While we can’t assume that all professional translators drink coffee, the art of performing translation services is ideally suited to pairing with the consumption of some type of warm beverage. Long hours sitting (or standing) in front of a computer screen, intently focused on the day’s translation projects, is how translators spend a portion of their productive time. Having a favorite beverage […]
We scan publications and announcements for statistics about the translation industry. Some are in the ‘interesting’ category. Some are even useful. The statistics listed below are at least in the interesting category, and possibly useful with some extrapolation. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 46 percent increase in translation job opportunities between 2012 […]
Our website contains the phrase “no machine translation” displayed prominently on the home page. Client occasionally ask us if we use machine translation for our projects. We do not and we want prospective clients to know. Why Is Machine Translation Used By Some? Machine translation (that is, translation of text performed solely by a computer) […]
The work of professional translators is challenging even under ideal circumstances. While all stakeholders in the translation process (e.g., clients, translation companies, individual translators) have an interest in a translation project’s success, projects are sometimes unintentionally disadvantaged. Among the most common ways to impede a translation project’s success are: 1) Insufficient Project Time Allowance Skilled translators are professionals and the application […]
The question is “are translation services a commodity?” By this question we mean, are translation services differentiated by things other than the price of services? If translation services were a true commodity then consumers of translation services wouldn’t need to consider anything other than the cost of services. If the output of translation services was […]
