Language translations: Do you bother? - GoFuckYourself.com

Amputate Your Head · 10-30-2002, 02:01 AM

I'm curious on several levels..... but let's suffice to ask, do you translate your sites into other languages and if so, which ones do you feel are necessary, and if not.... why not?

quiet · 10-30-2002, 02:02 AM

nope. just don't give a damn.

mrthumbs · 10-30-2002, 02:04 AM

if you are targetting a specific country it plain logic to translate
a site to a local language.

Otherwise: if they cant speak fucking english they cant
handle creditcards.. so dont even bother.

quiet · 10-30-2002, 02:06 AM

actually, we get quite a few signups who don't speak english as a first language. they don't seem to have much trouble signing up regardless.

Brown Bear · 10-30-2002, 02:07 AM

It just aint worth it, maybe for German or Japanese, but couldn't be bothered.

English is the language of the net.

jennycards · 10-30-2002, 02:14 AM

We used to have a German translation of our site ... but traffic from Germany stayed on a low level so I finally decided to drop that translation.
Also I have the impression that users from Europe are not ready (yet) to use their credit card on-line ... and many of them don't even own a credit card.

Wurihan · 10-30-2002, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brown Bear
It just aint worth it, maybe for German or Japanese, but couldn't be bothered.

English is the language of the net.

yup,you are right...i think japanese is N

Splicer · 10-30-2002, 02:49 AM

What about spanish?

Anyone interested in spanish translations?

mrthumbs · 10-30-2002, 03:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Splicer
What about spanish?

Anyone interested in spanish translations?

no

DarkJedi · 10-30-2002, 03:27 AM

i translate my sites into Russian

Loch · 10-30-2002, 03:32 AM

I know some webmasters that translate their sites into Dutch and German, thats doing very well for them

cat · 10-30-2002, 03:37 AM

yes, we did tranlate all our sites into german and spanish.

germany is a VERY big market! those germans spent a lot on porn!
spanish is the 3th language in the world!

http://www.kimhollandcash.com

BJ · 10-30-2002, 03:37 AM

my short answer is; if you want to do business with the greatest country in the world, suck it up and learn some english.

DarkJedi · 10-30-2002, 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by PureMeds
my short answer is; if you want to do business with the greatest country in the world, suck it up and learn some english.

FYI Russia is NOT an english speaking country

cat · 10-30-2002, 03:40 AM

ok, lets face it boys,
there is more in the world than just the US!

http://www.kimhollandcash.com

Loch · 10-30-2002, 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by PureMeds
my short answer is; if you want to do business with the greatest country in the world, suck it up and learn some english.

Spoken like a true business man

BJ · 10-30-2002, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Loch

Spoken like a true business man

This may be a bit off topic, but any foreign company worth its weight in gold simply hires a consulting firm to handle the language barrier for them.

Splicer · 10-30-2002, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mrthumbs

no

Guess I won't make millions doing that then...

Honeyslut · 10-30-2002, 07:17 PM

my surfers use the translation link at altavista

jimmyf · 10-30-2002, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by quiet
nope. just don't give a damn.

Fletch XXX · 10-30-2002, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by quiet
actually, we get quite a few signups who don't speak english as a first language. they don't seem to have much trouble signing up regardless.

visa, its everywhere.

jimmyf · 10-30-2002, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brown Bear
It just aint worth it, maybe for German or Japanese, but couldn't be bothered.

English is the language of the net.

I'm getting ready to send German,Japanese, most country's in Europe and China to a Dialer... there traffic am finding out is not worth very much to me.... of course about 90% of my traffic is USA anyways

fiveyes · 10-30-2002, 09:23 PM

I use the free service at www.worldlingo.com on the outside tour on one of my sites and about 5% of my traffic uses it. Their logo button for the translation looks professional, doesn't take up too much space on the page and I figure if it results in just sale, it's more than paid for itself...

Pornwolf · 10-30-2002, 10:45 PM

Thanks for the link Five Eyes. I could use something like that on a couple of my mainstream sites.

Mark · 10-31-2002, 08:26 AM

Quote:

there is more in the world than just the US!

Indeed, and even the US doesn't speak proper English yet.. ;)

Languages are important.. analyze your traffic and where there is a market do a translation!

Send your foreign traffic to a dialer..

DjSap · 10-31-2002, 08:33 AM

Sweden is a big ass market...a whopping sum of 50 people surf porn everyday here in sweden...don't lose sales, contact me and i'll translate your site into swedish for only $99.99

azRCF · 10-31-2002, 08:35 AM

Loch · 10-31-2002, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by PureMeds

This may be a bit off topic, but any foreign company worth its weight in gold simply hires a consulting firm to handle the language barrier for them.

True....
Faster, cheeper and much much better

some_idiot · 10-31-2002, 08:39 AM

All sites with more than a TGP or freesite content, I
translate to French, just because I'm a good Canadian.
That and those Quebecers are horny little pervs.

vegasdude · 10-31-2002, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jennycards
We used to have a German translation of our site ... but traffic from Germany stayed on a low level so I finally decided to drop that translation.
Also I have the impression that users from Europe are not ready (yet) to use their credit card on-line ... and many of them don't even own a credit card.

muhahahahahah I get tons of signups from UK, sweden, germany.... guess they understand english

grumpy · 10-31-2002, 09:13 AM

Our content is translated in

English
Spanish
French
Italian
Norwegian
Dutch
German

Lensman · 10-31-2002, 09:35 AM

Our pics are translated, but that's it.

10-30-2002, 02:01 AM	#1
Amputate Your Head There can be only one Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Somewhere else Posts: 39,075	Language translations: Do you bother? I'm curious on several levels..... but let's suffice to ask, do you translate your sites into other languages and if so, which ones do you feel are necessary, and if not.... why not? __________________ SIG TOO BIG

10-30-2002, 02:02 AM	#2
quiet we'll miss you our friend. RIP Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Fernie, BC Posts: 25,115	nope. just don't give a damn. __________________ we'll miss you our friend. RIP

10-30-2002, 02:06 AM	#4
quiet we'll miss you our friend. RIP Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Fernie, BC Posts: 25,115	actually, we get quite a few signups who don't speak english as a first language. they don't seem to have much trouble signing up regardless. __________________ we'll miss you our friend. RIP

10-30-2002, 02:07 AM	#5
Brown Bear Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,982	It just aint worth it, maybe for German or Japanese, but couldn't be bothered. English is the language of the net. __________________ Surrender all your independent thinking and Click Here for re-programming.

10-30-2002, 02:14 AM	#6
jennycards Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: European Union Posts: 1,124	We used to have a German translation of our site ... but traffic from Germany stayed on a low level so I finally decided to drop that translation. Also I have the impression that users from Europe are not ready (yet) to use their credit card on-line ... and many of them don't even own a credit card. __________________ Make Money with true niche programs like Adult ECards - Pantyhose Fetish - Men in Pantyhose

10-30-2002, 02:04 AM	#3
mrthumbs salad tossing sig guy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: mrthumbs*gmail.com Posts: 11,702	if you are targetting a specific country it plain logic to translate a site to a local language. Otherwise: if they cant speak fucking english they cant handle creditcards.. so dont even bother.

10-30-2002, 02:49 AM	#8
Splicer Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Baja Posts: 198	What about spanish? Anyone interested in spanish translations? __________________ Are we rich yet?

10-30-2002, 03:27 AM	#10
DarkJedi No Refunds Issued. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: GFY Posts: 28,300	i translate my sites into Russian

10-30-2002, 03:32 AM	#11
Loch Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 7,674	I know some webmasters that translate their sites into Dutch and German, thats doing very well for them __________________ Contact us for Beta store access (4000 HD/SD productions) - Editing - Encoding/Post production ICQ - 277 862 930 E-mail casper /@/ cool-content.com

10-30-2002, 03:37 AM	#12
cat Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: europe Posts: 493	yes, we did tranlate all our sites into german and spanish. germany is a VERY big market! those germans spent a lot on porn! spanish is the 3th language in the world! http://www.kimhollandcash.com

10-30-2002, 03:37 AM	#13
BJ Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: asia Posts: 5,590	my short answer is; if you want to do business with the greatest country in the world, suck it up and learn some english.

10-30-2002, 03:40 AM	#15
cat Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: europe Posts: 493	ok, lets face it boys, there is more in the world than just the US! http://www.kimhollandcash.com

10-30-2002, 07:17 PM	#19
Honeyslut Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ass Valley, Ca Posts: 6,436	my surfers use the translation link at altavista __________________ http://nakedlunchnews.comWhat's up ? Naked Lunch News !

10-30-2002, 09:23 PM	#23
fiveyes Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: New Orleans Posts: 1,680	I use the free service at www.worldlingo.com on the outside tour on one of my sites and about 5% of my traffic uses it. Their logo button for the translation looks professional, doesn't take up too much space on the page and I figure if it results in just sale, it's more than paid for itself... __________________ <CENTER><A HREF="http://www.hot-off-bourbon.com/" target="_blank"><IMG SRC="http://www.hot-off-bourbon.com/images/hob-logosmall.jpg" border="0"></A> <FONT face="Comic Sans MS" SIZE="-1"><I>Mardi Gras, Spring Break, Wet-T, Night Club Action, UpSkirt, Oil Wrestling, Voyeur</I></FONT></CENTER>

10-30-2002, 10:45 PM	#24
Pornwolf Drunk and Unruly Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hollywood Posts: 22,712	Thanks for the link Five Eyes. I could use something like that on a couple of my mainstream sites. __________________ I've trusted my sites to them for over a decade... Webair, bitches.

10-31-2002, 08:33 AM	#26
DjSap Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,869	Sweden is a big ass market...a whopping sum of 50 people surf porn everyday here in sweden...don't lose sales, contact me and i'll translate your site into swedish for only $99.99

10-31-2002, 08:35 AM	#27
azRCF Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 108

10-31-2002, 08:39 AM	#29
some_idiot Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Doesn't matter, I'm not buying you another pint! Posts: 1,511	All sites with more than a TGP or freesite content, I translate to French, just because I'm a good Canadian. That and those Quebecers are horny little pervs.

10-31-2002, 09:13 AM	#31
grumpy Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Holland Posts: 9,870	Our content is translated in English Spanish French Italian Norwegian Dutch German __________________ Don't let greediness blur your vision \| You gotta let some shit slide icq - 441-456-888

10-31-2002, 09:35 AM	#32
Lensman GFY Chaperone Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Adult.com Posts: 9,846	Our pics are translated, but that's it.