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Multilingual translation and adaptation

Translate and adapt websites, brochures and product pages for new language markets, with human review.

Who buys it

Businesses selling to tourists, exporters and companies with multilingual customers.

What you deliver

  • Translated and adapted content
  • A glossary of fixed terms
  • Notes on cultural adjustments

How to deliver it, step by step

  1. Agree languages, scope and fixed terms.
  2. Translate with AI tools.
  3. Adapt examples, units and tone to the market.
  4. Have a native speaker review.
  5. Deliver with the glossary for future work.

Tools to start with

See alternatives in the AI tools directory.

Validate demand before selling

Offer the service to two or three businesses at a pilot price and measure the result before and after (time saved, calls, replies, sales). Use our guide Validate an AI business idea in 30 days.

How to charge

$0.04–0.10 per word, or $150–800 per project. Combine a one-time setup with a monthly plan when the service needs updates. Test your numbers in the financial simulator and read how to price an AI service.

Indicators to track

  • Corrections after native review
  • Time to publish
  • Traffic or sales from the new market

Common mistakes and risks

  • Publishing machine translation without review
  • Translating legal text without a professional
  • Ignoring local search terms

Starter prompt

Replace the [brackets] with your details and review every output before it reaches a client.

Translate this text into [LANGUAGE] for [AUDIENCE]. Follow this glossary: [GLOSSARY]. Keep brand and product names unchanged and flag any ambiguous passage for a native reviewer. Text: [TEXT]
Prices, budgets and timelines are indicative orders of magnitude for an international audience. Adjust them to your local market and check official sources before any decision. No income is promised.

Go further

Turn the idea into a business.

The Business Launch System helps you test it and set it up. The Self-Funding Client System helps you find clients. Both are fill-in Word systems.

Business Launch System cover: fill-in Word modules and illustrated quick-start guide