5 Tips When Hiring a Professional Translation Service
Trying to find products and services for your business can sometimes be overwhelming. Hiring professional service companies can sometimes be hit or miss. This is especially true when dealing with overseas customers that require a professional language translation service. When dealing with international clients you may feel unsure your translation service is doing a good job.
If this is your first time in need of translation services you will find the process not so daunting if you approach it in a professional way. Here are 5 tips to help guide you in your search.
Be Specific with your needs:
Do you need business brochures translated or you company website. Does the lanquage you need translation to have regional or dialect specific requirements. Is there a time factor or deadline that needs to be met. Spelling out all your needs in detail is important to receiving the services you need in a timely way.
Choose the right vendor for the project:
Do you want a local vendor or doesn’t it matter? What size translation company do you feel comfortable with. They come in all sizes from your local small company in your city to larger corporations that work on a massive scale.
If you choose to have face to face service you should opt for a local company that you can actually meet with. But also with today’s Internet technology you can also meet online and get the same personal service.
Explore several translation vendors if you are undecided:
Translation companies come two ways, individuals translator service companies or multi-personal translation companies. Smaller shops may just provide basic translation services. You will have to provide publication ready content that doesn’t require any editing. Smaller companies have stricter resources and guidelines. In larger companies you will find a broader array of services. Make sure the company can provide for your needs now and also in the future as your business grows.
Find out how your vendor guarantees quality:
In your interview with the translation vendor it’s good to find out if they specialize in specific need and language. You may find that they are great at business contracts but not in medical document translation. Looking into this first will guarantee your finished documents are correct.
The Vendor should require a thorough interview with your company:
When seeking translation services it’ obvious that you interview the vendor. But often times you need to have the vendor interview you. The Vendor need to not only find out your requirements and needs but should also drill down and find out about your company and the way you do business. When they do this they will find more ways to service your needs and even offer you important advice how to interact better on an international levels.
Professional translation services want to provide you with quality work. Look for one that is more about providing quality work, not just about taking your money.
Category: Business
Great post and I agree that smaller companies may have fewer resources and stricter guidelines and larger companies may also have a broader range of services. But equally, a larger company probably will cost you more as well. Thanks for the post!
-Dana