10THINGS TO KNOWAbout Purchasing Translation Services

01WORDS COUNT

number of words to translate

Most important things to consider :

edit textprior to

translation

createmodules of

text

TRANSLATION MEMORY

Is a tool that can save you money, but…02

it’s not a panacea.

send your LSP editable source

files

text repeatedexactly will save

you money

be selectivewhen hiringtranslators

ELECTRONIC FILESARE IMPORTANT

03Not all electronic files are created equal when foreign language is involved.

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CHANGES MATTERAlterations and additions incur revision costs.04

wait until your document is final to start on thetranslation.

once the content has been translated andstored in translation memory, even simplechanges mean it is no longer an exact match

YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR05Translation is a craft requirying fluency in :

languages

2subjectmatter

knowledge

writing and grammatical

skills

experiencetools

talent

PROFFESIONALSAre a better choice than dealers or agents.06

Translations are not their job-They may not posses necessary skills requiredfor accurate and thorough translation

-They have other important work to do-

HASTE MAKES WASTE

When you rush a translation project, quality suffers and costs rise.

07Give your translator

the timerequired to do itright. You’ll be gladyou did.

THE MORE INFORMATION08THE BETTER

Reference materials help your linguists do a better job.

SOME CONTENTIs harder to translate than others.09

business letter

technical manual

creative text

YOU’RE IN CHARGEDon’t let your reviewers hold you hostage.10