Germany · Austria · Switzerland
You already ship to Germany. Now sell like you're local.
German-speaking shoppers buy from shops they trust: German copy, the right payment methods, clear delivery times. I help online brands get there, written by a native German speaker, not a translation app.
The German Market Check
A short, personal report on your shop. It shows what German, Austrian and Swiss buyers see today, and where they are likely to drop off.
Language
Is there a German version, and does it read like a real German shop or like a machine?
Payment
PayPal, buy now pay later, invoice, SEPA direct debit, and Twint for Switzerland. I check which ones your buyers expect, and which ones are missing.
Shipping
Are costs, delivery times, duties and returns to Germany, Austria and Switzerland clear before checkout?
Trust
German reviews, local trust signals, and the details that make a foreign shop feel safe to buy from.
Plus 2–3 sentences of your homepage rewritten in German, so you can see the difference. We also tell you which slogans should stay in English and which details German shoppers expect to see in German. Legal topics are flagged for review by a specialist; I don't give legal advice.
Shipping to Germany is not the same as selling there
Many shops already deliver to Germany, but lose the sale on the product page: foreign language, foreign currency, and a checkout without the payment methods German buyers prefer.
76%
of online shoppers prefer to buy products with information in their own language.
CSA Research, Can't Read, Won't Buy (2020), 8,709 consumers in 29 countries
40%
will never buy from websites in other languages.
CSA Research, Can't Read, Won't Buy (2020)
What changes on a product page
Same product, same shop. Left: what a German visitor typically sees after an auto-translate app. Right: localized for the German market.
What changed
Copy that reads native
"Zum Wagen hinzufügen" means "add to the car". Germans spot it instantly.
Euro price incl. VAT
No mental currency math, no surprise taxes at checkout.
Payment methods they use
Many German shoppers expect PayPal or paying by invoice, not just a credit card.
Clear delivery and returns
German buyers expect to know when it arrives and how to send it back.
Illustrative example with a fictional brand. Not a client reference.
Services and fixed prices
Clear packages, no hourly billing. Two revision rounds included.
Product page
from $89
One product page in native German. A low-risk way to test the quality: if you are not happy with it, you don't pay. Delivery in 1–3 business days.
Amazon.de listing
from $59
Title, bullet points, description and search terms written for German Amazon shoppers.
Starter website
from $329
Homepage plus up to 5 pages (about 3,000 words), including SEO titles and descriptions. 5–7 business days.
Full website
from $990
Your whole shop localized for German-speaking buyers, up to about 10,000 words.
Also available: German Meta ads, payment and shipping setup on Shopify or WooCommerce, and monthly support. Ask for a quote.
How it works
01
Free check
Send me your shop URL. You get a short report with the biggest gaps for German-speaking buyers.
02
Fixed quote
We agree on scope, tone (formal "Sie" or casual "du") and brand terms. You get one fixed price.
03
Delivery
You review a preview, request changes in two rounds, and receive the final German texts ready to publish.
Hi, I'm Jakob Wiorkowski
I'm a native German speaker and the founder of German Market Ready. My background is trade, logistics and performance marketing, so I look at your shop the way a German buyer does, and the way the people who ship, price and advertise it do.
You work directly with me. I reply within 24 hours.
Paid Social internship at an international digital agency
Meta and TikTok campaigns for large international brands with five-figure monthly budgets, plus market research, pitch preparation and client management.
Logistics at a German freight forwarder
End-to-end transport processes: buying and selling freight, preparing dispatch, invoicing and warehousing. Covered for the operations manager when he was away: main contact for customers and carriers, solving problems and handling insurance claims.
Wholesale and foreign trade training at a major German wholesaler
German vocational qualification in wholesale and foreign trade: procurement, sales, import and export, with hands-on warehouse work.
B.A. International Business
Taught in English, including study abroad at Kasetsart University in Bangkok.
Find out what German buyers see in your shop
Send me your shop URL. Your German Market Check is free and comes with no obligation. You get it by email within 48 hours.