?

The Web Makers builds the 5-page Starter website from a fixed AED 999 — mobile-first, with a WhatsApp button and basic SEO included, and no hidden extras.

What's included in the Starter website?

A clear description of your business, your services or products, real proof such as reviews, a WhatsApp contact button, and on-page SEO basics so the site can be found on Google — spread across 5 focused pages instead of one long scroll.

When should a business upgrade from a Starter site to a full WordPress website?

When you have multiple distinct services, products, or locations that genuinely need their own dedicated pages beyond the 5 included, or once you're getting steady enquiries and want a fuller site to target more searches. Many businesses start with the Starter and expand later — see our guide on website redesigns for that next step.

Can a Starter website be upgraded later without starting over?

Yes — a well-built Starter site is a strong foundation. The Web Makers can expand it into a full multi-page WordPress website later without throwing away the original work.