If your website is going to deliver maximum relevance to an international audience\u00a0and get the best results for your business, you will need to localise it. Translating its content and changing its style and communications to meet cultural differences will make it more effective in meeting the varying tastes and expectations of local audiences in different countries.<\/p>\n
Translation of marketing content is a major activity in its own right, however much more is involved. Localisation also involves accounting for the cultural nuances and functional expectations of the target region when designing the site, layout and structure, as well as the content. It also involves technical issues of hosting content on the best domains and with the right language markup to maximise SEO.<\/p>\n
The guide is aimed at marketers responsible for increasing the business contribution of companies and brands using customer-facing websites for different international markets.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s intended to highlight the main success factors for improvements to be reviewed when implementing projects with specialist agencies, consultants and in-house search, content and user experience specialists.<\/p>\n
It will be particularly useful for defining key requirements and issues to discuss when starting a localisation project for a country.<\/p>\n
Roles in a team that will find the guide useful include:<\/p>\n
Don't start a new localisation\u00a0or translation project without reading and following the recommendations in this guide!<\/p>\n
This guide explains what website localisation is; how it works and how it can be implemented. It gives best practice advice on what to consider when building\u00a0localised versions of your site as part of an international marketing campaign. The guide covers:<\/p>\n
If your website is going to deliver maximum relevance to an international audience\u00a0and get the best results for your business, you will need to localise it. Translating its content and changing its style and communications to meet cultural differences will …..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":129246,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n