How to Translate your Website from English to Spanish

Hispanics tend to prefer online content in English and in Spanish. With their homeland so near the United States, U.S Hispanics hold on to their heritage including their language.  Translating website to Spanish will have the benefit of engaging this audience. There are a lot of translation services out there. However, I am surprised on how well Google translator has improved over the years giving you almost perfect English-Spanish translations. Translate website

Let’s run the text you just read through a Google translator to illustrate my point.

How to Use Google Translator to Translate Website

Step 1. Accessing Google translator is as easy as visiting Google.com and entering the term “google translate” into the search bar. using google translator

Step 2: Enter your English text on the left word box named “Enter Text.” Google will detect that it is English.

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Step 3: Click on the upper left portion of the right text box and click on the drop down language option and set to “Spanish.” That’s it. Google translates the text to Spanish.Using Google Translator

Correcting Google Translator Mistakes

Google Translator is not always perfect. For example, in the above text, it translates a phrase into a translation that is too casual and not appropriate for a business setting: “There are a lot of resources” to “Hay un monton de serviciós.”

To assure that your translations are appropriate and effective, make sure to contact us at digitalhmarketing.com

 

 


 

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