Multilingual “Lite”: How to include other-language content on your website
When you can't commit to the work & expense of a fully multilingual site, but have some other-language content to share, we have some ideas.
Christina Blust
Christina Blust is a designer, developer, and one half of Blustery Day Design. An active supporter of open knowledge, creating things and giving back, Christina may be found writing Wikipedia articles for historically excluded groups, knitting a sock, or hanging out with her husband and daughter. She is also a singer-songwriter and recording artist who has performed officially at SXSW (three times) and who boldly decided to play the accordion despite her deep lack of arm strength.
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