In our company the minimum standard level of service is translation plus post-translation proofreading by a second translator. In some instances we apply a process known as TEP (translation, editing, and proofreading). Implicit in these processes is an acknowledgement that applying an additional linguist to a project improves the quality of the final translation. In […]
Prospective clients for our professional translation services sometimes ask us about Google Translate, or other online translation tools. Google Translate and other similar tools are forms of machine translation. Is Google Translate Good Enough to Use? Inquirers might sometimes ask, “Is Google Translate good enough for us to use for translating our material?” The material […]
Technical translation services for Spanish and other languages is a common category of service performed by translation companies. The word technical is generally applied when the source material is of a specialized nature and contains terms specific to a particular subject domain. What’s Meant by ‘Spanish Technical Translation’ When clients contact us requesting “technical translation services,” […]
All organizations make mistakes of one kind or another. Learning from mistakes is important to ensure we grow and improve as a company. In most cases the marketplace does reward competency in the long term. Lessons we’ve learned from past mistakes include: 1) It’s better to forego a project than promise a delivery schedule that’s unrealistic (or […]
The process of beginning a translation project typically begins with a free quote for translation services. Translation quotes are most often requested by email. Clients sometime telephone or send a fax as an initial inquiry. We can quote translation services for essentially any text we can read. Legibility of the text is important so scanned documents, […]
Spanish translation of marketing materials originally in English is something many companies elect to do if their products and services target Spanish speaking populations in the US or internationally. Here are a few data points: The Spanish language is the second most spoken language in the United States There are 45 million Hispanophones who speak […]
