Category Translation

Hiring a translator, whether your business is big or small, is a paramount aspect of your communication strategy.

It can help you expand to new markets, reach new audiences, stand out from your competitors, connect with readers beyond your language scope, and, who knows? You might even become a bestselling author in a different language. Ultimately, translation is a wonderful ally to increase your profits.

Now, when it comes to choosing a professional language service provider, i.e., a translator, there are important aspects to keep in mind.

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Many people don’t even know where to begin when they think about translating a document, a website or a book.

• How much does it cost to translate 1000 words?
• How much do translators change per hour?
• How is translation cost calculated?

Today, I’m going to address the elephant in the room and tell you everything you need to know about the cost of a translation.

But before we begin, let me start by sharing some tips that will help you better understand a translator’s work.

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Specialization is a very important part of a translator’s career. I know many colleagues who decide to go for legal translation, marketing translation or agriculture translation. Some others choose medicine, architecture, arts… There are so many choices out there: subtitling, editing, voice-over. The list goes on and on. Some others (like me) make up their minds on the so-called “micro-niches.” This means a subsection of a bigger and more general category. For example, a micro-niche of agriculture would be viticulture or wine-growing.

People often ask me why I decided to specialize in women’s health, a micro-niche of medicine. Let me tell you a story.

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After some years of working in the translation industry, I realized that most of my clients have the same doubts when it comes to hiring a professional translator. As a matter of fact, I’ve seen that my colleagues are receiving these same questions from their clients, too. So, time has come for me to write a blog post about the most frequently asked questions about translation.

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Let’s imagine the following situation. You’re a dedicated blogger, writer or business owner. You are breaking your neck for your small company. It’s not easy. It takes hard work to keep your business up and running. Bills are piling up and you struggle every month to see some profit. 

If only there was a way to expand your market without spending all your company’s budget…

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Today, I’d like to bring your attention to a rather controversial issue: translation and gender. I’m sure that nowadays, being surrounded by the effects of the women’s movement, you could be wondering about the role of translation in this matter.

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Netflix is one of the most popular on demand streaming services in the world. Basically, everybody I know has an account on this platform. I love reading recommendations on what to watch so I thought I will try and make a list of great films/shows you can watch.

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Most people don’t really think about how much research work there is behind a translation. When I spend countless hours looking into a word or phrase so that readers will be able to understand, I wonder “will anybody ever notice all this hard work or do they think that we are just like any other bilingual dictionary?”

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