Improving Your Source Content for Better Translations

Your marketing team has been working tirelessly on developing catchy and alluring content over the last several months for your imminent global marketing plan. Now, one of the final steps is translating all of that content, perhaps into Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, or even Swahili. When it comes to translating your marketing content, you expect that […]


How Much Does a Translation Cost?

When it comes to purchasing translation services, one of the first questions a prospective client asks is how much is the translation going to cost. What is important to understand for clients, however, is that unlike typical commodities and services, the cost for a translation is highly variable. One study conducted in 2018 attempted to […]


5 Factors Affecting Translation Cost You May Not Know (Repost Aug 2015)

This posted in 2013 by a former employee Cori Grandle. The information is so good it bears repeating…. The Question: How much will my translation cost? The Answer: It depends! Not all translation projects are created equal. Translation projects can range from simple documents to medical consent forms to localizing entire websites. In general, the […]


5 Factors Affecting Translation Cost You May Not Know (repost)

The Question: How much will my translation cost? The Answer: It depends! Not all translation projects are created equal. Translation projects can range from simple documents to medical consent forms to localizing entire websites. In general, the following 5 factors play the largest roles in determining the overall price of a translation project: 1.    Language […]


Legal Translation Services Cost

Why are legal translations more expensive? Before I get into the details of legal translation services cost, I want you to consider an example of legal text. The following comes from a summary judgement from Celotex Corp. v. Catrett – 477 U.S. 317 (1986). I selected a random paragraph so that we can see what […]


Translation Rates – 6 Easy Steps to get Quality and Value

Here are six steps to follow to improve your translation rates and maintain value. 1. Translate only what you need. Is your manual 200 pages? See if you can cut it down.  It will save you time and money on your translation project. Longer documents naturally translate to higher translation rates. 2. Use images where […]


Medical Translation Services & Costs – What You Need to Know

Do you need a medical document translated?  Maybe you are just wondering how much medical translation services costs. Here are a few things to consider when shopping for a medical translation services.  If you keep these questions in mind, you will have a better idea of how much to pay for a translation.  As always, […]