The Nimdzi Lessons in Localization series highlights the largest, the most innovative, the up-and-coming, and the most successful globalization programs in the world.
A lesson by Martin Hickey.
About Trustpilot
Founded in 2007, Trustpilot is an online review platform where consumers can share reviews about businesses from which they’ve acquired a product or service. Trustpilot reviews help consumers shop with confidence while delivering insights to businesses so they can improve the experiences they offer. Trustpilot’s mission is to create an independent currency of trust while bringing consumers and businesses closer together.
With 120M+ reviews along with a ranking in the top one percent of most popular websites by Alexa, Trustpilot is one of the leading digital review platforms in the world.
For this Lesson in Localization, Nimdzi spoke with Ida Giersing, Head of Localization & Copywriting at Trustpilot.
TL;DR
Maintaining the personal feel in language guides the team’s processes (a typo is more human than grammatically correct machine translation)
Direct relationships with their vendors lead to higher quality content
A centralized localization program puts the team in a unique position to have visibility into all content created
Less focus on traditional KPIs like error counts and LQA scores and more focus on giving linguists ownership over the end-user experience in their locale
Fast facts:
Included in this Lesson in Localization
- Localization at Trustpilot: an overview
- Culture
- Organization
- Languages
- Project and process management
- Supply chain
- Quality control
- Technology
- Interesting initiatives
This has been a preview. The full report can be accessed online by Nimdzi Partners.
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Special thanks to Ida Giersing, Head of Localization & Copywriting at Trustpilot. for sharing a valuable lesson in localization.
This Lesson in Localization was prepared by Nimdzi's Localization Researcher, Martin Hickey. If you wish to learn more, reach out to Martin at [email protected].
