Affinity Translation can translate text received in files of almost any format (e.g., MS Word, PDF, image files, etc.). Still there are certain advantages, disadvantage, likes, and preferences about the type of file format we receive. Here’s a brief summary: 1) MS Word: Probably the best and most preferred file format is an editable text based file […]
There are some advantages for companies who do one thing only. One of the most obvious is that those companies become well known for doing that one thing. When their product or service is needed, customers know where to go almost automatically. Organizations that do mainly one thing also tend to become very proficient at that thing over […]
Someone recently asked in an online forum about finding a translation service for a video. This is a question that comes up more often these days as online video and other video content has become very common. Generally the conversation with a client begins with an email or telephone call stating that the have a […]
It’s ironic that a translation company’s main function isn’t translation. To be sure translation is the service translation company clients purchase. However, it’s translators that provide translation services and not companies. Instead translation companies are market makers, to borrow a phrase from the financial services industry. According to Wikipedia’s definition: “A market maker or liquidity provider is […]
Doing things better sometimes implies improving processes, improving technology, or both. In the translation industry there are various initiatives around that in one way or another share the general goal of improving the state of the delivery of translation services. When prospective translation clients contact our company they usually ask a few basic questions. They ask about pricing, delivery schedules, […]
We’re certain there are companies and professional organizations who do not now and may never need the assistance of a translation company. We also equally confident that a number of organizations desperately need the support of a language services provider, and just don’t know it yet. Here are 3 signs an organization may be suffering in the absence of services from […]
