Before you can enjoy all the benefits of launching your mobile application in multiple languages, there is one important question to ask. Why exactly do you want to translate and localise your application? Because everyone else does it? To follow the trend? Or is it that you truly believe or know that it will help you […]
A great description is one of the best ways to promote your mobile app and engage your users. Sadly, this obvious fact is often ignored once the application is localised. Even if the original description is good, the localised version is often far from perfect. To tune it up, try to avoid these common flaws of […]
Localisation will be beneficial for your company and customers only if it’s of top quality and has no flaws. If the localised version contains mistakes, overlapping text strings or functional issues, all the hard work will come to nothing. Poorly localised software may damage your brand image or fail to generate profits. Here are the […]
To follow the trend and reach more customers you decide to have your website translated into two or more languages. What could possibly go wrong? The benefits seem to be clear and the whole process quite straightforward. Yet, your new website versions fail to generate lots of buzz. The number of visitors and potential customers […]
The beginning of the year is a good time to sum up, analyse and plan. Turning brilliant ideas into real actions doesn’t always come easy, so it’s a good strategy to start small and plan realistically. These three simple steps will help you expand your business and get ready for a better and more effective year. […]
Whether you’ve already localised your products or just considering it, these videos will show you how you can benefit from localising games, websites and applications. Some of the videos below cover also other localisation related topics, so you‘ll get many useful tips and exciting ideas. Creating Games for Global Players: Consider Localization & Culturalization […]
This blog post will be different in many ways. It won’t be a part of any series, but a contribution to the Day of Multilingual Blogging, celebrated today across the world. The idea is to encourage all bloggers to write their posts in a different language to highlight the multilingual dimension of the web. That’s […]
Developing a multilingual app isn’t limited to the mere replacement of the strings in one language to another. There are many more issues to address to make your application ready for users around the world. Below you’ll find several features that can make your multilingual app successful: 1. Language selection screen within the application This […]
To test or no to test. That is the (rare) question. While it’s quite obvious that a software product has to undergo a quality review before its release, the extent to which the product needs to be tested isn’t always so clear. Precise functional testing is not enough to assure top-notch quality. Flawless language used in […]
Slick design and appealing graphics are not enough to win the heart of users around the world. You know that already. Localisation of mobile applications offers great benefits for your company. You may know that too. But what about your customers? What can they gain once you’ve localised your app? 1. Possibility to communicate […]