Translation blog
Rates, turnaround, documents, interpreting and everything worth knowing before you order a translation.
Tired of inconsistent translations? Learn how a project glossary keeps terminology accurate and consistent across all your documents, and how we build bilingual glossaries.
Which tasks can you leave to machine translation, and when do you need a professional translator? A practical guide to the risks, the standards and post-editing.
Read our Russian-English translation case study. Learn how we overcame challenges and provided high-quality translations.
Professional translation of presentations from English into Russian: how we ensure quality and keep original formatting.
Need an urgent translation? Learn how much text can be translated in a day without losing quality, and why putting 20 translators on one project is a bad idea.
In this blog post, I prepared the Ultimate List of Places to Find Translation Work Online. Top 37 places to get translation work on the web.
Long-term translation projects can be very lucrative, but risky as well. Learn more about the problems with such projects and how to avoid them.
We have prepared a list of the largest open pits located in the Russian Federation - one of the leading mining countries of the world. Enjoy reading!
All new clients want to know "How much does the translation cost?" They think that they pay for translation only. However, almost every translation project includes associated services.
10 reasons why machine translation programs will not be able to compete with professional human translators for decades to come.
What's the difference between proofreading and editing? When can you save on editing and proofreading? Find out the answers to these questions in this post.
How many languages can one person speak? Which is the most complex and the most expensive language in translation? Find out 10 amazing facts here:
Learn about the actual state of affairs in the translation industry and the hidden pitfalls you can stumble upon when ordering translation services.
Learn how to get a high-quality translation, how to select the right translator and check translation quality when translation is done.
How to establish profitable and reliable relations with your translation services provider and always get high-quality translation.
If your company is looking for the professional technical translation services, read this post to learn more about this topic.
Decided to translate your business website but don't know where to start? This post will guide you through the website translation process!
Want to boost your WordPress product sales? Translate your WordPress themes and plugins into Russian and reach 55 mln potential customers!
Whether you are a company or individual, if you need to translate something the first thing you want to know is the translation rates and prices.
Translation into Russian can bring you over 120 million potential customers. Do not miss a chance to conquer the Russian market before your competitors.
Ten common myths about translation and translators that will help you better understand our complex but fascinating profession and work with translators more effectively.
There are dozens of CATs available on the market. You may find the best one fitting your translation needs, however, only 60% of translators use CAT tools.
Choosing a translation agency is a crucial step for every company, but you should understand what you need and what to expect from the translation process.
If you are looking for professional translation services, you might be interested if you need to choose a native translator or not
Looking for a new way to impress your clients? Create your video resume! it is perfect if you have a personal website where you sell services online
Everyone wants to be successful until they see what it actually takes. And you have to work really hard to become a successful freelance translator.
If you ever needed to translate a document, website or application you may already asked google a question: "How to find the right translator”.
English-Russian interpreting in Bishkek at Highly Technical International Workshop
A website based on this CMS offers almost unlimited possibilities for personal use. That's why WordPress is a perfect solution for freelance business.
Today I will show you how I set up my backup system for all translation projects using Dropbox cloud storage solution.
How much text can a translator handle in a day, and what affects translation speed? A practical guide to planning your translation deadlines.
Once you start a freelance career, the first and probably the most important question that may come to mind is how to get paid for work.
Learn how translators find their first translation work and get pieces of advice from well-known translators.
Fast, good, cheap: pick two. The rule applies to translation too. Learn why the cheapest translation is rarely the best choice and what it can cost your business.
Many clients who order translation services for the first time come up against the question: "what is a standard translation page?"
The end of the year is a good time to look back at the departing year to see what was achieved. And it is also a good time to set goals for the coming year.
In this review post, I will share some general information about MateCat work process, performance, and features, as well as benefits and shortcomings.
Today we will talk about common mistakes that can ruin your resume and how to avoid it.
Do you know how to stay productive and not burn out at work? Today I will share some of my productivity secrets with you.
Don’t build your business on rented land. Create your own website that will significantly improve your business credibility and visibility on the web.
In this blog post, I prepared a comprehensive list of 26 free tools and resources for freelance translators that will help you to handle almost every possible task.
In this blog post I share my experience on how to create an ideal home office for freelance translator.
From this blog post, you’ll learn to create an effective translator's portfolio to get most profitable projects you are dreaming about.
Today I show you how to write a job-winning resume for freelance translator in 10 easy steps. You can also download free resume templates below the article.
Learn what main things you need to get started as a freelance translator before you go freelancing.