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With all this localisation required these days the costs of professional translation services are being felt by companies around the world. But there are ways translation costs can be kept to a minimum.

1. Cut down the number of words you need translating. Sieve through the document to remove parts that are not really needed. The best way to go is to keep the document as simple as possible with no filler ... View More

Promotional and marketing videos are extremely important and effective as persuasive tools in this day and age. In the early days of the Internet only big businesses ever had the cash to produce awe inspiring, effective videos that no one could criticize. Today, this trend has changed and many businesses, large or small, have their unique in-house video producing mega teams that use low cost, high quality camera equipment and editing tools that are simple ... View More

Hiring a competent proof reader can make all the difference when it comes to translation quality. A proof reader’s role is to read through the translation draft and make any necessary corrections so that the final translation is perfect.

Once the translation of a text has been thoroughly translated it is the role of the proof ... View More

It’s a fact that if you travelled round the world twenty or thirty years ago and you were a native English speaker, you would have had a harder time than the same journey today making yourself understood. You may not have thought of using the services of a professional translator as you travelled around, but it would certainly have been useful. English has now become the de facto international language, to the ... View More

Businesses understand that a foreign expansion means overcoming a variety of challenges in order to reach a new market that was previously unavailable. But few businesses really get to grips with the need to make their products understood by all those millions of potential customers.

If you need some guidance here, check out the local versions of the McDonald’s website. That particular multinational has been in the expansion game for decades and ... View More

There is a growing demand for technical translation services for documents that have specific terminology that needs translating. Fortunately to meet these needs there are many providers of technical translation services mushrooming throughout the world. It’s not necessary to just source a technical translation expert from one country but they can be found in many different places. It is easy to find an expert translator in just about any technical field.

There is a growing demand for technical translation services for documents that have specific terminology that needs translating. Fortunately to meet these needs there are many providers of technical translation services mushrooming throughout the world. It’s not necessary to just source a technical translation expert from one country but they can be found in many different places. It is easy to find an expert translator in just about any technical field.

When you have sourced a document translator related to your type of document, to ensure accuracy there are a number of ways you can prepare your document so that the translator knows exactly what you want as you are unlikely to have face to face contact with that person. Here are four ways you can help your technical translator.

• Be concise

Use clear, concise English and provide some reference so that the translator has a good idea of the tone and style of your business.

• Organize your files

As you will be emailing your files for the technical translation make sure ensure that the files you send are in their original file format. This makes it easier for the technical translator.

• Use the translation memory facility

You will over time most likely get many technical documents translated using translation memory. This is a linguistic database which helps to ensure all your translations have consistent technical terminology. Translation memory enables the translator to undertake a line by line translation. The translator can refer to any terms that have been translated before so that the same translation is used throughout all of your professional translation documents.

• The use of a glossary

A technical translator will have a glossary of technical terms and will present these to you before undertaking a translation. There are certain key words that may be used in the language you want your technical document translated into which are used in that country. You need to review the list and decide which are most appropriate for your type of technical document

The final role of a technical translator

Technical translation providers have learned that consistency is the best way to undertake a successful translation for a client and their translators know how your technical jargon can be translated into your target languages so that they are accessible to a large global audience.

There are a number of things you can do before sending your document to a document translation services provider. The better your preparation the easier it will be for the translator to complete a good translation.

1. Check through your document carefully to ensure it is correctly punctuated and that there are no spelling mistakes or areas of ambiguity which the translator could misunderstand. If you have used professional translation services before ... View More