In short
Website development is planning, designing and building the site that represents your business online. DBS Maldives provides website development in the Maldives: mobile-friendly, SEO-ready business websites with a content management system you can update yourself, plus hosting and ongoing maintenance.
What does website development include?
Website development in the Maldives covers everything needed to put a working, findable business website online: planning the pages, writing or organising the content, design, building the site, setting it up for search engines, and keeping it running afterwards.
- Business websites that explain what you do and make it easy to get in touch.
- SEO-ready structure: clear page titles, descriptions, headings and fast loading.
- Mobile-first design, since many visitors arrive on their phones.
- Content management so your team can update text, images and news without a developer.
- Hosting and maintenance, including updates, backups and security monitoring.
What makes a good business website?
A good site answers a visitor's questions quickly and gives them an obvious next step. For most businesses that means clear service pages, honest information, contact details that work, and an enquiry form that reaches the right person. Web design in the Maldives should also suit local and visiting audiences, who may search for you in different ways.
How DBS Maldives helps
Because we are a business consultancy as well as a development team, we start with what the website needs to achieve for the business, then design around it. We can connect enquiry forms to your other systems, or extend the site with booking or customer features through custom software development. If you are launching a new brand, it is worth confirming the name first through business name registration before the domain and design are fixed.
How it works
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Brief
We agree the goals, audience, pages and features the website needs.
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Structure and content
We plan the sitemap and page content around what your customers search for.
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Design
We prepare a design in your brand for review on desktop and mobile.
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Build
We build the site with a content management system and set up search engine basics.
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Review and launch
You review the finished site, we make corrections and then take it live on your domain.
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Maintain
We look after hosting, updates, backups and small changes as your business grows.
What you'll need
- Your logo and any brand guidelines
- A list of services or products you want to promote
- Photos of your premises, team or work, if available
- Access to your domain name, or a preferred name to register
- Examples of websites you like and dislike
- The person who will approve content and design
Common mistakes to avoid
- Registering the domain in a developer's name instead of the business's.
- Designing for desktop and checking mobile only at the end.
- Launching with placeholder text or outdated contact details.
- Building a site nobody on the team can update.
- Ignoring updates and backups until something breaks.
Planning a new website? Start with an enquiry.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a website cost in the Maldives?
It depends on the number of pages, whether you need features such as bookings or online payments, who prepares the content, and the level of ongoing maintenance. We agree the scope with you first and then provide a clear written proposal for that scope.
Will my website be optimised for Google?
We build every site with search engine basics in place: clear page titles and descriptions, logical headings, mobile-friendly layouts, fast loading and clean page addresses. Rankings also depend on your content and competition, so we cannot promise positions, but we give your site a sound foundation.
Can I update the website myself?
Yes. We build on a content management system and train your team to edit text, images, services and news. Larger changes, such as new features or page layouts, can be handled under a maintenance arrangement whenever you need them.
Do you provide website hosting and maintenance?
Yes. We can host your website and look after software updates, backups, security monitoring and small content changes. If you prefer to host it elsewhere, we set the site up on your chosen hosting and hand over the access and documentation.
Who owns the website and domain?
Your business should. We recommend that the domain is registered in the business's name and that you hold the key account access. That way you keep control of your online presence whoever maintains the site in future.
Last reviewed 6 October 2026. Requirements change; we confirm the current rules with you before any application.