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Finance and Banking Translation

Translation in the Finance and Banking Industry       Translators and translation firms can either work on a broad range of jobs or they can specialize in a certain industry. One industry that many...

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Top Three Benefits of Translating Your Blog or Website

Why Translating your Website can Decide its Destiny When you surf the web, odds are that you’re doing it in English. It seems like everybody online reads English, so is there any need to create a...

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How to Make More Money with Translation Byproducts

Supplementing Translation Income Through Unrelated Activities   Increasing Your Income There are many jobs available for people in the translation industries, but have you ever found yourself wondering...

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Best WordPress Portfolio Themes For Translators

What Are the Best WordPress Portfolio Themes For Translators   If you have read the guide “How To Create Your Website and Kick Start Your Translation Business” you are probably familiar with the...

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Interview with Massimo Ghislandi, VP Sales and Marketing at SDL Trados

Interview with Massimo Ghislandi Today we’re publishing an interview with Massimo Ghislandi, VP Sales and Marketing at SDL Trados.   Hi Massimo, and thanks for this interview. Let’s start with a...

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Business Translation

Business Translation International companies rely heavily on language translation to get their information about products, services, transactions, and management methods across cultures to users of the...

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Promote Yourself As A Freelance Translator

How to promote yourself as a freelance translator?   Everyone is fully aware of the harsh competition to find a good job. When you are a freelance translator, things tend to get even harder because you...

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The 3 Freelance Translator Attributes That Translation Agencies Love

3 Little Lesser Known Freelance Translator Attributes That Translation Agencies Love   Some freelance translators find working with translation agencies to be an agreeable professional experience. One...

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Women and Translation

Women in the Translation Business   The famous debate about gender discrimination at the workplace, particularly in terms of remuneration made me wonder if this applies to those who are active in the...

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Three Unexpected Marketing Translation Techniques

Three Unexpected Marketing Translation Techniques   When it comes to marketing translation, things can get complicated mainly because we need to take into account the cultural factor. More...

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How to spot a bad translation agency

How to spot a bad translation agency   You own a business and you need translation services? You probably wonder how you can find the perfect translation agency. This article might really help you. As...

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Translation Techniques – Paraphrasing

Translation Techniques – Paraphrasing   A paraphrase is a restatement of the meaning of a text or passage using other words. The term itself is derived via Latin paraphrasis from Greek, meaning...

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Three tips for becoming a better translator

Three tips for becoming a better translator   Throughout our career, we must learn and progress every day. It is important to have high expectations from yourself if you don’t want to be an average...

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The Challenges of Being a Multilingual Website Translator

What are the 3 main challenges of Being a Multilingual Website Translator? Two major trends over the last decade have meant more work for multilingual translator, especially the translator who...

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The 10 best Timesaving Tools for Translators

The 10 Timesaving Tools Every Translator Should Know About In the life of a busy translator, time is more valuable than money. Every task that requires 2 hours of our time for example, is taking away 2...

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The Three Worst Translation Techniques

The Three Worst Translation Techniques in Translation   In order to create a perfect translation, several factors must be taken into account. A truly skilled translator will always put a lot of effort...

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Engineering Translation Techniques

Engineering Translation Techniques   Engineering is a prolific field where translation is required extensively. Technical documents need clear and precise translations that preserve the initial meaning...

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Translation agency or Freelance Translator – What’s the best choice for your...

Translation agency or Freelance Translator – What’s the best choice for your company translation needs?   It can be a difficult task to choose between a translation agency and a freelance translator....

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Financial Translation Techniques

Financial Translation Techniques Due to the phenomenon of globalization, companies and banks have headquarters and offices all over the world. Being characterized by bureaucracy, the institutions need...

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How to Define your Target Clients and Land your First Translation Assignments

Define your target clients The biggest mistake companies make is to try and sell to everyone. The biggest mistake freelancers can make is to do the same. “Everyone is not a demographic,” says an e-book...

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