The Association of Language Companies has posted an excellent brief containing some very fundamental reasons why you would want to use a language services vendor, rather than a translation freelancer. Although it is obviously quite clear to those of us at McElroy why this is a good idea, we sometimes forget that those who are new to the available service offerings in our industry might not be as familiar with concepts of terminology accuracy, quality assurance and dedicated project management.

The primary reason is to ensure accuracy, especially with industry-specific or technical information, or projects where multiple languages may be involved. Just as any organization creates a brochure, publishes a website or prepares an advertisement with the support of several editors and reviewers, translation projects also benefit from the skills and experience of multiple individuals. Accuracy in translation is the result of hiring the appropriate experts as well as providing the project management and quality assurance only a full service company can offer.

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