What Language Is Your Money In? - GoFuckYourself.com

chipmunk · 06-03-2005, 10:38 AM

With the internet growing by leaps and bounds every day and new international markets opening for ecommerce, simply translating your paysite into other languages is not going to do the trick! There are three very important steps that need to be taken in order to be successful in entering the online international marketplace with your site.

1. Local Dialect:
You must have your sites translated by a local from the country the language is in. There will be many terms and way of saying things that is only known to locals (slang)! If you have a non-native speaker translating, it will not be in common tongue, but rather text book style.

2. Billing:
Now that your site is translated, you must have a way to bill your international user. Without being able to bill them, your translations are not going to increase your productivity. In the not too distant past, dialers were a feasible and profitable way of billing international users. In 2005, the dialer has been outlawed and or severely regulated in places like Spain & Switzerland. In places such as Germany, where there is around a 25% Credit Card penetration, SEXMoney.com sees the primary method of payment as Direct Debit. There are definitely alternative forms of payment that can be used such as Reverse SMS billing, Web call, CC's, just depends upon the country or origin.

3. Content:
What some countries may like, others may loathe. In other words, not every one likes blonde hair blue eyes. You must keep your content preferences geared towards the countries' preferences. In addition, your Members Area should not only have this specific content, but the wording in it should also be in the native language of the user. If the user can not understand the language of your Members Area, they can not make up-sell purchases ?and we all know that up-sells generate a large amount of income!

Setting up the above steps is a big project and takes a great deal of time to do it correctly! If done correctly though, you will reap the benefits!

Hope this gives some helpful info!
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me
-=Chipmunk=-

Shannon G · 06-03-2005, 10:41 AM

Great post! What're you doing thinking on a Friday?!

sperbonzo · 06-03-2005, 11:35 AM

Good post dude!

Good info in there.....

See you in San Diego!

Phoenix · 06-03-2005, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by chipmunk

With the internet growing by leaps and bounds every day and new international markets opening for ecommerce, simply translating your paysite into other languages is not going to do the trick! There are three very important steps that need to be taken in order to be successful in entering the online international marketplace with your site.

1. Local Dialect:
You must have your sites translated by a local from the country the language is in. There will be many terms and way of saying things that is only known to locals (slang)! If you have a non-native speaker translating, it will not be in common tongue, but rather text book style.

2. Billing:
Now that your site is translated, you must have a way to bill your international user. Without being able to bill them, your translations are not going to increase your productivity. In the not too distant past, dialers were a feasible and profitable way of billing international users. In 2005, the dialer has been outlawed and or severely regulated in places like Spain & Switzerland. In places such as Germany, where there is around a 25% Credit Card penetration, SEXMoney.com sees the primary method of payment as Direct Debit. There are definitely alternative forms of payment that can be used such as Reverse SMS billing, Web call, CC's, just depends upon the country or origin.

3. Content:
What some countries may like, others may loathe. In other words, not every one likes blonde hair blue eyes. You must keep your content preferences geared towards the countries' preferences. In addition, your Members Area should not only have this specific content, but the wording in it should also be in the native language of the user. If the user can not understand the language of your Members Area, they can not make up-sell purchases ?and we all know that up-sells generate a large amount of income!

Setting up the above steps is a big project and takes a great deal of time to do it correctly! If done correctly though, you will reap the benefits!

Hope this gives some helpful info!
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me
-=Chipmunk=-

i love you..and yes this is the wave of the future..good to see you guys already leading the way

eddiek · 06-03-2005, 11:37 AM

Good Stuff here Chimpmunk~! Thanks for sharing

BillyHoe · 06-03-2005, 11:38 AM

thanks for sharing excelent post

Machete_ · 06-03-2005, 11:38 AM

Post of the week .....
Every time we launch a new site, we always debate and think for a few days, if it should be Danish(no competition) or English (more customers).. usually end up with danish

TheSwed · 06-03-2005, 11:49 AM

That's what SpaCash already done

KevinG123 · 06-03-2005, 12:38 PM

Great post Chipmunk! I'm still fairly new with SEXMoney.com, but I understand that we have been geo-targeting and monetizing international traffic for quite a long time, way before it was "fashionable".

Forest · 06-03-2005, 12:40 PM

I told him to post that

06-03-2005, 10:38 AM	#1
chipmunk Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: South Florida Posts: 1,039	What Language Is Your Money In? With the internet growing by leaps and bounds every day and new international markets opening for ecommerce, simply translating your paysite into other languages is not going to do the trick! There are three very important steps that need to be taken in order to be successful in entering the online international marketplace with your site. 1. Local Dialect: You must have your sites translated by a local from the country the language is in. There will be many terms and way of saying things that is only known to locals (slang)! If you have a non-native speaker translating, it will not be in common tongue, but rather text book style. 2. Billing: Now that your site is translated, you must have a way to bill your international user. Without being able to bill them, your translations are not going to increase your productivity. In the not too distant past, dialers were a feasible and profitable way of billing international users. In 2005, the dialer has been outlawed and or severely regulated in places like Spain & Switzerland. In places such as Germany, where there is around a 25% Credit Card penetration, SEXMoney.com sees the primary method of payment as Direct Debit. There are definitely alternative forms of payment that can be used such as Reverse SMS billing, Web call, CC's, just depends upon the country or origin. 3. Content: What some countries may like, others may loathe. In other words, not every one likes blonde hair blue eyes. You must keep your content preferences geared towards the countries' preferences. In addition, your Members Area should not only have this specific content, but the wording in it should also be in the native language of the user. If the user can not understand the language of your Members Area, they can not make up-sell purchases ?and we all know that up-sells generate a large amount of income! Setting up the above steps is a big project and takes a great deal of time to do it correctly! If done correctly though, you will reap the benefits! Hope this gives some helpful info! If you have any questions, feel free to contact me -=Chipmunk=- __________________ Matthew "Chipmunk" Sclier Skype: ChipmunkLF AvenueLink.com Personal Loan Offers & Data Management

06-03-2005, 10:41 AM	#2
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06-03-2005, 11:35 AM	#3
sperbonzo I'd rather be on my boat. Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 9,748	Good post dude! Good info in there..... See you in San Diego! __________________ Michael Sperber / Acella Financial LLC/ Online Payment Processing [email protected] / http://Acellafinancial.com/ ICQ 177961090 / Tel +1 909 NET BILL / Skype msperber

06-03-2005, 11:37 AM	#5
eddiek Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA Posts: 46	Good Stuff here Chimpmunk~! Thanks for sharing __________________ Eddie K http://www.reaxsismedia.com

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06-03-2005, 11:38 AM	#7
Machete_ WINNING! Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 14,579	Post of the week ..... Every time we launch a new site, we always debate and think for a few days, if it should be Danish(no competition) or English (more customers).. usually end up with danish

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06-03-2005, 12:38 PM	#9
KevinG123 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 22	Great post Chipmunk! I'm still fairly new with SEXMoney.com, but I understand that we have been geo-targeting and monetizing international traffic for quite a long time, way before it was "fashionable". __________________ http://web3.0internetconsulting.com/ http://pipesmagazine.com ICQ: 271-024-660

06-03-2005, 12:40 PM	#10
Forest Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hollywood Fl. Posts: 9,002	I told him to post that