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Our language experts – Why Acolad Community is so exceptional

Our language experts – Why Acolad Community is so exceptional

by Marion | Jul 8, 2022 | Being a freelancer, Translation World

As you may know, our community is made up of roughly 20,000 freelance linguists across 278 countries, representing 154 nationalities (including double nationalities) and 1,399 language pairs. We could easily refer to you as linguistic superheroes as well – you...
[Translators] DTP translation services: Formatting matters in translation projects

[Translators] DTP translation services: Formatting matters in translation projects

by Marion | Jul 5, 2022 | Being a freelancer, Translation World

Israeli author Etgar Keret once wrote a humorous – yet true – description of what makes a good translator: “[Translators] are like ninjas. If you notice them, they’re no good.” This is because translation is not only a matter of recreating words in a target language,...
Localization: Much more than just translation

Localization: Much more than just translation

by Marion | May 20, 2022 | Being a freelancer, Translation World

Did you know that 76% of Internet users prefer purchasing products and services on websites that appear in their native language?1 Even though English is the language spoken by the most people worldwide2 (1.5 billion speakers in 2022), it is the native language of...
Subtitling: Best practices for high-quality translations

Subtitling: Best practices for high-quality translations

by Marion | Apr 28, 2022 | Translation World

Even though Netflix and other streaming platforms may spring to mind first, subtitling is not limited to the entertainment industry. Alongside TV series, movies and documentaries, subtitling is also important for BtoB video content (product or services demonstrations,...
SEO Translation: Tips for Strengthening a Website’s International Search Presence

SEO Translation: Tips for Strengthening a Website’s International Search Presence

by Marion | Mar 21, 2022 | Focus on languages, Translation World

One of the greatest advantages of being a translator (either freelance or in a translation agency), is that you can choose one specialty or more. Whether it is about rare language pairs or specific fields, you have plenty of choice. Some of them have only appeared in...
An introduction to memoQ’s essential features – Pt.1: managing term bases & QA checks

An introduction to memoQ’s essential features – Pt.1: managing term bases & QA checks

by Marion | Feb 23, 2022 | Being a freelancer, Translation World

 A survey we conducted at Acolad Community shows that your most used CAT tools are SDL Trados (46,5%), Memsource (19,4%) and memoQ (18,8%). As the linguistic services industry is in a state of upheaval, in particular with the fast-paced evolution of new technologies,...
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