
To sell to foreign customers, you need to speak their language. It is now widely recognized that translating or localizing your website is by far the most cost effective way of increasing the client base for your e-commerce site or web application. So, if you're looking to enter into a new market, or to expand within existing markets, it makes sense to start with your website.
Media Lingo has years of experience translating websites for a wide variety of businesses. Whether your website consists of 20 or 2,000,000 pages, we can offer a complete translation service. We translate in all programming languages and formats including HTML, XML, PHP, Java and JavaScript. We then deliver it back to you in the same format so all you need to do is upload the site.
We use the latest technologies to translate websites in any format. You can send us HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, JAVA, JavaScript, ActionScript, Flash, Word or Excel files as well as PDF, PSD or any other type of file. We'll translate the source files, ensure the formatting of the translated text is the same as in the source language, and make them available for you to upload immediately.
We use advanced Translation Memory tools, ensuring tags remain intact and repeated phrases are charged at half the price.
In addition, our translators always compile a glossary of the terms and phrases used in your text. This multilingual glossary is an invaluable source of key words for your online marketing campaigns – free of charge.
Localization goes a step further than translation - it's about adapting your software or website to the needs and expectations of the target audience. This is considered especially relevant for games providers and online retail businesses, though it is equally beneficial for service providers and any other businesses on the Web, as the adapted content can give your company the edge over the competition.
- Correct use of spelling variants
- Adaptation of graphics, for example where maps are used or images contain text
- Use of local currencies and time
- Formatting of date and time, addresses, phone numbers and postal codes
- Choice of colors in line with cultural conventions and associations
- Use of different business models
- Writing direction and lenght of text
- Capitalization and other writing conventions
- Names and titles
- Weights and measures
- Official numbers (such as those assigned by governments)
- Decimals and use of comma's and periods in numbers
- Search Engine Optimization
If you're looking to localize your website, give us a call on 0203 5326678.