A caveat when making contact with the various LSPs (Language Service Providers): make sure you do a large Request for Quotation (RFQ) in order to ensure you are getting a good price for what you actually need done.
I've been handling the translations for my company for 4-1/2 years (we've have some products in up to 17 different languages other than English). Last Fall I did a large RFQ: 10 LSPs in addition to my regular LSP. They all used exactly the same FM input files, exactly the same Glossary and exactly the same Translation Memory (TM). Prices ranged from a low of $7,621 (our current provider) to $9,000 to $11,000 to $14,000 to $16,000. Also, word counts varied by up to 16,000 words. And remember, this was an *exact* apples to apples quotation for each LSP. One last piece of advice - create a comprehensive glossary and make sure that it is translated first. Many clients don't want to pay for this as it adds a measurable cost to the job. But it also adds immensely to the quality, consistency and turn time of future jobs. Alison Alison Craig, Technical Writer Ultrasonix Medical Corporation Tel: (604) 279-8550, ext 127 E-mail: alison.craig at ultrasonix.com -----Original Message----- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Stuart Rogers Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 8:03 AM Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com List Subject: Re: Publishing in Different languages On 07/06/2010 10:31 AM, Bill Swallow wrote: > Hi Scott, > ... > > Your best bet is to use a company specializing in localization > services who can help you not only with translation but with improving > your overall approach to your localization workflow, from template > improvements to writing style improvements to best suit global > audiences. > Further to Bill's comment about writing style, I highly recommend The Global English Style Guide by John R. Kohl (ISBN 978-1-59994-657-3). In fact, it's an excellent resource even if you're *not* planning to translate your docs. Best regards, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited 3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3 Toronto, ON, Canada M1W 3K5 +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 http://www.phoenix-geophysics.com _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as alison.craig at ultrasonix.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/alison.craig%40ultrasonix.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
