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Nick Schäferhoff

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Bad Chinese Translations Explained: 10 Reasons Why They Happen

By Nick Schäferhoff
Last Updated: August 12th, 2024

Bad translations from and to Chinese are popular staples of online lists about translation fails. You can find countless of them on the Internet, most often containing images of public signs and menus from China. And, admittedly, some of them are pretty funny. However, instead of merely stopping at “Haha, this is amusing” and moving […]

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Local SEO Tips & Strategies: How to Ace Local SEO in WordPress

By Nick Schäferhoff
Last Updated: August 12th, 2024

In this post, we are collecting some essential tips for mastering local SEO. Local optimization for search engines is especially important for business owners, specifically those who run brick-and-mortar stores in addition to their website or have multiple locations in different areas. It lets you earn organic traffic from consumers in your vicinity, rather than […]

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How to Create Your Own Language in 7 Steps (+ Fun Tips & Tools)

By Nick Schäferhoff
Last Updated: March 21st, 2024

If you could create your own language, what would it sound like? What rules would govern it? How would it be different from other, existing languages? These are interesting questions, aren’t they? We usually think of language as something that already exists and that we choose to or are forced to learn, not something we […]

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Hreflang and Canonical Tags: The Only Guide You’ll Ever Need

By Nick Schäferhoff
Last Updated: March 7th, 2024

Hreflang tags and canonical tags are indicators for Google and other search engines for which web pages to index and show to certain searchers. They are both important factors for multilingual SEO. However, the two types of tags have different functions. That’s why it’s important not to confuse them or use them interchangeably. Otherwise, it […]

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How to Translate a German Website to English (2 Easy Ways!)

By Nick Schäferhoff
Last Updated: January 17th, 2024

In this article, we want to talk about different ways to translate a German website to English. We will concentrate on two different angles for that. For one, we will show you how you can translate any German website you encounter on the web into English. At the same time, and more importantly, we also […]

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Worst Translation Fails & Mistranslations: 20+ Hilarious Examples

By Nick Schäferhoff
Last Updated: December 21st, 2023

Translation fails and mistranslations are probably as old as language itself. Ever since humans started speaking have we likely begun misunderstanding each other. Very often, these mishaps are harmless. However, they can also be quite funny and, in certain contexts, even have serious consequences. To shine a light on these instances, in this post, we […]

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14 Best AI Translation Tools & Online Translators to Use Right Now

By Nick Schäferhoff
Last Updated: September 5th, 2024

Like many other areas of life, translation is one where artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly plays a role. Most machine translation tools online are working on integrating their offers with AI or have already done so. And these translator tools and services promise to revolutionize the way translation works, making it faster and cheaper while preserving […]

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5 Hardest Languages to Translate (And What Makes them Difficult)

By Nick Schäferhoff
Last Updated: April 25th, 2024

The hardest language to translate always seems to be the one you are currently struggling with. However, some languages are indeed objectively tougher to convert to and from, even if you are fluent in both the source and target language. This can create some quite practical problems. Whether you are trying to translate your homepage, […]

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Translation Outsourcing: Your Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide

By Nick Schäferhoff
Last Updated: November 9th, 2023

Outsourcing your translation needs to a professional language provider can make a lot of sense. Not every business or website has the means or personnel to do their own in-house localization. In that case, hiring a company who specializes in this kind of work is a great way to bridge that gap. If this is […]

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18 Common Problems with Translation (That You Should Know About)

By Nick Schäferhoff
Last Updated: November 16th, 2023

Translating, whether it’s your website or something else, is rarely simply about converting text word for word into another language. There are a number of problems you can run into with the translation process. Being prepared for this can make it easier to avoid certain pitfalls. For that reason, in this article, we will take […]

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