Let’s be real for a minute – the COVID-19 pandemic will have deep implications even after we manage to contain it. Some industries will have to completely reinvent their way of doing business (tourism is a great example) while others need to make various changes and adapt. We’re not going to be the same and…
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How to Translate a WordPress Site: Tips & Recommendations
WordPress is the most popular CMS (content management system) in the world right now, and its popularity is not about to drop anytime soon. In fact, it powers about 60% of all the sites online, all over the world, which is huge if we consider that the second-best CMS (Joomla) only works with 6.7% of…
Why You Should Translate your Corporate Culture Handbook
The idea of corporate culture is not new. In fact, you can say it became quite popular with the boom of the industrial revolution when companies started appealing to people’s sense of pride and ethic to determine them to work harder and better. However, nowadays, the concept has expanded and has a broader purpose in…
How Content Translation Can Help You Get More Traffic
When it comes to the online world (e-commerce sites, blogs, presentation sites, and more), the content plays a huge role in attracting visitors and driving traffic through the sales funnels put in place. However, few site owners seem to understand the power of content translation and the ways it could help increase traffic and sales.…
Document Translation Tricks: How to Prepare the Layout [100% Productivity]
Let us start by saying that each translator has their own process, which means document translation doesn’t look the same from one agency to another. However, there are some rules and good practices that help the translator understand the format and design of the document in a different language. For instance, several key aspects to…
The Incredible Challenge of Translating Dialects
Languages are some of the most complex systems invented by mankind. One single language combines such a wide array of elements that it can be difficult for an outsider trying to learn it to understand all the rules and use them fluently. Furthermore, specific areas of professional life (business, industry, law, technology, and more) come…
How to Run a Successful International Email Marketing Campaign
Even though it’s not a new marketing approach, email marketing remains one of the most effective communication methods. After all, with about 3.7 billion email users worldwide (a figure that’s expected to grow to 4.3 billion by 2022), there’s no wonder email marketing survived for this long! In fact, when it comes to working with…
What Do Music & Translation Have in Common?
Translation is one of those industries that doesn’t make an impact on your life (at least one you register consciously) unless you must deal with it directly. And, for most people, the first encounter with the industry comes a bit as a surprise. We say this because, as translators, we receive all sorts of weird…
The Role & Responsibility of Translators & Interpreters in World History
Did you know that, in a matter of speaking, translators and interpreters hold the fate of the world on their shoulders? Think about it! The leaders of this world don’t speak every language there is, and yet, they need to communicate with each other. And when they do, the only way their message gets through…
Video Games Translation & Localisation: The Struggles of a Linguist
With all the new media available nowadays, the world of translation and localisation is a completely different field than it was a decade ago. Besides the regular texts, we now get to work with sites, mobile apps, video scripts, and yes, video games. However, in order to work with these types of media, you need…