As the end of the school year approaches, students everywhere are getting ready for graduation. Whether they’re finishing college, high school or just math class, many students are capping off their work with beautiful digital portfolios.
Online publishing offers a smart choice for students and anyone planning to present their work on the web. In this article we will reveal why digital publishing is perfect for portfolios!
PRESENTATION ALL-STAR
For school final projects, like this Guide to Marketing for the Performing Arts, digital publishing takes the worry out of presentations.
Keep your audience focused on your ideas by choosing the streamlined Slide mode. Then when it’s time to present, your portfolio’s shareable link means it’s accessible online from any device. Say goodbye to lost USB keys, forgotten passwords or unreadable files! Plus, your publications load fast on Calaméo. They’re ready to go in under a second, even on mobile 4G networks.
PUBLISHED TO IMPRESS
Just because your digital portfolios are online doesn’t mean you have to give up sharp visuals. For example, take a look at this polished interior design and architecture portfolio.
Our innovative conversion technology handles a wide variety of file types with ease. Even files up to 500 MB are transformed into superb digital publications, with high-quality images, crystal-clear text and fun flipbook effect. And did we mention our in-text search feature? It’s built in, so potential employers can use the search bar to find the right information faster.
TOP MARKS IN SEARCH
Speaking of search, there’s a lot to applaud about this design and project management portfolio:
The publisher has included links to her professional profiles so that readers browsing her work can click to learn more. In addition, she’s organized other materials by publishing them on her Calaméo account page, too. That’s a brilliant strategy for helping more people find your work.
Thanks to online publishing, digital portfolios will not only stand out but also do more to increase your visibility on the web. More great features like private publications, easy embeds and advanced statistics make Calaméo the right tool for putting your work out there.
Hats off to all of our creative users publishing digital portfolios this graduation season!
Did you know it’s now easier than ever to get creative by customizing our viewer? Our Elements feature lets you upload your own logo, background and viewer design directly to your Calaméo account. To try it out for free, request your two-week PLATINUM Demo now!
Publishing your digital materials in different languages can be a rewarding strategy—and sometimes a headache to get right. From translating an entire website to translating social media posts, details matter when managing multilingual content. Since we work in seven languages here at Calaméo, today we’re sharing our best tips for managing multilanguage digital publications.
Set a realistic schedule
First things first: it’s easier to start small with multilingual content than it is to translate every single word you publish. Before beginning to plan, you should know which new language(s) you’ll be using and the audience that you’ll be targeting. For example, imagine your product catalogs are not yet available in the language of a fast-growing market. Providing a translated catalog for users to browse may benefit your online sales.
Once you know which content needs translation, you can update your production schedule. Remember that creating multilingual content requires time and resources! You’ll need to budget time to translate your content, as well as format and publish each version. If you work with outside translation services, request an estimate of time and cost to help stay on track.
Keep content organized
Next, choose the best tools to share your multilingual content. If you’re translating pages of your website, research how your CMS handles different language options. For more substantial content like tutorials, white papers and brochures, our platform makes creating beautiful multilanguage digital publications simple. You can upload PDFs, Powerpoints and more to your account in just seconds.
💡 TIP: Have lots of different languages to get online? Our advanced conversion technology accepts batch uploads of up to 10 files at a time.
Then, think about how you’d like to present your multilingual publications. Group them either by the type of content, like magazines and e-books, or by language. Thanks to the Folders feature on Calaméo, you can easily organize multilanguage digital publications according to your needs. Share a Folder directly with your audience, or embed a convenient Library Widget in your website for viewers to explore.
Update search basics
So your content is translated, formatted, uploaded and organized online—whew! But if you haven’t thought about search, don’t start celebrating just yet. Taking a few minutes to improve the SEO of your multilanguage digital publications gives them greater visibility in the future and can help you meet your goals.
Fortunately, publishing your multilingual content with Calaméo means that you’re already a step ahead. That’s because in any language, all non-private publications are automatically indexed for search engines. By entering a title and description, you can associate your publication with relevant keywords in its language and make it easier for your target audience to find via search.
Consider the context
To publish successful multilingual content, you need to do more than copy and paste. In addition to careful strategy and organization, attention to detail within the overall context creates a seamless reading experience for your audience. A wonderfully produced prospectus in Spanish works best when presented in a Spanish-language publication viewer. Not only is this consistency a must for good UX, it’s also a snap to achieve with the right digital publishing solution.
Our viewer is fully translated and ready for you to use in any of the Calaméo platform’s seven available languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portugese, German and Russian. When you share a link to one of your multilanguage digital publications, the viewer will automatically adapt to the reader’s browser. However, you can add a simple URL parameter to guarantee a specific viewer language:
Although we’re proud of our multilingual platform, we know that our users publish in dozens of different languages every day. As a result, we work hard to offer options like RTL reading mode that make managing multilanguage digital publications smoother. But if there’s something missing to make your translated content really shine, you can add it to our viewer by creating a custom theme.
For example, custom themes allow you to control the tooltip text that labels different buttons in the viewer. That means you can translate the publication viewer into the language of your choice with only a few lines of code, as the tutorial below shows:
Plus, our Elements feature has everything you need to whip up themes in multiple languages built right in to your Calaméo account.
Managing multilanguage digital publications often requires a bigger investment of time and energy than publishing content in just one language. With these tips, you should be ready to tackle translations and enjoy the benefits of a more direct relationship with your audience. Bon courage !
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If you want to share your content with a wide audience and build reader loyalty, discover how Calaméo can transform your publications into interactive, engaging reading experiences. Calaméo offers publishing and press professionals an innovative solution for online publishing, enriching and tracking the results of their content. Find out now how you can harness the full potential of Calaméo to optimize your publications and build audience loyalty in the publishing and press industries.
White-label publishing
White-label publishing with Calaméo enables publishers to retain their visual identity while offering their audience an optimal reading experience. Personalized publications are a major asset for reinforcing brand recognition and offering visual continuity that reassures readers and builds loyalty. What’s more, Calaméo enables you to publish your work without any advertising, guaranteeing a pure, distraction-free reading experience for your readers. With Calaméo, publications can be integrated directly into the publisher’s site, offering a fluid, consistent experience.
Enrich your publications
Calaméo enables you to enrich your publications in an interactive and engaging way. Editors can integrate videos, interactive links, polls and much more, transforming a simple read into a captivating multimedia experience. This type of enriched content captures readers’ attention and increases the time spent on each publication, which is crucial to maintaining a loyal and engaged readership.
Protect and enhance your content
Content protection is a major concern for publishers. Calaméo offers robust protection solutions to ensure that your content remains secure. With our private publishing option and subscriber functionality, publishers can ensure that their content is not used without authorization. What’s more, publishers have control over whether or not downloads and printing of their publications are enabled, offering additional protection tailored to their specific needs.
Track the performance of your publications
Calaméo offers powerful analysis tools for tracking the performance of your publications in real time. Publishers can access detailed data on reader behavior, such as number of views, reading time, most viewed pages, and much more. This information is essential for adjusting content strategies and optimizing reader engagement. By better understanding their audiences, publishers can create more targeted and effective publications.
Take action now
Our case study explores Calaméo’s must-have features for publishers, such as the ability to integrate Embedly or YouTube, for example. Use these tools to personalize your publications and offer your audience a unique reading experience.
See our case study for a step-by-step guide on how to use Calaméo to optimize your publications, engage your readers and build audience loyalty in the publishing and press industries.
