Machine Translation and Usability: Blessing or Curse?
Some will say that the postmodern days of the machine translation (MT) era might have brought along a lot more options when it comes to
September 7, 2018
Pre-DTP and Handling PDF Conversions
Previously, we’ve talked about how the different steps of DTP are quoted, but let’s have a specific look at how the preparation of some files
July 19, 2016
How can an Account Manager assist you?
As an Account Manager with Trusted Translations, I have the privilege of working with all types of clients and requests. Translation of personal documents, company
September 21, 2015
How Are Word Counts Calculated for Websites?
In recent posts, we went over some issues to keep in mind when calculating word counts for quoting a translation project. Here we will discuss
December 11, 2013
How Are Word Counts Calculated for Complex Documents?
A few days ago we presented a first introduction to the issue of obtaining a word count for translation projects. Today, we will look at some
November 27, 2013
What Is Pre-editing?
Among the stages of translation, pre-editing is one of the most interesting, as well as least known, as it helps salvage poorly-converted files and thus
March 29, 2013
Confusing Mistranslations in the Restaurant World
Tours, museums, restaurants, and historical locations are among the many things one will take part in or see when visiting a different country. What oftentimes
September 28, 2012
Building Confidence Leads To Successful Project Outcomes
Developing a relationship means building trust. We often put ourselves in situations in our personal and professional lives that require some sort of blind faith
October 6, 2011
Costs and Pricing for Desktop Publishing, or DTP
In a previous post, I described desktop publishing, or DTP. Now I will talk about how to quote this service. There are three ways to
September 23, 2010
Supply and Demand in Translation
Up to now we have seen different ways or options for determining the total cost of a translation, but now I would like to draw
July 2, 2010
Translation Per Page
Translation work can be charged in different ways. There are certain standards that are used and they can change depending on the text, subject, number
April 12, 2010
Discounts for Repetitions in Translations
As we saw in a previous post, there is a series of factors that determines the possibility for applying discounts to translation services. In this
April 8, 2010
