Is it worth maintaining a multilingual website? Yes, in any case. Because with multilingual websites, you reach more people. Read this blog post to find out what hurdles you might encounter, how you can overcome them, and what tools can help you.
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My first time with a hairdresser in the USA was digital
Ihad to go to the hairdresser. My last visit to the hairdresser in Switzerland was in January. It was hard for me to find a new hairdresser here in the USA, after all I have been going to Coiffeur Ebneter in Goldach for years, where they know me, my hair and my preferences.
Write better in 7 steps
There are people who write for themselves in a quiet chamber. Or just for the family and closest friends. But there are others as well: People who want to reach as many readers as possible. If you belong to this second group, these 7 tips will help you write.
Do you charge hourly or by project?
Iam self-employed and sell my services and knowledge. In the past I billed many services on an hourly basis. But an experience as a client made me rethink. It is better for both sides to charge by project rather than hourly. Why?
Language connects, language excludes
Ionly learned German in kindergarten. Before, I spoke Cantonese only with my parents and siblings at home. I was the youngest of four children, the baby of the family, who surprised my parents and siblings with creative word creations. Nobody understood me in kindergarten. And so, together with the other Secondos from Italy and Spain, I attended the German lessons. I was the exotic one among the foreign children.
Automatic transcriptions: I tested these apps
Video and audio content is popular. Transcripts and subtitles are needed to make the content accessible to search engines and people with disabilities. Depending on the requirements of my customers and the language and quality of the recordings, I mostly create transcripts and subtitles manually. But there are also some tools that make my work much easier.
Social Media Reboot
Something changed in me and for me and my environment on January 25, 2017. I remember the day before everything changed. I was in a writing workshop, took part in a New Year’s aperitif in the evening, bought the most comfortable winter bootees with wedge heels that my feet ever wore. I drove home. Tired, but satisfied.
Accessibility: definition, disabilities and guidelines
Web accessibility means that websites and applications can be used by everyone, regardless of age or disability. I first heard about Web Accessibility almost ten years ago, and I still encounter prejudice today. Many people still think that accessible websites cannot be implemented in practice, are far too expensive and only serve a minority anyway.
WCAG 2.1: What’s new? – Part 1
WCAG 2.1 was published in June 2018. These are supplements to the existing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines WCAG 2.0. 17 new success criteria supplement the existing ones – what do they mean for your website?
WCAG 2.1: What’s new? – Part 2
In the last blog post “WCAG 2.1: What’s new? – Part 1” I introduced some of the new WCAG success criteria. Here follows the second part.