http://blog.web-translations.com Thoughts, comments & information relating to languages, technology and the web Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:26:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en http://blog.web-translations.com/wp-content/themes/webtrans_v3/images/button.gifhttp://blog.web-translations.comDescription of your blog. http://blog.web-translations.com/3-steps-to-a-successful-multilingual-website/ http://blog.web-translations.com/3-steps-to-a-successful-multilingual-website/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:38:00 +0000 Cass http://blog.web-translations.com/?p=2047 http://blog.web-translations.com/3-steps-to-a-successful-multilingual-website/feed/ We’re combining our 3 lead web services to help your website launch in international markets with a bang. All good things come in threes - that’s certainly true when it comes to launching your website in a new language and country. Follow these 3 key steps to start seeing results from your website: Step 1: Brand Research [...] http://blog.web-translations.com/localise-your-website-and-overtake-the-competition/ http://blog.web-translations.com/localise-your-website-and-overtake-the-competition/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:05:23 +0000 Cass http://blog.web-translations.com/?p=2039 http://blog.web-translations.com/localise-your-website-and-overtake-the-competition/feed/ It’s a statistic we often repeat on this blog, but the fact is that online customers are four times more likely to buy from a website in their own language, so companies who have multilingual websites soon reap the rewards of the time and resource investment they make in website localisation. Here’s how localisation of [...] http://blog.web-translations.com/translators-project-managers-just-like-fish-and-chips/ http://blog.web-translations.com/translators-project-managers-just-like-fish-and-chips/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:48:35 +0000 Guest Blogger http://blog.web-translations.com/?p=2023 http://blog.web-translations.com/translators-project-managers-just-like-fish-and-chips/feed/ Translators and Project Managers (PMs) are just like fish and chips: one won’t go without the other. Here’s a short guide on how to enjoy this recipe without giving yourself indigestion! Rather than writing about what freelancers love or hate (or a similar rant from the Project Manager’s perspective), it’s possibly more useful for [...] http://blog.web-translations.com/french-ecommerce-sales-to-hit-45-bill-eur-in-2012/ http://blog.web-translations.com/french-ecommerce-sales-to-hit-45-bill-eur-in-2012/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:29:42 +0000 Cass http://blog.web-translations.com/?p=2004 http://blog.web-translations.com/french-ecommerce-sales-to-hit-45-bill-eur-in-2012/feed/ Within Europe, 70% of online sales are generated by “the big online three”; €48 billion from the UK; Germany €39.2 billion and France €25 billion. The French online market has grown rapidly in the last couple of years. In 2010, eCommerce alone accounted for €31 billion of the €36.2 billion France sold abroad. In [...] http://blog.web-translations.com/web-translations-assists-leeds-city-college-with-rebrand-to-reach-entrepreneur-audience/ http://blog.web-translations.com/web-translations-assists-leeds-city-college-with-rebrand-to-reach-entrepreneur-audience/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:27:28 +0000 Cass http://blog.web-translations.com/?p=2031 http://blog.web-translations.com/web-translations-assists-leeds-city-college-with-rebrand-to-reach-entrepreneur-audience/feed/ Web-Translations has been commissioned to implement the Leeds City College online rebrand and help engage new audiences as part of the college’s commitment to Entrepreneurs. In a move that will see the college opening up a whole host of creative services to entrepreneurs in and around the area, from screen printing and laser cutting, to retail [...] http://blog.web-translations.com/chinese-new-year-2012-enter-the-dragon/ http://blog.web-translations.com/chinese-new-year-2012-enter-the-dragon/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:03:26 +0000 admin http://blog.web-translations.com/?p=2029 http://blog.web-translations.com/chinese-new-year-2012-enter-the-dragon/feed/ This Chinese New Year, beginning on 23rd January, marks the beginning of the year of the Dragon. The Chinese zodiac consists of 12 animals: Dragon, Horse, Monkey, Rat, Boar, Rabbit, Dog, Rooster, Ox, Tiger, Snake, and Ram; last year’s Rabbit, representing calm and tranquility makes way for the Dragon, bringing with it excitement, unpredictability, exhilaration [...] http://blog.web-translations.com/web-translations-says-%c2%a1hola-to-a-new-madrid-office/ http://blog.web-translations.com/web-translations-says-%c2%a1hola-to-a-new-madrid-office/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:35:49 +0000 Cass http://blog.web-translations.com/?p=2013 http://blog.web-translations.com/web-translations-says-%c2%a1hola-to-a-new-madrid-office/feed/ With the recent changes in Spain comes new opportunities and a new office for Web-Translations in Madrid. Spain may be going through some economic pain, but the fact remains it is the best placed European country for helping businesses to make the most of the fast emerging markets of Latin America, or any of [...] http://blog.web-translations.com/meet-the-team-fiona-henderson/ http://blog.web-translations.com/meet-the-team-fiona-henderson/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:38:22 +0000 Fiona http://blog.web-translations.com/?p=2015 http://blog.web-translations.com/meet-the-team-fiona-henderson/feed/ Hi Everyone! I’m Fiona Henderson and I have just joined the Web-Translations team as a Project Coordinator. I was born in Edinburgh and grew up in the nearby seaside town of North Berwick. After studying Russian and Slavonic Studies at the University of Glasgow, I moved to Leeds to study towards an MA in Applied Translation Studies [...] http://blog.web-translations.com/which-web-content-should-be-localised/ http://blog.web-translations.com/which-web-content-should-be-localised/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:44:06 +0000 Cass http://blog.web-translations.com/?p=1995 http://blog.web-translations.com/which-web-content-should-be-localised/feed/ Once you make the important decision to localise your website for a foreign market, and select a provider to deliver the project, your work is not quite yet done. It’s equally important to identify which sections of the website should be included in the localisation project, not least from a budgetary perspective. We usually advise clients [...] http://blog.web-translations.com/how-to-beat-your-competitors-to-the-global-market-our-top-tips/ http://blog.web-translations.com/how-to-beat-your-competitors-to-the-global-market-our-top-tips/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:48:45 +0000 Cass http://blog.web-translations.com/?p=2009 http://blog.web-translations.com/how-to-beat-your-competitors-to-the-global-market-our-top-tips/feed/ In today’s competitive business environment, it pays to be the first company to market with a new product or service. Here are our tips on how to beat your competitors and take full advantage of global opportunities in your sector. 1. Be the early bird - get there first! Localise your homepage for multiple markets - then [...]