we used rails' l18n gem and started with two languages -- just in order to setup the app in a way that allows easy localizations we hired people from various m

we used rails' l18n gem and started with two languages -- just in order to setup the app in a way that allows easy localizations we hired people from various market places. time and cost depend but you pay for a smaller site between 50 and 200$ und it takes 1-2 days.