Translators are interesting creatures….
Translators are interesting creatures; one never knows what they will say in response to a question, comment, or blog posting. I never cease to be amazed, and I honestly wouldn’t have it any other...
View ArticleAn open letter to the translator who emailed me this morning
I received a rather unsettling email from an overseas translator asking to know what percentage markups we make on our translations, because he will “only work with agencies whose mark up is 25%...
View ArticlePlaying “chicken” with our business clients over translation pricing & discounts
It seems as if every customer asks for a discount. It amuses me to no end when a local company who just posted a very public boost in revenue over the last quarter complains to us that their budget is...
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More simple advice from an agency to translators. Don’t miss deadlines!
We realize that translators are not machines and can only translate so many words per day. When we contact you, we have to take your word for it if you say you are available. We are also aware that...
View ArticleThe “type of person” I cannot tolerate
There is a certain type of person (in my experience, generally male) who is, during business hours, a perfectly respectable gentleman, but, when they get comfortable with you or have had a bit to...
View ArticleTranslators, we are looking for instant feedback!
Translators, do you take offense if a company asks you to pass along the savings from translation memory tools? I am hoping to get some instant feedback on this. Here is the situation: a company has...
View ArticleIs there a reasonable argument to change the way translators are paid?
Although I don’t think debates about pay have every really died out, I hear more and more rumblings of late. No surprise, we seem to have hit another slow down. We are pricing projects on the daily...
View ArticleThe truth behind the irritating emails translation agencies send out!
I see a lot of humorous blog posts by translators poking fun at the generic emails they get from agencies. Although I work with/for an agency myself, I too find the posts extremely amusing. Some of...
View ArticleCalling all translators! Please take a moment to ponder my questions!
Today I felt a bit mean. We were contacted by a client to clean up another company’s mistake (a local company we know), and I secretly felt a pang of glee. I share the story of what the other company...
View ArticleThe “new” generation of translators?
Say it isn’t so! A Spanish interpreter of Global2Local called me over the weekend and said she would like to transition into being a translator. Now, I have no problem with this, but I explained to...
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