Anywhere you go, you will see, perhaps without even realizing it, translations of varying qualities. In public spaces, airports and tourist sites, you will see translated notices, ads and signs, just to name a few. Some are butchered attempts, for example, when you see a special line at the airport for Diplomatics rather than Diplomats. […]
The demand for translation is in an ever-increasing raise due to globalization, despite the worldwide economic crisis. The conventional way has been to process translations with the help of freelance linguists; however, nowadays there are also thousands of Translation Agencies around the world. One of the usual organizational structures for a Translation Agency involves having […]
When working in Sales, it is very important to set goals and to have specific objectives. The final goal for any salesperson is obviously to sell as much as possible; but, how is that achieved? In the end, only with goals, a clear strategy and a strong discipline can this be achieved. At our Sales […]
We receive many quote requests on a daily basis and the documents vary from Birth Certificates, to Power Point presentations, to legal documents and to very technical manuals. It is very important to know the exact driver the client has, in order to provide the suitable quote. The 3 drivers are: time, cost and quality. […]
At Trusted Translations Inc. we are known for the 3-Step Translation Process. Many times, when clients call us to request a quote for a translation, they are stunned by our 3-step-translation process including our Quality Assurance Procedure. In the following paragraphs, I will explain how this really works. The process basically starts once the Account […]
When faced with an original text in another language, we translators usually tend to copy the same format to express time. For example, if in an original Spanish document we have “9 de la mañana” [lit. “9 in the morning”] or “9 a. m.,” in English we can translate “9:00 am” or “9 AM.” Why […]
A translation memory is a database that stores translated text segments. This means that each segment (in most cases a sentence is a segment, but a segment can also be a phrase) is stored in its original version and translated. What’s the purpose of a translation memory? In the first place, the purpose of working with a […]
I do not know of any company that looks to hire services and does not look for the provider to live up to these three factors; however, the important question is up to what point they are feasible as a set. Translation is a service and not a physical product that you can store in […]