Thomas

When your company requires a revision or translation, you can op to work with an independent translator or a translation agency. The difference between the two used to be considerable. Currently, however, they differ only with respect to their organisation. While an agency counts several employees (accountant, sales people, project managers, etc.), the independent translator […]

Before I started working as a freelancer, I worked as a project manager for fifteen years in a number of Belgian translation agencies. While I don’t know how I managed to keep it up for so long, this long period gave me unique insight into how large translation agencies work. It taught me that there

Many companies manage their translations and written texts without paying much attention to detail. Indeed, it is often the secretary or another employee who takes care of translations, and although they may have studied languages, translation is not their main concern. Sadly, this low-cost choice can damage the company. Indeed, a bad translation or text

The translation of a four-page document can easily cost 120-220 euros. This seems like a lot of money, especially if you need translations into multiple languages or a translation of several documents. Some companies try to get around these costs. They use machine translation, look for cheap (nonprofessional) translators or they ask the receptionist to