Language services - New specialized directory Lingoproz.co.za
Cape Town, 20 January. At last, a long overdue solution to bridging the language barrier on the African continent is about to launch: a new online start-up plans to address obstacles created by multilingualism with a specialized directory and search tool. Lingoproz today revealed its ambitious goal of becoming the region's biggest source of language services.
Lingoproz pointed out the crucial role attached to language services, facilitating communication and thus development in all areas ranging from industry to trade, tourism, education, and beyond. Translation, interpretation and language teaching contribute to growth and success in every field, but also to bridging divides and deciphering cultural diversity. South Africa alone challenges both organisations and individuals with eleven official and eight non-official national languages.
The upcoming FIFA World Cup 2010 further underpins the need to cater for multi-lingual communication, not only for football fans and the media, but also for the broad range of enterprises involved in this global event. Yet despite the importance attached to language services, this part of the African economy has so far been underrepresented on the Internet, making it difficult to find help when the need arises.
Lingoproz.co.za aims to offer a simple, yet effective solution. The platform's search makes even very specific services easy to find and is enhanced with an efficient tool that allows making contact with a shortlist of providers with just one click. At the same time, the specialized directory is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for experts in the linguistics field to attract new business. Joining the pool and adding services is a time- and cost-efficient way of directly targeting the market without wastage. Language professionals must no longer worry about advertising, but can focus on what they do best – providing top-quality language services.
The website has been designed straightforward and simple to promote user-friendliness and efficiency. The categories include services for more than 50 languages with plans to extend the list soon. Likewise, the focus will be on the future expansion of the types of services offered and regions served. Extra features such as a feedback function promote transparency and the quality of services.
The search as well as the membership with the site are free, and languages professionals such as translators, interpreters and trainers are invited to make use of a free trial of direct enquiries from potential clients. Lingoproz emphasise that they will maintain the site as a cost-efficient tool in the future, for the benefit of both language customers and service providers, ultimately allowing the company to realise its long-term vision of facilitating global communication and connecting Africa with the rest of the world.
http://www.lingoproz.co.za
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