Translations: You Get What You Pay For!
We’ve heard it said more than once in our lives, “you get what you pay for,” meaning that buying cheap stuff alludes to a false
May 12, 2017
House Taken Over: Displacing the Machines
In this post, “House Taken Over” is not in reference to the famous story by the renowned writer and translator Julio Cortázar. Rather, it refers
September 10, 2014
How the Emergence of the Internet Has Influenced Business
The Internet’s infrastructure spread throughout the world and thus facilitated mass information access as well as translation, which in turn altered the economy and all
February 12, 2013
Cost per Language Pair
In previous posts we have discussed the different ways of quoting a translation project, such as per word, per page, per hour of work if
June 22, 2010
Discounts in Translations
As happens in many other fields of the “services” sector, translation agencies often offer certain promotions or discounts that result from a series of variables.
March 25, 2010
Translator Training
This concept is extremely important. I am not just talking about the education that a translator receives in their studies, but also about culture in
November 27, 2009
Internationalization First, Localization Second
In the present day and age, a large volume of translation projects are requested by customers that are intent on localizing their products, sales pitches,
October 21, 2009
Translation Buyer Consideration
Some translation agencies try to find sly methods for making their customers pay more for the services being offered. The ploys can be incredibly simple,
October 2, 2009
The Financial Crisis and Translation
The news these days is full of market reports, minute-by-minute updates on the stock market and countless stories of small businesses being driven into bankruptcy.
October 20, 2008
Importing and Exporting Translation Memories
When delivering projects to larger translation agencies or clients who use the Trados CAT tool, learning how to export and import translation memories is fundamental
September 22, 2008
The Clean Up Option in Trados
One of the helpful tools in the Trados program is the Clean Up function. This function removes all the hidden text and updates the translation
September 8, 2008
“I need a translation…”
How many times have we heard one of our clients say that? Though this simple phrase may be the first step towards a profitable and
August 21, 2008
