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offering to carolers in alaska is maple dipped donuts 23 brazilian folklore states that father christmas comes from greenland 22 in labrador canada turnips from the summer harvest are saved and given to children with a candle inside 21 in china the children await the arrival of dun che lao ren which translates to christmas old man 20 in the czech republic if a young girl puts a cherry twig in water on december 4th and it blossoms by christmas it is a sign that she will marry that year 19 in england folks enjoy mummering a tradition which became popular in the middle ages people called mummers put on masks and acted out festive plays 18 ethiopian christmas is celebrated on january 7th 17 in southern france a log is burned in people s homes from christmas eve until new years day 16 in germany the children believe in christkind a winged angel who flies to windowsills to drop off presents 15 some british children throw their letters to santa into the fireplace so they will float up and fly to the north pole if the letter burns they must re write it 14 christmas trees are unpopular in greece 13 in greenland christmas is organized and implemented by the man of the house the women spend their time relaxing and being taken care of by their husband 12 children in holland believe in sinterklaas whom lives in spain 11 naughty children in hungary beware if you are bad st nicholas companion will hit you with a twig 10 in ireland santa enjoys not milk and cookies but mince pies and guinness 9 in italy the children wait until epiphany january 6 for their presents 8 in pakistan 25 december is a public holiday it is however in memory of jinnah the founder of pakistan 7 in the philippines fireworks are extremely popular at christmas 6 in russia christmas is slowly being replaced by the festival of winter 5 in slovakia a traditional christmas dinner is sauerkraut soup and fish and potatoes salad 4 in syria children receive presents on new years day 3 the roman festival of saturnalia which culminated on december 25th was celebrated around the winter solstice and included feasting and gift giving 2 in sweden the christmas festivities begin on december 13 with st lucia s day which celebrates the patron saint of light 1 every year in italy during the festival of epiphany an old witch known as la befana walks through the village streets giving gifts to children comment below with your traditions any corrections comment below happy holidays from able translations spread the word tweet email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr print opens in new window print like loading tags christmas christmas traditions from around the world holidays winter permalink november 15 2012 by abletranslations leave a comment search engine optimization for international companies note today is the last day to enter our sweepstakes just like www facebook com abletranslationsen for a chance to win one of the 20 amazon com gift cards search engine optimization seo is hard enough as is throw in multiple languages and different locales and you re in for a real treat i m going to talk to you about seo for international companies but i m working on the assumption that you know what seo is and you have an seo strategy if you don t know what seo is check this out http www seomoz org beginners guide to seo it ll give you the basics what on earth is localization alright i feel comfortable making the assumption that you know what seo is but localization is a completely different story unless you work in a specific industry like the language services industry it s unlikely that you ve come across this term before so let s dive right in localization involves taking content written for one locale and tailoring it to meet the needs of another for example you have an online store that sells oh i don t know custom floor mats for cars so far you re dominating the canadian floor mat market and you see an opportunity to break into the japanese market to carve your niche you start adding your website to online japanese floor mat retailer directories six months pass and not a single order has come in from japan time to pack it up right wrong you need to localize so you hire a company to translate all of your text to japanese and you re off to the races make sure you adjust your website layout to account for an increase decrease in text some languages add up to 40 more characters per body of text update measurements currency and date format to fit with local customs update photos to feature places and people that represent your new market s culture this is just the start translating your text to the language of your market is only the first step in seo localization you need to do the exact same things you did for your english website seo let s review those steps and i ll explain the localization strategy link building you re going to have to build links that are relevant in your new market where does your new market look for your product directories blogs twitter facebook make sure you re there and speaking their language connect with social media influencers in your target locale keywording this is where you re definitely going to need a professional you can t just ask someone to translate keywords that are popular in your current location and expect them to be popular in a different country in canada we may search for social media marketing agencies but in a different country that string might be useless the prevailing term for social media marketing in a different country might be internet advertising companies in which case you haven t used any of those words i guess this is the perfect time to explain long tail and short tail keywords because this will be the most difficult part in some languages depending on the context the form of a word might change context sensitive spelling so a singular keyword planted throughout your content might be useless because people often search using long tailed strings website design and usability your website has to reflect the way users navigate your website look at other websites in your target locale and find best practices where do they prefer the menu do they use bread crumb links or navigation side bars do they mostly share using facebook or do they use twitter ultimately sharing your content will help you leaps and bounds so you need to set sharing features up in a way that your target market is most comfortable with this is just a taste of what you re in for when you decide to do seo localization if you have any questions visit spread the word tweet email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr print opens in new window print like loading permalink november 14 2012 by abletranslations leave a comment the world s worst interpreting advice note i just wanted to let you know that our sweepstakes is ending on friday you still have a couple more days to like us at www facebook com abletranslationsen and be entered into the draw i promise our facebook content is as awesome if not more awesome than our blog posts we have a ton of fun over there now onto the show it s hump day and to make it more palatable i decided some humor was in order i read a lot of advice blogs because quite frankly i m not good at a lot of things i need all the advice i can get i am however an expert in doing this wrong so heed this warning the following interpreting advice should not be used under any circumstance you have been warned tip 1 give the gist doctors lawyers and insurance brokers are often in a hurry time is money or so the saying goes do them a favor when interpreting for one of their clients only relay the gist of the conversation details are not as important as you may think example if a patient tells you i think i m having a heart attack and i can t breathe save the doctor the patient and yourself sometime by giving the gist i am not feeling well tip 2 always be late as an interpreter you don t want to look overeager arrive fashionably late not only will you look cool but it ll also give your clients some extra time to sit in awkward silence if you can arrive with latte in hand it s a signal to everyone that coffee was more important than being on time you re an interpreter rock star the only thing cooler than being late is tip 3 don t show up at all supply and demand this is basic economics people if demand is high and there is little supply you can charge a premium but don t wait until the scale tips naturally give it a nudge by giving the impression that you re too busy to take on new clients if they really want you they will cough up the extra dough tip 4 abt everyone has heard of the acronym abc always be closing it s a classic sales tip that reminds you that everything you do in sales is to put you in a position to close strike a deal abt is similar it stands for always be texting people love gadgets and with the iphone 5 recently debuting your clients will surely be impressed when they see your fingers a flyin across that remarkable device tip 5 fake it til you make it this is my last piece of advice to interpreters if you don t know the equivalent of the word in the target language make something up don t forget you re a professional if you skip a beat or have to pause to think of the word you ll look amateur besides neither of your clients will know that you switched a word after all you re the only one in the room that knows both languages there you go folks straight from the horse s mouth as a connoisseur of doing things poorly these must be the worst pieces of advice that i could give to interpreters now get out there and interpret spread the word tweet email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr print opens in new window print like loading permalink november 13 2012 by abletranslations leave a comment like us to be entered to win 1 of 5 20 amazon com gift cards hi friends i just wanted to let you know that our sweepstakes is ending on friday you still have a couple more days to like us at www facebook com abletranslationsen and be entered into the draw i promise our facebook content is as awesome if not more awesome than our blog posts we have a ton of fun over there spread the word tweet email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr print opens in new window print like loading permalink november 13 2012 by abletranslations leave a comment like us to be entered to win 1 of 5 20 amazon com gift cards hi friends i just wanted to let you know that our sweepstakes is ending on friday you still have a couple more days to like us at www facebook com abletranslationsen and be entered into the draw i promise our facebook content is as awesome if not more awesome than our blog posts we have a ton of fun over there spread the word tweet email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr print opens in new window print like loading permalink november 12 2012 by abletranslations 2 comments how to recover from a bad translation and come out on top quick note this is the final week to be eligible to be entered into the draw to win 1 of the 20 amazon com gift cards just like us at www facebook com abletranslationsen our facebook page if stuffed full of great stuff before he knew it phone calls were coming in droves he stopped checking his email because his inbox was becoming unmanageable how on earth was he going to explain this one to his boss john a copywriter at a well known advertising agency had just released or rather unleashed his latest ad for a major japanese electronics manufacturer and to his dismay and the dismay of many the ad featured some rather awkward read inappropriate copy it turns out the translation company he hired used machine translation and neglected to proof read as did john now john a relatively unknown copywriter is out of a job big deal the real damage done was to his client the japanese electronics manufacturer as the executives of the manufacturing facility sat in the boardroom trying to figure out how to bounce back after this pr nightmare they read this very article how to recover from a bad translation step 1 take a deep breath everything will be o k step 2 assess the damage assessing the damage is easily done thanks to social media if you re a high profile company and you ve made a booboo you can bet it s already on facebook twitter and the blogosphere do a keyword search for your blunder and see what comes up step 3 respond again thanks for social media you can respond quickly to those who have expressed concern over your for lack of a better phrase poor judgment apologize for the mistake as viral as your blunder went your apology will spread just as quickly step 3 turn a pr nightmare into a pr dream i know it may feel like it but this isn t the first time a company has released poorly translated adverts or more generally an embarrassing under thought out advertisement the most successful companies turn this bad press into a chance to do something fantastic think of a way to get the community involved could you have a contest that has people re caption the advertisement probably could you poke a little fun at yourself on youtube i ll bet you can be creative final thoughts in the age of social media everything you do is a chance for you to engage with your customers in years past you didn t have that option you made a terrible marketing decision you lived with it until someone else made a bigger mistake now you can get right in there apologize mend fences and have a little fun for more information on how to choose a language service provider that won t ever put you in this position visit www abletranslations com also check out this articles how to choose a language services provider three reasons to stay 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