Arabic search is not English search with different words. Dialect, diacritics, morphology and RTL structure all change what ranks — and translated keyword lists miss most of the demand that actually exists.
An Arabic SEO agency optimises websites for Arabic-language search across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC. Magnetic Keys runs native Khaleeji keyword research rather than translation, implements RTL-correct technical SEO with proper hreflang architecture, and produces Arabic content written by native operators. Engagements start at AED 12,000/month.
English terms run through a translator. The output is grammatically fine and commercially irrelevant.
Modern Standard Arabic used everywhere while buyers search in Khaleeji, Egyptian or Levantine forms.
A mirrored English template. Numerals, punctuation and mixed-direction strings all render wrong.
Language versions competing with each other instead of consolidating authority.
Take the whole engine or a single module. Each one stands alone and compounds with the others.
Built from how people actually type, including the variants a translation tool will never produce.
Logical properties and real Arabic typography, not a flipped stylesheet.
Language versions that reinforce rather than cannibalise each other.
Written and edited by Arabic-speaking operators who understand both the language and the search behaviour.
Arabic local search behaves differently, and Google Business Profile in Arabic is routinely neglected.
Blended reporting hides which language is working. We split it.
tracked separately, never blended
research and writing, never translation
logical properties, not mirrored layouts
coverage across UAE and Saudi Arabia
Native keyword research, RTL technical audit and hreflang review. Written map of the Arabic demand you are missing.
Technical remediation, hreflang architecture, first Arabic content cluster live.
Cluster expansion, local search, link acquisition in Arabic media. Reported separately from English.
Often runs alongside English SEO as one engagement — ask for the combined scope.
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Usually a separate language version rather than a separate site — a subdirectory such as /ar/ with proper hreflang. That consolidates authority into one domain instead of splitting it, and it is far cheaper to maintain.
You can, and it will underperform. Translation preserves meaning but not search demand — the phrases people actually type in Arabic frequently have no direct English equivalent. We research Arabic separately and write to it.
It depends on the market. Khaleeji forms for the UAE and Saudi Arabia, with Modern Standard Arabic for formal and informational content. Many commercial queries are also typed in Arabizi or English script, which we capture separately.
Generally yes, which is the opportunity. Fewer businesses invest properly in Arabic, so difficulty scores are lower for comparable commercial intent. That advantage is narrowing each year.
Native Arabic-speaking operators write and edit it, with search briefs built from Arabic research. We use AI in the pipeline as we do in English, always with a native editor on the final pass.
Yes. The RTL technical audit and hreflang review are the usual starting point, and they typically surface a set of fixes that move rankings before any new content is written.
A 30-minute call and a 5-page action plan inside 72 hours — the priorities, the effort, the likely return, and an honest read on whether we're the right partner. Free, and yours either way.