diff --git a/messages/en.json b/messages/en.json
index 739326e..d4a4ede 100644
--- a/messages/en.json
+++ b/messages/en.json
@@ -247,7 +247,10 @@
       "contactInfo": "Contact info",
       "tags": "Tags",
       "notes": "Notes",
-      "deals": "Deals"
+      "deals": "Deals",
+      "noTags": "No tags",
+      "noDeals": "No deals",
+      "addNotePlaceholder": "Add a note..."
     }
   },
   "Contacts": {
@@ -333,7 +336,10 @@
         "activity": "Activity",
         "notes": "Notes",
         "custom": "Custom Fields",
-        "deals": "Deals"
+        "deals": "Deals",
+      "noTags": "No tags",
+      "noDeals": "No deals",
+      "addNotePlaceholder": "Add a note..."
       },
       "actions": {
         "edit": "Edit",
diff --git a/src/components/inbox/contact-sidebar.tsx b/src/components/inbox/contact-sidebar.tsx
index 8249839..4db0cfe 100644
--- a/src/components/inbox/contact-sidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/inbox/contact-sidebar.tsx
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ export function ContactSidebar({ contact }: ContactSidebarProps) {
             </div>
             <div className="mt-2 flex flex-wrap gap-1">
               {tags.length === 0 ? (
-                <p className="px-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">No tags</p>
+                <p className="px-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">{tSidebar("noTags")}</p>
               ) : (
                 tags.map((tag) => (
                   <span
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ export function ContactSidebar({ contact }: ContactSidebarProps) {
             </div>
             <div className="mt-2 space-y-2">
               {deals.length === 0 ? (
-                <p className="px-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">No deals</p>
+                <p className="px-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">{tSidebar("noDeals")}</p>
               ) : (
                 deals.map((deal) => (
                   <div
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ export function ContactSidebar({ contact }: ContactSidebarProps) {
                 <textarea
                   value={newNote}
                   onChange={(e) => setNewNote(e.target.value)}
-                  placeholder="Add a note..."
+                  placeholder={tSidebar("addNotePlaceholder")}
                   rows={2}
                   className="flex-1 resize-none rounded-lg border border-border bg-muted px-3 py-2 text-xs text-foreground placeholder-muted-foreground outline-none focus:border-primary/50"
                 />