diff --git a/app/helpers/profiles_helper.rb b/app/helpers/profiles_helper.rb
index 41ac2a2d1..941c8058e 100644
--- a/app/helpers/profiles_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/profiles_helper.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module ProfilesHelper
             else
               field
             end
-    content_tag(:span, field.to_s.titleize, :class => klass)
+    content_tag(:span, t(".profile_fields.#{field.to_s}"), :class => klass)
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/app/views/users/getting_started.html.haml b/app/views/users/getting_started.html.haml
index 6d2021e16..6f20e56b1 100644
--- a/app/views/users/getting_started.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/users/getting_started.html.haml
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
           #getting_started_profile_photo
             = person_image_link(current_user.person, :size => :thumb_medium)
           %h4
-            Fill Out Your Profile
+            = t(".fill_out_your_profile")
           %p
-            Description of why you'd want to do this (or checks like g+)
+            = t(".profile_description")
           .span-8.fields
             - [:full_name, :image_url, :birthday, :gender, :bio, :location, :tag_string].each do |attr|
               .span-4.last
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
             2
         .content
           %h4
-            Connect to your other social networks
+            = t('.connect_to_your_other_social_networks')
         #getting_started_service_icons
           - AppConfig.configured_services.each do |service|
             - unless current_user.services.any?{|x| x.provider == service}
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
             3
         .content
           %h4
-            Connect with people
+            = t(".connect_with_people")
 
           #diaspora_hq_pane
             - person = Person.first
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
             4
         .content
           %h4
-            Follow your interests
+            = t(".follow_your_interests")
 
           %p
             popular/curated tags?  person's tags?
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
             5
         .content
           %h4
-            Connect to
+            = t(".connect_to")
             = link_to "Cubbi.es", "http://cubbi.es/"
           %p
             = t('tokens.show.what_is_cubbies')
diff --git a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
index 02334a613..15f8eb55f 100644
--- a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
@@ -786,6 +786,23 @@ en:
       skip: "skip getting started"
       save_and_continue: "Save and continue"
       could_not_find_anyone: "Could not find any friends on Diaspora*. Use the friend finder to invite them."
+
+      fill_out_your_profile: "Fill Out Your Profile"
+      profile_description: "Description of why you'd want to do this"
+      connect_to_your_other_social_networks: "Connect to your other social networks"
+      connect_with_people: "Connect with people"
+      follow_your_interests: "Follow your interests"
+      connect_to: "Connect to"
+
+      profile_fields:
+        name: "Name"
+        birthday: "Birthday"
+        bio: "Bio"
+        tags: "Tags"
+        photo: "Photo"
+        gender: "Gender"
+        location: "Location"
+
       step_3:
         finish: "Finish"
         people_already_on_diaspora: "People already on Diaspora"