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A brief explanation of what a PDF is, why it was created, and the problem of taking a translation job to be done from an original in PDF.
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Nobody likes to receive a negative feedback to a translation job. However, this is a crucial opportunity to strengthen the relationship with the client and increase future profits. This article
depicts how to deal with this situation.
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This article is a good start for someone who is entering the translation industry. Why did translation become such a strong industry over the last few decades? Where translation fits in the current global economy? What are the demands of the market?
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This article discusses the problem of accepting a translation job involving marketing brochures in PDF, showing that the best practice is to be assertive with the client so they get the source files. The use of translation memory is also mentioned.
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An introductory view of the software tools used in a translation agency, including the translation memory tool, the machine translation engine and the QA tools.
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This article deals with the most important concept in the current maketing theory: the importance of building a strong relationship with the client, specially with the people you work with. A real example in the translation industry provides the basis for the discussion.
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A quick view of the global chain of service providers that forms the translation industry. What happens when a small update is made to an original software in English, requiring that the corresponding update be made in various languages across the world.
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This article addresses the problems that arise when marketing stuff developed in a certain country is used in another country, in a different language.