A prospect does considerable amount of research in finding an agency that best suit their needs. Hence, I believe that the account managers should spend some time understanding what kind of services the client offers and what their needs are. This shows a desire to be part of the client’s success and a partner in their growth.

When customizing a project that suits your client’s needs, it is very important to understand their budget. This way you can modify a project as per their needs. You can potentially lose a project by quoting blindly as there are several variables that can affect cost.

So how do you find out what the client’s budget is? Is it as simple as asking? And why will a client disclose their budget, especially if it’s a first time client.

You gain the client’s confidence by educating them and by allowing them to participate in the project. A project can be often completed in stages at different costs. What you are essentially doing here is offering options and thus getting the client involved in the decision making process. You are less likely to lose the project if most of the decision making is handled by the client.

There will be a time when a particular client will refuse sharing the budget but that’s not always the case. At times, clients prefer sharing their budget based on the size of the project. A disclosed budget helps both parties and it allows us to offer the best possible option.

This does not necessarily mean that you should focus only on the client’s budget. You should always consider offering a cost effective option as well. Let the client know that these are just estimates based on your current knowledge of the project, and with further knowledge you can come up with a better quote. Hopefully, the client will respond by telling you which budget option is most realistic, and you can proceed with a better understanding of their budget.

Trusted Translations, Inc. is your one stop shop for a tailor made project that meets your specifications.

The most successful translations for highly-technical or specific company/industry operational documents rely on the management of terminologies. In other words, the most reliable translations utilize a terminology base with specific glossaries and operational lingo from the source language. The first step to establishing a terminology base is to send glossaries, product information, and other reference materials to the translator or translation provider. In order to maintain consistency throughout the translation, the translator needs to be able to identify the key terms and phrases used by your company in all of its materials. Glossaries and other reference materials allow the translator to understand the concepts and ideas that underlie those key terms and phrases. For example, abbreviations need to have proper definitions in order for the translator to properly apply the abbreviation to the translated text.

Thus, the next step is for the translator to create and build a translation memory, which is developed by way of a CAT tool (computer assisted translation tool). A CAT tool is not the same as an online dictionary. A CAT tool allows the translator to break down the source text into segments so that the translation of the text is also aligned by segments. The translated segments are saved together with the source segments; this pairing is called a translation unit. The main function of the CAT tool is therefore to save all of the translation units into a database, called the translation memory. Moreover, CAT tools also allow the translator to control various aspects of the final product via QA checks, indexing, importing/exporting of files, and alignment functions.

Implementing terminology management thus allows you to properly control your translations and eliminate inconsistencies. Learn more about Trusted Translations’ terminology management process by requesting a free quote.

  The Hispanic population is not only the largest immigrant group but accounts for 56% of the United States population growth in the past two decades. As a result, linguistic diversity is an increasing characteristic in today’s classrooms. Educators need to design instruction to match the demographics of today’s students.

As the Hispanic population continues to grow so will the number of students experiencing difficulties. With this knowledge educators are eager to determine how to bolster English language literacy among the Hispanic population.

If we take seriously the way in which literacy skills drive academic success, focusing on community involved programs makes good sense to help develop students’ literacy skills, but moreover to develop their advanced literacy skills.

Recent research has shifted our thinking: It’s not reading per se that impedes Hispanic students’ advanced literacy skill development; it’s actually the language of print—in the newspaper, the textbook, the magazine article—that proves difficult and demands instructional emphasis.

Our task, then, is to redesign our model for teaching literacy. We’ve gone about much literacy reform guided by the assumption that if we focus on the act of reading—putting the letters and sounds together to read words—then students will engage in deep comprehension. The flaws in this approach have proven particularly problematic for academically vulnerable populations, including many of our Hispanic students.

We must focus on involving ourselves in more community based programs that emphasize advanced literacy development as comprehension is the key to academic success. 

Top international cricket players from all over the world display their talent during this two month period. The Indian Premier League is a shorter form of cricket consisting of only 20 overs. Each game lasts about four hours with each side batting and fielding. This tournament is a major crowd attraction in the Asian continent as each game brings in about 50,000 spectators per game. These games are played in India and South Africa even though participants are from around the world. This is considered to be one of the world’s richest tournaments.

The Indian Premier League tournament is also broadcast live all over the world on YouTube and various other online sporting channels. On television, this tournament is broadcast live in Bangladesh, Nepal, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Pakistan, UAE, South Africa, West Indies, UK, US, Canada etc.

This means that the commentary for this broadcast is done via various regional channels in several languages. In India itself, you can hear the commentary in Punjabi, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, etc. As India is a one sport country, commentary in several languages is a necessity.

In South East Asia, you can hear the commentary in Thai, Vietnamese, Filipino, Indonesian, Malay etc. In the Middle East, the languages covered are Arabic, Urdu, Egyptian (dialect of Arabic), Lebanese, etc.

Trusted Translations, Inc. has the resources available for all of the languages listed above. We cover a wide spectrum of languages for the Asian and African continent. Contact us today for all your translation/interpretation needs.

Reading skills amongst children of Latino descent are at an all-time low.  Studies indicate that U.S. Hispanic children entering kindergarten are already six months behind their fellow classmates in school readiness.   Top educators believe U.S. Hispanics children would significantly benefit from programs that promote literacy readiness prior to entering into the school system.

Many U.S. Hispanic children face serious academic challenges outside of school due to various factors such as: dealing with two languages at home (Spanish and English), lower income levels and parents inability to help with school work due to language issues. 

The large number of Hispanic children heading into their school years with a delayed start on their educational path is a cause for concern. Strong reading and literacy skills are essential to compete in today’s workforce. One study concluded that low literacy levels from economically disadvantaged families significantly reduce the potential for upward mobility.   This is pronounced with Latino families that have a higher poverty rate in U.S. compared to national averages. 

The statistics are staggering, but there are stories of hope and success. U.S. Hispanic parents are highly motivated to help their children and are looking for ways to better educate and prepare them for the highly competitive U.S. job market.   First generation Hispanics are especially aware of the need for higher education and strong reading skills in English. They have every desire to support their children’s education and achieve a better lifestyle.  These families clearly recognize the ability to read and write as core foundational skills for almost any career. 

Hopefully, the school systems and our local communities will become more aware of this problem among Hispanic children and fund additional programs to correct this disturbing trend. 

Big businesses from the top multinational companies and the largest international organizations are focusing their operations and projects on these two international events, and Brazil has furthermore become an emerging economy that boasts continuous growth and important spending in diversified markets.

For example, social media networks and cell phone technologies are taking an avid interest in the Brazilian market. Eager to attract foreign investment, the country is working hard to develop key infrastructures necessary to support international business climates. According to Esteban Israel from Reuters, “with just a year left before the opening match, Latin America’s biggest economy is struggling to finish new stadiums and put in place key infrastructure such as G4 mobile networks” (Big Business and Brazil’s World Cup).

Thus, Brazil represents a lucrative opportunity for business, and getting translations done from and into Brazilian Portuguese is a necessary step for those looking to engage in Brazilian-U.S. business relationships. Trusted Translations offers translation and interpretation services for Brazilian Portuguese, using highly-qualified linguists with ample experience in various fields of enterprise.  Request a free quote today for the translation of your materials.

It is extremely difficult to measure the quality of a translation, considering that there may be many options for a specific text being translated in several different ways, all of them being correct. But what exactly is a good translation?

Here at Trusted Translations, we pride ourselves in delivering high-quality translations for several reasons. A translation project starts off with the Account Manager gathering all the necessary information: source file, target language, driver (time, cost and/or quality), and in some cases even reference material, which is often required. In certain cases, it is up to the Account Manager to turn out a high-quality translation, because the Account Manager was responsible for defining the scope of the translation project.

Whenever quality is the main driver, we incorporate a 3-step translation process, which consists of translation, editing and proofreading. This means that the translator has to be a native speaker of the target language and be specialized in the subject matter. Once the text has been translated, an editor will review the source text, paragraph by paragraph, to make sure no text was skipped or meaning was lost during the initial step of the translation process. Finally, the translated and edited documents will go through a final proofreading, performed by a third professional translator. Both Editor and Proofreader will also be native speakers of the target language. Always keep in mind that an additional pair of eyes will eliminate mistakes.

Once the translation has been completed, in many instances the text will have expanded by around 20% in the target language document. This is where our DTP department plays a very important role. Out DTP team makes sure that the final translated document has the same layout as the source file.

We guarantee the quality of your translation projects. If you are interested in receiving a free quote on a possible translation project, please click on Quote Request.

The largest Cinco de Mayo celebrations are in cities such as Los Angeles, San Jose, San Francisco, San Antonio, Sacramento, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Denver and El Paso in the USA’s south-western regions.

A large proportion of the Mexican population and various other ethnicities take part in the celebration. Many people hang up banners, and school districts organize lessons and special events to educate their pupils about the culture of Americans of Mexican descent. With a large population of Mexican descent living in the United States, it makes sense to celebrate Mexican culture. Just as celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day has significance to Irish culture so does Cinco de Mayo to the Mexican American community.

Even though Cinco de Mayo is not a federal holiday, people from various ethnic groups take part in the celebration. This year for Cinco de Mayo we are translating banners, handouts and a variety of marketing materials. We are also noticing that these materials are not only being translated into English but also into various other languages such as Chinese, Korean, etc.

Over time, Cinco de Mayo has been celebrated with different nuances. Of course, it does have a patriotic zeal, but it also has a commercial appeal. The idea behind Cinco de Mayo is to reinforce the notion that this celebration are not just a Mexican tradition; it is also a celebration of America.

Trusted Translations, Inc., one of the largest translation agencies in the United States, has been catering to the Hispanic community in the U.S. for over a decade. One of the primary language pairs that we offer is English into Spanish. For this language pair, we can handle a variety of dialects for the United States and also for South America. Our in-house resources are fully capable of translating and editing your material, and we can also customize the dialect for any country in South America.

In analyzing this situation, one must examine the current issues facing the Chinese language today, and why it is difficult to find well-practiced and highly-rated translators that can work directly from the Chinese language to English, for example. The Chinese language is one of the most difficult to translate, for a variety of reasons. First, Chinese includes seven official dialects and several local sub-dialects or variations, which can present a problem to Chinese translators who may not be familiar with the Chinese written from a particular era and locality. Another complication of the Chinese language is the use of characters, rather than letters from a standard alphabet. Characters do not represent sounds, like in a standard alphabet system, but rather ideas, which transmit meaning differently. Furthermore, there are two different writing systems that exist for Chinese: Simplified Chinese or Traditional Chinese characters; Simplified Chinese was employed in the 1950s in order to increase literacy among society by “simplifying” a traditional character system that wielded thousands of characters. Finally, the syntax of written Chinese differs significantly from Western languages (especially English), and so issues such as verb tenses can be hard to translate effectively from Chinese into the foreign language.

Despite these challenges of translating Chinese to a foreign language, there are reliable resources available to handle specific text translations, with certifications and specified knowledge. In order to guarantee the best quality of a Chinese translation, you should always plan sufficient time that allows you to work closely with the translation team and accommodate for the translator to properly examine the text and research any concepts if necessary. If you are interested in obtaining a quote for a Chinese text or for a Chinese translation of an English text, feel free to consult us for a  free translation quote.

Bayern Munich has numerous foreign players in their team, such as from France, Brazil, Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Croatia, Ukraine, Belgium and Peru. The team is clearly multi-cultural and in order to be able to form a working team, all players need to understand the coach´s instructions and most importantly need to be able to communicate amongst each other.

In the case of Bayern Munich, the language spoken on the pitch is German and as not every player is from Germany, the foreign players that have deficiencies in German are obliged to take German classes, in order to improve their German. In many cases, some players even have personal Interpreters during training sessions or reunions that translate everything said by the coach and the other instructors.

The language classes and Interpretation Services not only help the foreign players communicate with the other team members, but also help them adapt to their new surroundings. Bayern Munich has done an extraordinary job in their club history to make foreign players feel themselves welcome and accepted to their new surroundings, thanks to the language classes and interpretation services they offer to their foreign players.

Look around you and you will see technology entrenched in your daily life, iPhones, Android phones, Blackberry’s, etc.

For young on the go professionals, Smartphone apps targeting time management allow users to push a button or glance at a screen and the random events of life seem to come together as a cohesive list.

I am not saying that any of these apps can truly offer a hard and fast certainty about making sense out of a day, but some apps do provide users an edge.

As we know there are several advantages of learning a new language. However, in today’s day finding time to learn a new language is nearly impossible. We are constantly multi-tasking, juggling work, family, meetings, excursions, etc.

Classes, tutors and online learning programs are expensive and time consuming. You have to invest considerable amount of time and money in order to get somewhere.

A great option available nowadays is Smartphone apps that can help you learn a language.

There are mobile apps in several different languages including Italian, Russian, French, Spanish, etc. They all have extensive vocabulary section with several thousand words and key phrases. You can tailor the practice mode to your own comfort level and study various topics based around everyday situations. You can also get hands on audio-visual learning tools including recordings and photos by native speakers.

There are also apps available that offer monthly services for a small fee. This gives you access to a slew of free apps for the iPhones and the BlackBerry’s. These apps feature a vocabulary trainer with speech recognition for each language and a review manager that remembers the content that you have already studied.

Apps for the Smartphone are fun and handy. Imagine all the time wasted waiting for a doctor’s appointment or in a grocery line or in traffic. Manage your time effectively and use this downtime to learn a new language. The tools and technology are right there at your fingertips.

These apps are available on Google Play (formerly Android Market) and which is also the official store for music, books and movies available for purchase through the store.

A second option will be iTunes which is a media player and has the capability to play, download and organize digital audio and video.

A literal translation is one that maintains the original content without changing the structure, form or style.

For example, let’s examine a common Spanish idiom: Te estoy tomando el pelo.

The literal English translation would be: I’m taking your hair.

This translation may have been done word-for-word, but it doesn’t actually convey the same meaning to an English-speaking audience. However, a “transcreation” translation would aim to make the original Spanish idiom understandable in English-speaking culture. Thus, the translator would instead choose the equivalent English idiom “I’m just pulling your leg.”

In most circumstances, a professional translator would recommend to not opt for a literal translation, because the intent is to make the translation not only well-written but also culturally relevant and looking as it had been originally written in the target language.

Nonetheless, there are a few cases where a literal translation may be needed. Recently, I had a client that needed us to provide a literal translation of a document, as their entire court case may have relied on the translation. The translator therefore had to include every grammatical and punctuation error, in order to preserve the integrity of the document.

Literal translations could therefore be used for legal documents, in order to avoid any contention that the translation purposefully left out any important information. If you are a translation services account manager, you should check with your client about how they need the translation of special materials to be done. In most cases, a literal translation should be avoided and could reflect poorly on the quality of the translation, especially when the client is marketing towards a specific audience. However, keep in mind that some clients may have different requirements for their translation, which you as a vendor should try to gauge once initiating the sale process.

Spanish is currently the most widely taught non-English language in the U.S. Of more than 1.4 million university students enrolled in language courses, Spanish was the most widely taught language in U.S. colleges and universities with 53 percent of the total number of people enrolled.

There are many advantages to learning Spanish as a second language and many will enrich your life beyond your imagination.

First, especially in the U.S., learning Spanish can be a key differentiator in the work force.  Companies prefer employees / candidates with Spanish language capabilities.  In some cases, having Spanish languages skills is a job requirement.   Learning Spanish can make all the difference in a competitive job market especially as the number of Hispanics continues to grow in the U.S.

On a related note, given that Spanish is one of the most spoken languages worldwide with around 420 million native speakers and about 60 million second language speakers, learning Spanish can increase your social and work network significantly.  Spanish will not only allow you to communicate with individuals from 20 sovereign countries but can also facilitate communications with those that speak Spanish as a second language.   In today’s cyber social / work environment, this increased social and work network will certainly have a positive impact in your life no matter what line of work you may be in.

A second major advantage of learning Spanish relates more to opening new cultural doors and experiences.   The amount of literature, art, film and music projects in Spanish continues to grow and will provide you an endless source of enjoyment.  Whether you consume these cultural experiences online or in person, having a firm grasp of Spanish will likely heighten the enjoyment and understanding of the work and/or performance.

The third, and probably most significant advantage, is your ability to communicate and connect with other Spanish-speakers.  Whether you are in a foreign country or meeting new friends in your local community, your enhanced ability to connect with people from different cultures will enhance your life on many levels.  There are even studies to suggest that learning a second language has direct medical benefits including help protect against the effects of Alzheimer.

Whether you are looking for a new job, new life partner or just to appreciate a new song, learn Spanish and gain access to a new world of possibilities.

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When an e-mail enters the inbox with a quote request, two important factors need to be analyzed first: Is the request from a company or a personal one? and also, is there a callback number? The Account Manager will typically respond first by e-mail to confirm receipt of the request. In case a callback number has been provided, the Account Manager then calls the client immediately back to receive all the necessary information: scope of the project and the driver (time, money or quality). The language pair needs to be determined, together with the target language dialect, the source file format and the format in which the client would like to receive the translation. At this stage, it is vital for the Account Manager to listen very carefully to the client’s requests and respond to their questions in a very clear and comprehensive manner.

Once all the required information has been received, the internal quote request is sent to the Project Manager, who analyzes the scope of the project. Word count and turnaround time will be defined in this process. In case the translated document needs DTP (Desktop Publishing Services), a thorough DTP analysis will be made as well. Once the Account Manager receives the analysis, a detailed and accurate quote is prepared and sent to the client by e-mail. Always keep in mind that our translations are done by humans, and not machines.

The exact same process takes place whenever a quote request enters through our website or when a prospect calls our office. During the quote process, the prospect typically demands further quotes from other translation agencies, which is why a fast and accurate quote response becomes an important key to success. Please try it out and request a translation quote here.

Weeks away from Easter, and just at the start of Christians’ Lent season, we followed the news regarding the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and the group of Cardinal-Electors that were inside the Sistine Chapel appointed to elect his successor, the new Spiritual Leader for the 1.2 billion Roman Catholics around the globe.

As masses gathered at St. Peters Square in the Vatican City, on Wednesday March 13, 2013, white smoke rose from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel slightly after 7 pm local time and bells rang out through St. Peter’s Square — traditionally signaling that the church’s Cardinals have chosen a new pope: Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the former archbishop of Buenos Aires, who takes the name Pope Francis.

As technology develops, distances shorten. This has revolutionized the way the world makes decisions and how it works. For the first time in history, Pope Francis is the first Pope to come from the Americas, and to come from the Southern Hemisphere. He is conversant in Spanish, Latin, Italian, German, French, and English.

Why should the Pope, the Spiritual Leader of many around the world be fluent in diverse languages? The answer is simple…communication, trust and bonding with people from his flock. This in turn leads to faithful followers and strong Leadership.

Pope John Paul II reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005. He was the second-longest serving Pope in history and the first non-Italian since 1523. Throughout his early years, he learned as many as 12 foreign languages, nine of which he used extensively as Pope: his native Polish, as well as Italian, English, Spanish,French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Croatian, Ancient Greek and Latin. He took advantage of his extensive lingual knowledge in order to lead the masses and bond with them.

Multiple language acquisition opens new doors to new cultures, their ideas and their people. Learning a new language makes a difference on how you see other people and how the world sees you. Nowadays several international corporations offer multiple languages on their websites. It is but natural to converse, read or listen on your own language.

Trusted Translations, Inc. is the place to go for all your multi-lingual needs. We can translate and interpret in over 150 languages. Call us today for all your translation/interpretation needs.

Do not miss out on this holy curiosity. We guarantee a blissful experience!

At Trusted Translations, we can assist you with your document translations needed for you to enter the country. Here are some quick tips to help you get started: 1. Visit the State Department website and gather as much information as possible about the requirements for the country in which you will be staying. 2. If the host country requires that you submit personal documents (criminal background checks, birth certificates, marriage certificates, medical records, etc.) with official translations, find out what certifications are needed for the original paperwork as well as the translations. 3. Obtain a quote on your document translations by filling out the form online. Allow enough time in advance for the translation process to be complete. 4. Register for free with the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, run by the U.S. State Department, so the U.S. authorities are aware of your trip and can contact you in the event of an emergency (family, host country security, etc.).

If you would like to submit your documents for a translation quote, and will need the translations to be certified, we can provide an official certificate of accuracy, prepared by our company’s attorney and including a Virginia notary stamp, for an additional fee. Digital copies and hard copies can also be provided. Feel free to contact our sales representatives in order to receive a quote on total price and estimated turn-around time. Keep us in mind for your translation needs, whether for personal documents or business-related materials if meeting with Latin American clients. But most of all, stay safe and enjoy your trip.

Guarani refers to a group of indigenous peoples in South America, primarily in Paraguay, the Entre Rios and Corrientes provinces of Argentina, south Brazil, and some parts of Bolivia. Although their population has been significantly reduced because of European Colonization and mestizaje (ethnic cleansing process), there are important populations of Guarani throughout the continent, and guarani has become a written language recently. Guarani became an official language largely because the Jesuit missionaries from Spain chose it to preach Catholicism to the Indians; the Jesuits created missions to physically protect the Guarani peoples from European slave hunters, and many Guarani peoples are descendants from survivors of the Jesuit missions.

Today, Guarani is the second official language of Paraguay, where 90% of Paraguayans speak Guarani, other than Spanish, the first official language. In fact, teaching Guarani has become fundamentally important in Paraguayan public schools, with official translations of literary texts like “Don Quijote.” Despite the undeniable importance of the Guarani language in South America, the Guarani people still have to actively fight for recognition of their civil and human rights, so that they may preserve their cultural heritage as well as their community’s standing. The Guarani language actually borrows a large amount of words from Spanish, especially verbs, and so the preservation of the original language has become more difficult over time.

So, when thinking about the languages of the Americas, don’t underestimate the value of indigenous languages like Guarani, and consider the importance of including all linguistic groups and subgroups. If you have a text in or into Guarani or any other language, do not hesitate to contact us by requesting a free Trusted Translations quote.

All over the United States, these celebrations feature parades, colorful costumes, floats and other attractions. These celebrations are not just limited to China Town.

The Chinese community is the largest Asian group in the United States. The Chinese comprise of more than 20 percent of the 30 million people who identify themselves as Asians in the United States. This translates to about 6 million reporting as Chinese, the largest Asian group in the United States.

Many Asian communities in the United States also take part in the Chinese New Year celebrations. Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is considered as one of the largest celebration of its kind outside of Asia. Over 100 units will participate in the parade, many of the floats and specialty units will feature the theme of this year’s zodiac sign. Some of the parade highlights include elaborately decorated floats, school marching bands, martial arts group, stilt walkers, lion dancers, Chinese acrobatics and the Golden Dragon.

The Chinese language is unique and consists of several dialect groups such as Mandarin, Wu, Yue (Cantonese), Min, Gan, Hakka and Xiang (Hunanese). However in the western world, we deal mainly with two “flavors”, Chinese Simple and Traditional.

Trusted Translations, Inc. is a one stop shop for all your Asian language translation needs. Asian languages are multifaceted and it is critical to have a professional translation service that guarantees legible, high quality translations. Trusted Translations, Inc. works exclusively with industry specific native translators that have years of experience in their respective fields. Call us today for all your translation needs!

There are generally two ways in which we go about quoting and eventually translating a website. The first way involves downloading your website to our computers, or being granted access to it, and then going in and doing a word, graphics, and formatting count. This will give us the final quote, which we will then pass onto you, the client. However, in the vast majority of cases, we must work very closely with clients so that they can point out exactly what it is that they want us to translate. Frequently, this takes a needless amount of time and effort on the client’s part, as time is spent simply pointing out what to translate and what not to, while we make notes about it. Also, since web pages generally include text all over them (not just in one area), we must go through each part bit by bit, together. This method will ultimately end up costing the client more time and money.

The suggested way to go about this involves simply sending the text to be translated in a MS Word or MS Excel file. This way, the quote can be processed much more quickly and precisely, and the cost will be, in most cases, dramatically lower. By avoiding Desktop Publishing (formatting, images, etc.) costs, we can send you back a side-by-side translation in as many languages as needed. From there, all that is required is for you to input the same text into another version of the website – or, as is likely to occur in a company, simply send the text to be uploaded to the web designer with access to the site. This way of translating websites will require some time and input on the client’s part, but it is much less time and it will ultimately result in us translating exactly what the client wants – nothing more, nothing less, and at a better price.

For a free quote, please get in touch with a friendly and highly knowledgeable sales representative/account manager.

Client calls and wants to know the cost of translating handwritten letters addressed to his grandfather in Norwegian. As this is for personal need, the cost can be reduced by leaving out the last process of proofreading, as the client wants to know what the letters say. It is not necessary for the Account Manager to quote a 3-step translation process; translation, editing and proofreading, as the client is not looking to receive the highest translation quality, but rather wants to know what the letters say. The driver will be Cost.

A client calls and wants to know what the cost is to translate the employee handbook into Spanish for their Hispanic employees. It is very important the Account Manager requests the source files, so the formatting and layout costs can be kept at a minimum. The source file is always the format in which the document was originally written in. A source file could be a Word document, InDesign file, an Excel document or even Illustrator or Quark file. A Pdf document or scanned document is not a source file, and will result in a very high DTP (Desktop Publishing Services) cost. In this scenario, the driver will be Quality.

A client needs to understand a contract he received in Spanish and he requests to receive the translation back as fast as possible. In this scenario, more translators will be involved, inconsistency within the translation will take place, but the client will have the translated document back very fast, as requested. The driver here is Time.

In case you need an accurate and free quote for a translation, please click here.