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How do translation companies conduct trial translations?

Time : 2024-09-03Hits : 119

"Trial translation" is a common practice in the translation industry. Generally speaking, when a client first cooperates with a translation company, they usually ask for a trial translation manuscript to evaluate the translation quality and the company's strength. Although trial translation is usually free, the translation company needs to pay for the translator.  Translation Company introduces some common problems in the trial translation process below:

1. The translation company will arrange trial translators according to the needs and time of the client. Small manuscripts are usually completed by one translator, while large manuscripts may require the cooperation of multiple translators and provide multiple trial translation manuscripts for the client to choose from.

2. The trial translation manuscript is generally controlled at around 200 to 300 words, which can basically reflect the translator's ability.

3. Although the trial translation can show the basic level of the translator, the overall quality of the manuscript cannot be determined until the entire translation is completed.  Translation Company strictly controls the quality, and each manuscript goes through multiple links such as translation, proofreading, review and typesetting.

For customers, trial translation is a direct way to evaluate the quality of translation; for translation companies, trial translation is an important means to demonstrate their own capabilities. However, a trial translation of only a few hundred words cannot fully reflect the overall translation quality. Some non-standard translation companies may use high-level translators in the trial translation stage, but lower the standards in the formal translation, causing trouble for customers.

Therefore, when choosing a translation company, customers should consider the company's scale, qualifications and industry reputation, and even visit the company on the spot to get a more comprehensive understanding of its strength. Trial translation can be used as part of the evaluation, but it should not be the only criterion.

The above is the problem of trial translation of translation manuscripts shared by  Translation Company. At the same time,  Translation Company recommends that when choosing a translation company, you should make comparisons from multiple aspects and angles to ensure that you choose a translation company with high cost performance. If you have any translation service needs, you can contact 's official website online customer service staff at any time, and we will serve you wholeheartedly.

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