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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 fulfilling clients’ needs. Others would

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 takes place. Most of the

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 handbooks, websites, phone apps, videos,

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 yet another instance, which is

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 important details that are crucial

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 be able to process them

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 strikes me is the humorous

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 in someone else. Strong and

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 quote design work: by page,

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 attention to the question of

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 of words, size of the

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 case, I would like to

April 8, 2010

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