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How Long Do Translation Services Take? There’s nothing more intimidating than a deadline, and anyone who has worked on tight deadlines knows it well. “How long does it take” is one of the most common questions in service deliveries. Netizens often make rough estimates about the average turnaround time of translation projects. Most of them […]

How Translation Agencies Can Benefit Your Business Budgeting, marketing plans, sales strategies, and unwavering determination are essential to getting your business started. But once your business takes off, there’s another ingredient you need to add to this concoction of entrepreneurial prosperity: translation services. Globalisation has enabled even the smallest businesses to test international waters and […]

Computers Can’t Replace Human Translators – Here’s Why Language translation can be a delicate process in a world where technology speeds things up. Even though there are various computer programs, mostly machine translators, working within the translation industry, human translators still have the upper hand. Companies with shoestring budgets may look for shortcuts for getting […]

5 Important Cultural Aspects to Bear in Mind When Expanding to Europe Expanding into a new market requires thorough and functioning knowledge of the target market’s economic and political landscapes. However, a third equally important factor to consider is your target country’s culture. Europe is a continent brimming with rich, deep, and diverse cultures. Each […]

5 things I wish someone told me before I started working as a translator… When I was just starting my career as a professional translator 5 or 6 years ago, I was filled with hope, enthusiasm and optimism. I thought to myself – here I am, about to do what I love and get paid […]

5 Reasons Why Africa WILL Be a Key Global Market in The Next Decade The turn of the millennium has proven why downgrading Africa’s role in the global economy is both foolish and short-sighted. Believe it or not, the tide is turning in favour of this underestimated economy. In 2018, six out of the ten […]

Linguists at war – translating & interpreting in dangerous environments Often, when thinking about the work of a translator or an interpreter, people imagine a warm, cosy home-office with a hot cup of tea on the desk or a business meeting in a air-conditioned conference room. Let’s be honest, most of the time, that’s exactly […]

You can follow Ashley on her on Twitter or by visiting her website here.  Enjoy!   The Smeddum o Scots Scots is the Germanic leid spak in Scotland. It is closely relatit tae English – baith developed fae the ae Anglo-Saxon ancestor leid – as weel as tae ither West Germanic leids, sic as German […]

6 Key Trends for the Translation Industry in 2021 The unpredictability of 2020 has directly affected several businesses, companies, and entire corporate sectors in the United Kingdom. Both Brexit as well as the world-wide pandemic truly impacted the way businesses operate and, in many cases, affected their revenues. Last January, the early forecasts for the […]