# charbel.builds

> charbel.builds is the freelance web design and development business of Charbel Morkos, based in Lebanon. He designs and hand-codes business websites, online stores and business systems (dashboards, invoicing, bookings, client portals) for businesses in Lebanon, the Gulf and abroad, and offers hosting and monthly management. Fixed price websites start at $999 and completely custom projects start at $5,750.

Every page on this site has a clean Markdown copy: add .md to the address (the homepage is /index.md), or send `Accept: text/markdown`.
Facts about the business, each with a source and the date it was checked, are at https://charbelbuilds.online/facts.md (also https://charbelbuilds.online/facts.json).

## Pages

- [charbel.builds homepage](https://charbelbuilds.online/index.md): Charbel designs, builds and manages websites, online stores and business systems for companies in Lebanon.
- [Work](https://charbelbuilds.online/work.md): Websites, online stores and business systems designed and built by Charbel for businesses in Lebanon, from salons and nonprofits to tech retail.
- [OPS: Online Presence System](https://charbelbuilds.online/ops.md): OPS, the Online Presence System: a website built for you, your own control panel to run it, your online presence status, and a 1-to-1 call to grow it. Everything in your name.
- [Pricing](https://charbelbuilds.online/pricing.md): Two ways to work with me: fixed price websites from $999, or completely custom websites and systems from $5,750. For businesses in Lebanon, the Gulf and abroad.
- [Get started](https://charbelbuilds.online/get-started.md): Tell me about your business and what you need. I reply within one working day with next steps.
- [Get a quote](https://charbelbuilds.online/get-quote.md): Answer a few questions about your project and get a written quote.
- [Privacy policy](https://charbelbuilds.online/privacy.md): What information charbel.builds collects, why, who it is shared with, and how to ask for it to be corrected or deleted.
- [Terms](https://charbelbuilds.online/terms.md): How the charbel.builds website may be used, and the standard terms for projects, payment, ownership and hosting.
- [Blog](https://charbelbuilds.online/blog.md): Plain-language advice for business owners in Lebanon on websites, online stores and getting more customers online.

## About

- [Facts about charbel.builds and Charbel Morkos](https://charbelbuilds.online/facts.md): Facts about charbel.builds, the freelance web design business of Charbel Morkos in Lebanon: services, prices, work and contact, each with a source.

## Work (case studies)

- [InBeauty: hair salon website design](https://charbelbuilds.online/work/inbeauty.md): Case study: a fast, mobile-first website for InBeauty hair salon, built around booking, real salon photos and proof people can trust.
- [Kassar IT: tech online store case study](https://charbelbuilds.online/work/kassar-it.md): How the Kassar IT online store was built: product search on every page, wishlists, official partner brands and an anti-counterfeit campaign.
- [Pawscrossed: animal rescue website design](https://charbelbuilds.online/work/pawscrossed.md): Case study: a nonprofit website for Pawscrossed animal rescue that turns visitors into donors, sponsors, adopters and foster homes.
- [Ofeich: toys and outdoor online store](https://charbelbuilds.online/work/ofeich.md): Case study: an online store for Ofeich, organised by category and brand, from toys and games to camping and lighting, with search and cart always in reach.
- [Hypeverse: marketing agency website](https://charbelbuilds.online/work/hypeverse.md): Case study: a bold, dark website for Hypeverse marketing agency, with giant typography, a one-line positioning and a Let's Talk button on every screen.
- [Wedding RSVP website and guest dashboard](https://charbelbuilds.online/work/wedding-rsvp.md): Case study: an online wedding RSVP system. Guests reply from their phone; the couple sees church and venue totals, guest counts and messages in one dashboard.
- [Invoicing system for Khneisser Cranes](https://charbelbuilds.online/work/khneisser-cranes.md): Case study: a custom invoicing system for Khneisser Cranes in Lebanon. Prices in US dollars, VAT in Lebanese pounds and the total in words, in seconds.

## Blog

- [Instagram is not a website: what your business misses without one](https://charbelbuilds.online/blog/instagram-is-not-a-website.md): Instagram is great for attention. Here is what a business loses when Instagram is its only home online, and what a website adds.
- [6 things to prepare before you hire a web designer](https://charbelbuilds.online/blog/prepare-before-hiring-a-web-designer.md): A short checklist that makes your website project faster, cheaper and closer to what you imagined, whoever you hire.

## Contact

- Email: hello@charbelbuilds.online
- WhatsApp: +961 81 627 526 (https://wa.me/96181627526)
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charbel.builds/