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The Only App Localization Tutorial You Will Ever Need

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​<strong>The</strong> <strong>Only</strong> <strong>App</strong> <strong>Localization</strong> <strong>Tutorial</strong> <strong>You</strong> <strong>Will</strong> <strong>Ever</strong> <strong>Need</strong><br />

● Keywords. This is a good example of where localization may indeed go further than just<br />

translation. <strong>The</strong> keywords that work for you in your home market may do nothing for you<br />

in your localized market, even if they are properly translated. <strong>You</strong> are likely to do better<br />

by starting directly from the localization market instead, for example, by using an SEO<br />

professional in that market, and find out what local keywords are of most interest to your<br />

customers.<br />

Other aspects, according to the app store in question, may include uploading information about<br />

availability of a localized version to a news section, and adding localized versions of screenshots<br />

of your app (otherwise your home market screenshots are likely to display by default.)<br />

Now <strong>You</strong> Can Start <strong>The</strong> <strong>App</strong> <strong>Localization</strong> Loop Again<br />

With this tutorial (“the only app localization ​overview tutorial you will ever need”), you now<br />

know how to go through the process from one end to the other. With your first successful<br />

localization underway, you can then apply the same steps again for the next one.<br />

Some of the initial work can be reused or does not have to be redone, especially in the area of<br />

app internationalization. Life should be easier for developers, thanks to a good “internationalize<br />

once, localize many” strategy. Marketing and product management will still need to assess new<br />

opportunities for sales potential, competition, and any other relevant business factors.<br />

However, even here there may be chances to leverage work already done from one market to<br />

reduce efforts in another, for example, when only minor cultural differences exist between two<br />

countries or locales using the same base language.<br />

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