How a Petroleum Engineer Built a Website with YouWare
Introduction
User: Raed Ashmawy
Industry: Oil & Gas
Role: Petroleum Engineer / Founder
Location: Saudi Arabia
Profile Link: View YouWare Profile
Raed Ashmawy is a petroleum engineer working in the oil and gas industry in Saudi Arabia. As he started building his own service company, he faced a common challenge shared by many professionals outside the tech world: the need to quickly create a professional company website and an internal management system—without any coding background or a large budget.
Raed has no prior experience in programming or software development. However, he needed digital tools to present his company professionally, manage internal documents, and meet client pre-qualification and audit requirements that are standard in the oil and gas sector.
This is where YouWare came in.
Key Highlights of Using YouWare
- No coding required: Build real products without a technical background
- Fast time to launch: From idea to usable website in days, not months
- Significant cost savings: Avoid expensive agencies and enterprise software
- Flexible use cases: Suitable for both public websites and internal tools
- AI-assisted collaboration: Model switching and screen sharing improve accuracy and troubleshooting
The Challenge
High Cost and Long Delivery Time of Traditional Solutions
In Saudi Arabia, building a professional company website through a design agency typically costs $3,000–$5,000 and takes 1.5 to 2 months. For a newly established company, this level of investment was neither efficient nor necessary.
Raed did not need a complex enterprise platform like Salesforce, but he still needed a reliable and professional digital presence.
Lack of Technical Background
With no coding or IT experience, Raed needed a solution that could translate business requirements into working software—without requiring him to understand programming languages, frameworks, or system architecture.
Need for Both External and Internal Systems
Raed’s business required two different but connected systems:
- A public company website to showcase services, company background, and credibility
- An internal portal (Integrated Management System) to manage quality, safety, and operational documents commonly required in oil and gas companies
The internal system was especially critical for audits, pre-qualification processes, and internal control.
Early-Stage System Limitations
While building a more complex internal portal, Raed encountered challenges such as:
- Documents stored in the knowledge base not appearing on the live interface
- Admin account and login issues during troubleshooting
- AI responses sometimes remaining unchanged even after modifying instructions
These issues highlighted the difficulty of building enterprise-like systems without traditional technical expertise.
The Solution
Project 1: Company Website Built From Scratch
Using YouWare, Raed created his company website entirely from scratch—without writing a single line of code.
The result was a fully functional, professional-looking website that clearly communicated:
- What the company does
- The services it provides
- Its role in the oil and gas industry
This website now serves as:
- A trust-building tool for clients and operators
- A reference link shared via email signatures and WhatsApp
- A key asset during pre-qualification and auditing processes
The website project worked perfectly. I started from scratch and liked the results at the end.
Project 2: Internal Management System (IMS)
Encouraged by the success of the website, Raed began building a second project using YouWare: an internal portal similar in concept to Salesforce, but much lighter and more affordable.
The goal was to create an Integrated Management System (IMS) that could:
- Store and manage quality, safety, and policy documents
- Provide structured access to internal forms and records
- Serve as a centralized interface for company operations
While the initial setup worked well, challenges appeared when moving to live usage—particularly around document visibility and admin access. These challenges provided valuable feedback for YouWare’s product roadmap, especially for enterprise and internal-system use cases.
Why Raed Chose YouWare
- Cost efficiency: A fraction of the price of agencies or enterprise software
- Speed: Immediate progress instead of months of waiting
- Accessibility: Designed for users without technical backgrounds
- Flexibility: Suitable for real business use, not just demos or prototypes
Raed upgraded from a free trial to a paid plan, recognizing YouWare as a practical long-term solution rather than an experimental tool.
Conclusion
Raed’s journey with YouWare demonstrates how AI-powered, no-code tools can empower professionals in traditional industries to build real, production-ready systems.
From a public-facing company website to an internal management portal, YouWare enabled him to move faster, reduce costs, and stay focused on growing his business—without relying on developers or expensive platforms.
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