When you are trying to reach an international audience, your website will need to be adapted in order to meet the standards of the culture or cultures that you want to reach; you will also need to have the proper translation of your marketing content to reach those who do not speak your own national language. However,…
When you hire a professional language service provider to handle your document translation, you may wonder exactly what the process is. It involves more than just receiving the document and changing the language. The service provider will require time to be able to do a good job, and provide you with a well-translated document. Niki’s Int’l…
In the past few years, companies like Apple, Google, and Microsoft have been changing the world with their advances in technology. Lately, translation has become a common technology used to bridge the gap between cultures and create a better understanding of non-native languages. Even apps such as Duolingo are teaching people to broaden their horizons…
Errors in translations can have disastrous and potentially fatal consequences for you, your clients, your employees and your reputation. Erroneous translations can be confusing and sometimes even offensive. Translation errors do not merely cause problems because of the factual inaccuracies contained in the text. The very presence of errors can provide grounds for complaints, litigation…
Machine translation does not accurately translate cultural semantics that belong to certain concepts such as medicine, sports, business, music, law, etc. This is one of the many reasons people should limit their use of Google and Bing translator. Machine translation produces a rough, literal conversion that under favorable circumstances gives the individual a general idea of the source…
Proofreading is one of the most underestimated professions since editors and proofreaders oftentimes work “behind the scenes”. However, these positions can be found in almost every business because they are vital to success. The meticulous process of scanning documents and the written word takes practice and great skill, but pairing these skills with document translation involves another level…
Language barriers have always been a problem for business with foreign offices. On top of this, firms that hire foreign employees and work with foreign clients face a greater challenge communicating with said employees and clients due to the cultural and lingual differences between them. It is important to always have a company that can provide…
As many businesses are becoming increasingly multilingual environments, it is vital to have the means to connect with all English and non-English speaking employees through interpreter services. This becomes extremely vital in the case of an employee who becomes injured while at the work place. If an employee who does not speak English gets injured while…
Every day more countries open their doors to foreign trade. Overseas expansion has become a competitive necessity for even the smallest business owners. A large number of businesses and corporations thrive not only off the business they bring in from their native country, but also from the partnerships they form with their neighboring countries. While business growth due…
Owning a business means that you have to take a lot of factors into consideration. When working with foreign clients, you want to know exactly what they are saying and how they are saying it. Having a high quality interpreter takes away any uncertainty you may have when talking with a non-English speaking client or employee.…