In my
previous blog, I discussed how to choose a translation agency. After you have
shortlisted a few translation services companies, now it is the time to select the best from the rest.
To make
your search easier, I have listed some of the questions which you must ask translation services provider. This
will further enable you to find a company that best suits your interests.
Here is a list of some of the basic
yet very important questions which you must have answers to before handing over
your work to any agency:
Question
No. 1
Ask the translation company about how they charge?
Do they charge as per words or per page?
Question
No. 2
Ask the
translation company further whether they charge as per word of the source
language or the target language? For instance, if you are getting English text
translated into Chinese language, then English is the source text.
Usually
Chinese version of the same text takes less space than the English original
text. Hence your one paragraph of English might become just two or three lines
in Chinese version.
Question
No. 3
It is
important to inquire the agency about the qualifications and specializations of
the translators and how they hire them. Moreover, find out if the translator is
a native speaker of the language you want your translations in. After all, the
result of the translations majorly depends on how fluent the translators are in
the language.
Question
No. 4
If you
require specific translations such as legal translations, financial or medical
translations; do make sure that the translators hold specialization in
different fields such as law, engineering, medicine, computers, accounting,
finance, insurance, marketing and so on.
Question
No. 5
Does the
price quoted by the translation company also include proof-reading services by
other translator to ensure the best quality work?
Question
No. 6
Ask them if
they can provide a trial translation and an estimate of the best rate possible?
Question
No. 7
Ask if the
translation company fails to provide work within deadline, are they going to
charge extra?
Whenever
you approach your shortlisted translation
companies be it Calgary
translation services provider or translation Regina company, do ask the representative of the
companies these questions. This will help you make the right decision.
