Content localization into 10 languages
slug and structure held, voice adapted per market
Machine-translated content with nobody checking it reads obviously foreign and quietly damages trust in every market it touches. We localize into up to 10 languages the same way we built this very site: structure and slugs held exactly for SEO, voice and idiom adapted per market with a native reviewer, not a translation tool left unsupervised.
Where the money leaks today
Content pushed through a translation tool and published without native review reads subtly wrong in ways a non-native speaker on your team will not catch but a local customer will notice immediately, word choice that is technically correct but never actually used that way, currency and date formats left in the source market’s convention, idioms that make no sense translated literally.
The second leak is inconsistent slugs and structure across languages, which breaks hreflang signals search engines rely on to show the right language version to the right searcher, quietly costing international SEO performance that a brand assumes it already has.
The third leak is translating brand elements that should stay fixed, a tagline, a product name, a motto, which either loses its intended meaning or simply looks like a mistake once rendered in another language without the nuance that made it work in the original.
What we do
We hold slug, structure and hreflang consistent across every language version, exactly how we built this site ourselves across 10 languages, since that consistency is what lets search engines serve the right version to the right searcher. Translation runs through AI for speed, then a native speaker per language reviews and adjusts for idiom, tone and anything that reads technically correct but unnatural.
Local formatting, currency, date formats, quotation marks, follows each language’s actual convention rather than a copy-paste of the source market’s rules, and we respect brand elements that should never translate, keeping taglines and product names fixed where that is the right call for the brand.
A QA pass checks parity across every language, flagging broken links, missing sections or inconsistencies between versions before anything goes live.
What we need from you
Finalized source content before translation starts, since translating a document still being edited wastes review cycles on both sides. Where you have one, a native speaker on your team available for a final brand-sensitivity check, particularly on taglines, slogans or anything culturally specific.
How we measure
A parity report per language showing what is translated and reviewed, any QA issues caught and fixed, and specific notes on anything adapted rather than translated literally, so you understand exactly what changed and why in each market version.
Price and timeline
| Launch or audit | Monthly management | Full control, handover to your team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | from $800 | from $1,500 / month | from $2,500 |
| What’s included | One new language: translation, native review, QA | Ongoing updates kept in sync across all languages, monthly QA | Translation workflow and native reviewer network handed to your team |
| Timeline | 1 to 3 weeks | monthly, no lock-in | 2 to 3 weeks to hand off |
Related
Pair localization with content for LINE OA for Thailand-specific messenger content, and with content audits if existing translated content needs a review pass first. See SEO and content for the technical multilingual SEO work and the translation and localisation of catalogs automation for how we scale this on product data too. Real proof: a real estate site in Montenegro delivered in five languages, and this site itself, built in 10 languages with hreflang and native review.
Expanding into a new market and worried the translation will read like one? Get in touch with your source content and target languages.
FAQ
How much does localization cost?
From $800 per language for a standard set of pages, including AI-assisted translation, native review and formatting adaptation. Cost scales with page volume and how specialized the subject matter is.
How long does localization take?
1 to 3 weeks per language depending on volume, since native review is a real step, not a formality, and specialized content takes longer to check properly than general pages.
What budget should we plan for?
A single new language starts at $800 for a standard page set. Localizing into all 10 languages we commonly work in is quoted as a package, which is more efficient per language than one-off requests.
What do you need from us?
The source content finalized before translation starts, since translating a moving target wastes review time, and, where possible, a native speaker on your side available for a final sanity check on anything brand-sensitive.
How do you report on localization quality?
A parity report per language: what is translated, what is pending, and any broken links or formatting issues caught in QA, plus a note on anything we flagged as culturally adjusted rather than literally translated.