What does website maintenance cost?
Separate hosting, maintenance and content changes when comparing ongoing website costs.
Building a multilingual website
A useful language version needs its own content, navigation and working customer journey.
Start with the audience
Identify the countries and languages you actually serve. List the services, pages and contact options visitors need. Decide who can answer enquiries in each language before inviting them to contact you.
Give every language a complete journey
Translate headings, navigation, form labels, error messages and confirmation pages. Review terminology with someone who knows your business and the target language. A translated homepage with Dutch booking instructions leaves an unfinished journey.
Connect the language versions
Use separate language URLs and matching titles and descriptions. Link equivalent pages so switching language preserves the subject. Google documents hreflang for connecting localized versions; it does not guarantee a ranking or traffic level.
Agree the scope and maintenance
MAAS multilingual projects start at €5,750 excluding VAT; the actual proposal depends on pages, languages and functionality. Agree translation ownership, testing and future updates. A new service or changed price should be reviewed in every language before publication.
How could this work for your business?
Email the task you would like to improve and the software you use. Receive a personal response about a suitable first step; you do not need to choose a pilot yet.
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