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Innovation has made some amazing progress in the course of recent decades. Prior to the computers and laptop age, individuals expected to take notes and compose stories with pencil and paper. Organizations and understudies depended on neat handwriting and precise listening to recall and save data from gatherings and addresses. Inquiring about took longer due to restricted assets and the need to catch however much data as could be expected without losing anything in translation.  Read more...

Birth Certificate Translation

Personal document translation and more so birth certificate translation can have far-reaching effects when inaccurately translated. The following tips can help to avoid problems.  Read more...

1. Translation software gives basics of translation but poor results at best when you wholly depend on them.
2. Use a person with expert knowledge of the culture and language of the source document and the target language you are translating into.
3. It is important to have a translated birth certificate certified for accuracy just in case somebody wants it that way later.

School Transcript Translation

Do you want to get into the school transcript translation business and you are wondering how you can get started? Well, this guide will help you through the process of getting into or doing more school transcript translation business. The following are skills that you should have in order to succeed in school transcript translation business:

• Great writing skills in your native language

To succeed in the school transcript translation business, you should be a good writer capable of writing in excellent writing styles. In this case, you should be able to understand lots of texts without the use of a dictionary.  Read more...

Freelance Translation

As a freelance translator, one of the biggest issue when starting out is finding the right clients, and that is just the beginning. After landing that client, the next big issue is how do I retain that client? Which we know is not as easy as we think.

Now comes the part that we have to choose how we get our clients. Is working for a translation agency the ideal route or having a mix of translation agency work and private clients? Undoubtedly, working for translation agencies will give some comfort, since you are more likely to get a more reliable flow of projects, even though you may have to offer lower rates to translation agencies.  Read more...

Highest Paying Translation Languages

You are probably wondering which translation languages typically command a higher premium in the United States. The simple answer is Japanese, Arabic, Danish and Chinese.

Why?

First of all those languages are in high demand because they are very niche and it is hard to find translators that have a good command of both English and those languages, plus as we know Asia is the biggest trading partner with the U.S. besides Europe as a whole.  Read more...

Translation Glossary of Terms

Adaptation

Process of converting information into an appropriate format for the target language and culture.

Alignment

An alignment involves matching segments of an original text with their corresponding translations to create a translation memory. The alignment process is made easier with the use of certain CAT technologies, but still often requires the manual effort of the project manager. An alignment saves the translated text into a translation memory, allowing the client to use previous translations in future texts, saving money and ensuring consistency.

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Freelance Translation Jobs Online  Read more...

1. Create videos. Create compelling YouTube videos that teaches your translation language specialty and link it to your TranslatorGigs campaign. Also share your new Youtube videos to your friends and business associates via other social media channels.

2. Do webinars. Invite people to attend webinars on translation regarding the languages you translate and other new translation trends in the industry. Plus you may also get some clients that way. Always make sure you mention your TranslatorGigs campaign to your webinar audience.

Translator Gigs

We know as translators, looking for freelance gigs is not easy and often at times it is time consuming. With TranslatorGigs.com, the process will be alot easier and faster. No need spending all that time marketing your business, we will do that for you, that way you can concentrate on what you do best, which is running and growing your solo translation business or running a translation agency.

Look for topical articles that will help grow your business, along with time saving and project management tips, essential in been a successful small business owner.  Read more...