Amazon Sellers Language Translation Made Simple
YLT Translations founder Yana on localizing Amazon listings for European marketplaces, and why copy that works in the US can actively hurt sales in Germany.
Steve Simonson
Show notes
Translator and former e-commerce COO Yana joins Steve from Belgrade to talk about what actually goes wrong when sellers try to expand into European Amazon marketplaces. Straight word-for-word translation isn't the problem; tone is.
She breaks down how German shoppers respond to plain, factual bullet points instead of the emotional sales pitch that works in the US, and why the German marketplace's high refund rate makes accurate listings especially important. A practical episode for any seller considering expansion into EU marketplaces.