{"id":3846,"date":"2022-09-22T15:31:38","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T23:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/auerbach-intl.com\/?p=3846"},"modified":"2022-09-22T15:31:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T23:31:38","slug":"translated-websites-how-to-avoid-cow-dung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/auerbach-intl.com\/staging\/translated-websites-how-to-avoid-cow-dung\/","title":{"rendered":"Translated websites: How to avoid cow dung"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4076\" src=\"https:\/\/auerbach-intl.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/auerbach-intl-blog.jpg\" alt=\"auerbach intl blog\" width=\"1023\" height=\"500\" \/>Consider the following consumer trends:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>93% of world internet users are outside North America<sup>1<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>76% of world consumers want information in their own language<sup>2<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>68% of consumers would switch to a different brand that offers support in their native language<sup>3<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>57% of consumers consider it a bias when brands don\u2019t offer end-to-end multilingual experiences to their customers.<sup>3<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And according to Appia Research, translated marketing campaigns had a\u00a0<strong style=\"color: #000;\">42% click through rate<\/strong>\u00a0and a\u00a0<strong style=\"color: #000;\">22% conversion rate<\/strong>\u00a0over English-only marketing campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Whether your firm is B2C or B2B, the trends are the same: companies that localize their websites and marketing increase their business.\u00a0How much revenue are you losing by\u00a0NOT translating your website?<\/p>\n<p>Attracting US multicultural or overseas markets should be a no-brainer if your potential prospects have limited English. What stops people are mostly two issues:<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">1) Website updating<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur website has to be updated.\u201d Understood. Is your website ever truly \u201cdone?\u201d It need not be.<\/p>\n<p>Contrary to popular perception, website translations are not an all-or-nothing proposition. You can translate your website in three ways:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The full site: All pages and links<\/li>\n<li>An abridged site: Home page, contact page, key product pages. Those are less likely to change.<\/li>\n<li>A summary of your services as a one- or two-page PDF file (<a href=\"https:\/\/imrant22.sg-host.com\/translation-brasil\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lt.apptivo.com\/apptivo-message\/elr\/\/MjI1NTQwXzE4MzExNTgwXzE2NjM4NDk2NzE0NTA_1ltr%3DaHR0cHM6Ly9hdWVyYmFjaC1pbnRsLmNvbS90cmFuc2xhdGlvbi1icmFzaWwv&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1663975751211000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1dpPilF2yfBrWSvOp5i6VG\">as we have done for ours<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">2) Fear<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Q: \u201cWe don\u2019t speak other languages. What if someone writes to us?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A: Send us your\u00a0foreign emails or text and we\u2019ll translate them for you, usually within 24 hours. Then write your answer, and we will translate that into the sender\u2019s language.<\/p>\n<p>Q: \u201cWhat if a prospect calls us in a language we don\u2019t understand?\u201d or \u201cHow do we speak to prospects if we don\u2019t know their language?\u201d<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/imrant22.sg-host.com\/interpreting\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lt.apptivo.com\/apptivo-message\/elr\/\/MjI1NTQwXzE4MzExNTgwXzE2NjM4NDk2NzE0NTA_2ltr%3DaHR0cHM6Ly9hdWVyYmFjaC1pbnRsLmNvbS9pbnRlcnByZXRpbmcv&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1663975751212000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2YTInfWWAw0C9QNokh36o-\">Over-the-Phone Interpreting service<\/a> empowers you to speak 24\/7 in over 100 languages through a vetted, confidential telephone interpreter.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Something now is better than nothing later.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">G**gle Translate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And finally, never rely solely on free, online translation sites for accuracy from or into any language. They are very prone to comical mistakes as in:<\/p>\n<p>English: \u201cYou asked us to call you back after Friday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>German: Wir hoffen jedoch, dass sie bei ihrer Reiseplanug weiterhilft.<\/p>\n<p>[which means, \u201cHowever, we hope to help you with your travel plans.\u201d] Huh?<\/p>\n<p>Or this English translation of a Japanese food website:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stir-fried shabby shark with beef.<\/li>\n<li>Carrot, cow dung and lotus root.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How very appetizing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">TO GET A QUOTE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Decide which pages you want to translate<\/li>\n<li>Decide the language(s) to translate into<\/li>\n<li>Tell us your URL. We will contact you about any next steps.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To recap, some website translation gets you some business. Doing something, such as a partial website, is better than doing nothing. How much more business do you want to lose?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To get your translations done with A+ accuracy and cultural adaptation and for any of our other services in 120+ languages, please contact us at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/imrant22.sg-host.com\/contact-us\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lt.apptivo.com\/apptivo-message\/elr\/\/MjI1NTQwXzE4MzExNTgwXzE2NjM4NDk2NzE0NTA_3ltr%3DaHR0cHM6Ly9hdWVyYmFjaC1pbnRsLmNvbS9jb250YWN0LXVzLw%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1663975751212000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1NOhF8BomxG2waGULQy52A\">Auerbach International<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Philip Auerbach<br \/>\nFounder, President &amp; CEO<br \/>\nAuerbach International<br \/>\nHeadquarters &#8211; 415-592-0042 x107<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:philip@auerbach-intl.com\">philip@auerbach-intl.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/imrant22.sg-host.com\/\">www.auerbach-intl.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:translations@auerbach-intl.com\">translations@auerbach-intl.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong style=\"color: #000;\">\u201c3 Decades. 2 Billion Words. 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