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Choose the sellable scope first
Use operational rules such as collection, tag, vendor, product status, or market to decide what actually needs localization.
Ecommerce Translation by Product, Collection & Market
Choose the ecommerce content that matters for the next launch or update. Define a focused translation scope, review the estimated work, and expand coverage as the store needs it.
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AI Translator
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Cost Control
If the current pain looks more like "The catalog is too large to translate indiscriminately; Many products are not active or not sold in the target market", this workflow is designed to turn those scattered signals into one repeatable operating sequence. It moves through Choose the sellable scope first -> Translate only the relevant catalog slice -> Expand coverage strategically over time so different team members are not improvising the same job in different ways.
By the end, the team should have deliverables such as A narrower, more valuable translation scope, Lower wasted translation spend and use them to drive outcomes like Reduce unnecessary translation cost, Improve localization coverage on priority products, Make large-catalog localization more manageable.
How it works
See how this workflow runs from signal to action so the team can actually reach the intended outcome.
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Translate only the relevant catalog slice
Send the chosen subset through Ciwi instead of treating the entire catalog as equally important.
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Expand coverage strategically over time
Add more products and markets when they become relevant instead of paying the full localization cost upfront.
Related product and workflows
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AI Translator
An AI translation tool for Shopify ecommerce websites, with glossary control and workflows for keeping multilingual storefront content up to date.
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Recover Shopify translations after switching apps
Back up translations and check display issues before migrating a small batch.
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Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
Is this only about saving money?
No. It is also about getting the right products localized sooner, instead of delaying everything behind an unrealistic full-catalog project.
Why make selective scope a separate use case?
Because for large merchants, the biggest barrier is often not translation quality. It is the cost and operational weight of translating far too much content at once.