Pricing is a controversial and complex subject, and one that all linguists need to think about very seriously. In order to make a good living
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Bad Advice for Novice Skydivers: “Learn As You Go”
Why the First, Best Lesson I Learned about Translation Was a Healthy Fear. I was a poor, scrawny white kid with crooked teeth who grew
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Client review changes – Part 2: How to handle them
In this post, we’ll look at some of the most common types of client changes and how to handle them. TERMINOLOGY CHANGES The client decided
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Change Tracker: translation review report in just several clicks
Recently my work focus moves slowly from translation to review. And after you perform a review, you often have to document the changes, especially when
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When Bad Translations Happen to Good People
I received an assignment from a long-standing client last week that made my Spidey-sense tingle as soon as I read the instructions. It was billed
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What does a Localization Project Manager do?
Language Intelligence employs several professional Localization Project Managers to manage our clients’ complex projects. A Localization Project Manager handles the project from beginning to end
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Importance of Effective Terminology Management
In our series ‘Welocalize and Global Manufacturing’, Sarah Evans discusses the Importance of Effective Terminology Management with tips for localization.
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Don’t let negative reviews break you
Whether you’re a small or large company, you live or die by your reputation. Most of reputation management is focused on pushing down negative search
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Review of Tradumanager (project management software for translators)
Tradumanager is a project management software for translation service providers. It is available in two versions: for translators and for translation agencies. It is a
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Revision
(e-book extract) The translation should ideally be checked with a revision. The aim of this stage is to verify the accuracy of the translated text
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Coordinating your translation project
The task of translating marketing materials used to be seen as a simple and solitary job. However, globalization and the demands of the digital era
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The proofreader’s job
Since a recent unpleasant experience I had with a reviewer (also called a proofreader) and because of the discussion developing on Proz.com on the subject
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La face cachée de la révision
(Illustration: Marlène Junius) Conséquence des dernières normes qualité dans le secteur de la traduction, de nombreux fournisseurs de services de traduction imposent révision ou remaniement
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