Once a project involves several people, tasks, languages, components, or even competes with other projects, drawing a complete and accurate schedule is definitely a must. The challenge of project management lies in the breadth of the subject material involved and the wide variety of translation requests it encompasses. http://www.atanet.org/chronicle-online

We are all people, and mistakes happen. Sometimes we, as translators or interpreters, are the ones at fault. Perhaps we didn’t catch a typo or mixed up a deadline. Or perhaps there was a miscommunication between you and your client that produced what your client perceives to be a mistake on your part.   Home

One of the most important keys to a successful career as a translator is keeping your client happy. To do this, it’s crucial to understand the difference between a “happy” client and a “steady” client. A steady client is no doubt happy with your work; this is a logical conclusion, otherwise he would not return […]

Finding a decent translation provider is not an easy task. The number of questions you have to ask yourself: Is it expensive? What does the price depend on? Agency or freelancer? Will they get it right? is never ending. Some time ago, I carried out a #buytranslationwisely campaign with tips on translation buying.   http://transliteria.blogspot.co.uk […]

In this post I list four major factors responsible for bad medical translations and analyse examples of substandard medical and pharmaceutical translations.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Life Science Translation Services | Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology

Last week, I found myself suddenly rolling out a blog post because of an unpleasant experience involving machine translation (or should I say machine pseudo-translation), which I wanted to share with you all. This week I’m shaking my head at yet another affront to our profession, …                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       http://nikkigrahamtranix.com  

It can be difficult to judge how long a project or combination of projects might take from conception to delivery. It’s often the first challenge faced in any campaign – ‘how much time do I set aside for this project’?                                                                                                                                                                               Home | International campaigns without the pain

Everybody knows that trust is paramount in all relationships, business or otherwise. But for freelance translators looking for work online it’s sometimes a tall order, as there are plenty of unscrupulous agencies out there looking to rip off inexperienced freelancers. Nearly every translator has a horror story about a nightmare company…                                                                                                                                                                               https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/your-translation-agency-treating-you-fairly-top-tips-oleg-semerikov

When you were working for Client X, communication was simple! You emailed them, they emailed you; they gave you assignments, you finished on deadline. The rules were clear. Then you finished up your work with them, submitted your final invoice, and wrote a “thanks for everything” email. They, in turn, thanked you … Home

(e-book extract) Devising the project schedule Each project, in principle, comes with a deadline. This may be set by the client and, where necessary, may be adapted depending on the availability of the sub-contractor. Conversely, it may be set by the translation company when the client requests an estimate of the time required to bring the […]