What You Need To Do To Get Your Website Ready For International Visitors

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Our highly esteemed colleague, Vigdis Eriksen, Founder and CEO of Eriksen Translations talks about what you need to do to get your website ready for international visitors.  Be sure to read both articles below for the complete interview (two parts).

Part I:  Why Web Translation is Critical For American Companies

Vigdis covers a lot of ground - from how technology has played a factor in the growth of her business - to why web translation is critical for American companies to consider and what steps you need to take to prepare.

Part II:  How to Get In the Ready-State For Translating a Website

In this article, Vigdis discusses a five-step process to get in the ready-state for translating a website, how to overcome challenges facing companies that are new to web globalization and what's in store for the future on web globalization.

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Eriksen Translations Helps Women-Owned Businesses Build For Global Growth

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We are honored and excited to be collaborating with Eriksen Translations. They are supporting women-owned businesses by providing complimentary copies of Laurel's new book, "Exporting: The Definitive Guide to Selling Abroad Profitably," to attendees at the Women Presidents' Organization (WPO) 17th Annual Conference.

Delaney quotes Vigdis Eriksen, the founder and CEO of Eriksen Translations, in Chapter 15, "Web Design with the World in Mind," where she provides strategies for conveying cultural, linguistic, and business information to target audiences in a world that is becoming increasingly multicultural and multilingual. Vigdis Eriksen said, "To reach out to the world for business, your website should be flexible enough to adapt to other languages in the future. Build for global growth."

Read more about it:  Eriksen Translations Helps Women Business Owners Reach Their Audiences in the Global Marketplace

Both Laurel and Vigdis will be attending the conference in New Orleans (4/22-25) so look for them!  If you are not attending the conference, following them on Twitter is easy:  @LaurelDelaney @EriksenTrans and #WPOConf2014