Several Mistakes That Cost Your Money In Translation Field
The first and the commonest one are choosing the cheapest provider.
In the translation industry, there is a per-word cost below which it is unlikely to receive a quality translation. When you go below this cost, you risk spending much more time and money than anticipated. Lets figure out the true cost of getting a cheap, poor quality translation:
Save money by spending money - and save the headaches. Buy the translation from a reputable provider.
Time is money, so any time that you and your colleagues spend rectifying this situation will cost your company.
Not Using Translation Memory
Translation Memory (TM) can be a valuable asset for your company. Translation Memory improves quality and consistency of your
translations by building up your preferred multilingual terminology and phrasing. It also gives direct discounts off your translation rates; because a TM increases with every project, the more you translate, the more you will save through TM matches.
After building their Translation Memory with Translators for one year, our clients realized TM savings at an average of about 2-5% per project. Over a greater period of time, consistent use of your TM can cut translation costs by 30-50%.
Poor Organization
A well-organized project will not only save money, but will reduce stress and help to ensure a quality translation. Before you begin:
Review the original document to cut out parts that may not be necessary or relevant to your target markets. This will improve your materials and save money.
Finalize the document before sending it for translation. Changes to the source material during the process can be messy and expensive.
Send the right document for translation. It sounds obvious, but we have proceeded with a translation only to have the client realize they sent us the wrong file. Unfortunately, when something like this happens, the client must incur the cost of any translation that was done.
Setting Unreasonable Deadlines
When you submit a project to your services provider, set reasonable deadlines to avoid incurring rush fees.
When setting deadlines, consider that a translator can usually translate about 2,000 words per day and a proofreader can proofread about 8,000 words per day. Therefore, for a 4,000-word translation, you should allow at least two days for translation and one half-day for proofreading. Pushing these limitations will likely result in a rush fee, so don't do it if you don't really need it.
Not Providing the Original Documents
When a client does not provide an original document for translation,
language services providers will often tack on additional charges for transcribing or extracting text, converting formats, and correcting layouts.
These documents are frequently submitted to language service providers and are difficult to work with, costing you more money:
PDF: It takes a matter of seconds to convert an MSWord document into a PDF. However, it can take hours to extract text from a PDF document and re-create its proper layout in MSWord. When possible, submit the original document from which the PDF was created.
Not Asking for Discounts
If you buy strategically, you should never have to pay full prices for anything. This can be true for buying translation services.
Aunes Oversettelser AS has been in the business for 26 years, and we are specialized in technical translations. We are specializing in the Nordic languages, and can offer services into Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Icelandic. The premier translation agency for Norway and the Nordic region! Technical translation services for businesses in the Nordic countries and translation agencies world-wide.
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