As an expat running a business in Spain, you're in a unique position: your company may be Spanish or from your home country (or both), your clients can come from anywhere, and your website needs to reflect all of that. At the same time, you don't want to overpay an agency that doesn't understand the international context.
Domain: .es or your home country domain?
If you're primarily targeting the Spanish market, choose a .es domain — Google Spain ranks .es domains higher in Spanish search results. If you're targeting your home country market, a local domain works better for those searches. For businesses physically based on Gran Canaria, we usually recommend a .es domain combined with strong SEO on the Dutch or English sections of the site.
Hosting and speed
Host in Europe (not the US) if your clients are European. European servers deliver lower load times for European visitors. At CanarySites we host on Vercel, with data centres in Frankfurt and London — ideal for the European market.
Legal requirements for Spanish websites
Spanish law requires websites to display certain business information: NIE/NIF number, company name and address. We help you include these details correctly without affecting the overall design.
What does it cost and how fast is it ready?
A professional multilingual website for an expat entrepreneur starts at €549 one-off or €49.95/month at CanarySites. Small sites are ready in 1 to 2 weeks. You can communicate in Dutch or English throughout. We understand the local context because we're based on Gran Canaria ourselves. Send a WhatsApp or fill in the contact form — we're happy to think it through with you.