Customer service capabilities of the Altavista Spanish translator

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The Altavista Spanish translator can be used as a customer service tool for your business. Because the global online audience is, well, global, there are loads and loads of people out there that are interested in the content on your web page, but can't access it because it's in a language that they don't read or understand.

By using the online Spanish translation tools provided by companies like Altavista/Yahoo, you can increase the number of visitors you get to your site, and as most marketers know, it usually follows that the more traffic you have to your site, the more money you'll be able to earn.

There are lots of different ways that businesses can improve their bottom line, and a lot of those ways depend on the interaction you have with your customers, or in the case of your website, the experience you provide for your visitors. This type of customer service is extremely important, because because you want to connect with your customers, and make them feel that you are really interested in what needs they have.

The translation industry is no different. Translation clients have needs, and these needs are different depending on who the client is and what kind of translation services they are looking for.

Sometimes, translators tend to think that all potential translation clients need complete translation services provided by a professional translator. However, it doesn't always follow that a client looking for translation work needs to hire a certified translator.

That being said, such clients might be better served by some of the free translation services out there, as these services will provide them what they need. One of these services is the Altavista Spanish translator (now known as the Yahoo! Babel Fish translator).

Altavista Spanish Translator

1) Translate any text or pages

The first Yahoo/Altavista Spanish translator tool that you can add is a small box where you can do one of two things. Your visitor can either type or paste in text that he or she wants translated, or instead of putting in text, can put in a web address of a page to be translated. There are a ton of different language options to choose from, which really makes it convenient for your visitors to get at least an idea of what your page or site is really about.

Of course this can in no way replace the work of a professional translator, but as I mentioned earlier, sometimes a person might not necessarily need a full-fledged translator translating every single page of a website.

The second tool that the Babelfish Spanish translator provides for free is a button that you can put on your website that allows your website visitors to automatically translate your webpage into Spanish (or another language).

This is different than the previous tool in that there is no text box to write in what your visitor wants translated. This tool is geared more towards a person visiting your site that wants to see the content in a language other than the original.

Say your site is in English. Well, maybe a certain visitor knows just enough English to understand that he or she finds value in your web content, but maybe he or she hasn't mastered English enough to be able to understand more in depth what your page is about. This tool will allow them to quickly and easily have your page translated into a language of their choosing, thus giving them a better feel of what your page is about.

Again, it doesn't replace the work of a professional translator, but it can act as a first step for getting your work out there to audiences that might not ever see your content except through an online translation tool.

If you'd like to deploy one or both of these tools on your website, remember that you can add them for free. Just visit the Altavista Translation website.

While these are neat little tools that can provide some good customer service to your visitors, it's important to let them know that there are limitations to these types of online translators. Also, that if they need a professional translation, then they should contact you as a professional translator. While these Altavista Spanish translator tools can provide simple translations, they are no substitute for professional translation services.

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