Ariel Phipps

Industry Report: Website Translation Should Be A Higher Priority for Businesses

We’ve discussed our feelings before about how important accurate website translation is to an organization’s international and localization strategy. It goes beyond mere website translation to change the source language and site elements. It is vital to appeal to the customer’s cultural preferences in their own target language to assure success. Without it, a company can…

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Beautiful & Untranslatable: Words from Around the World

While English increases in popularity, there are words and phrases commonly found in various other languages that will never be directly translatable. We’re here to celebrate these beautiful, strange, and often elaborate expressions that hold importance to their respective cultures. The Japanese language is one with a rich history of storytelling and phraseology not commonly found in other…

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What Happens When You Go Cheap on Translation

The cost of translation work is always something at top-of-mind for businesses in need of language services, especially when those businesses are outsourcing translations. However, those freelancers and large translation agencies boasting the most affordable or low-cost translations are often downplaying the true cost of a translation. “You get what you pay for” is a phrase…

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Professional Translation: Keeping Up With Quality Standards

Finding high quality, professional translation can be difficult. With the ever-present danger of translator frauds, embarrassing public translation mistakes, and hidden costs that frequently occur, it’s always in your business’ best interest to find a trustworthy and reliable source that sticks to high-quality standards. So, just what exactly are high-quality translations all about, and why are…

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Beautiful & Untranslatable: Words from Around the World

While English increases in popularity, there are words and phrases commonly found in various other languages that will never be directly translatable. We’re here to celebrate these beautiful, strange, and often elaborate expressions that hold importance to their respective cultures. Born from some of the oldest and richest languages on this Earth, Portuguese  gradually evolved from when…

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