{"id":3884,"date":"2025-10-02T15:30:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T13:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geekypen.com\/?page_id=3884"},"modified":"2025-10-20T12:27:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T10:27:42","slug":"5-golden-tips-to-prepare-for-localization","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.geekypen.com\/fr\/5-golden-tips-to-prepare-for-localization\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Golden Tips to Prepare for Localization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Top Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(243,243,243,0) 0%|rgba(243, 243, 243, 1) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.geekypen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-08-at-4.13.51-PM.png&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat-x&#8221; 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Now his translation ended up costing him 30% more than what he would have paid if he had done his due diligence.<span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Don&#8217;t be like Bob. 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