© Laurel J. Delaney  2016

Laurel J. Delaney, Exporting, 10.1007/978-1-4842-2193-8_15

15. Web Design with the World in Mind

Laurel J. Delaney

(1)Ste LL, Chicago, Illinois, USA

A global gateway is the initial point of contact between your website and the world—it is, in effect, a web user’s first impression. And as the old saying goes: You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. To truly welcome visitors to your website, you’ll need a welcoming global gateway.

—John Yunker , cofounder, Byte Level Research i

A decade from now, I would predict, everyone reading this article will be able to converse in dozens of foreign languages, eliminating the very concept of a language barrier.

—Alex Ross , author of “The Industries of the Future” ...

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