This is a guest post by The Migration Translators.
For businesses globally there are huge markets that have not yet been tapped. It has been reported that 70% of those that access the web do not speak English, which in numerical terms is at least 1.4 billion people. When these people surf the net they will only be going to websites that are written in their native language or a language they understand but they won’t be accessing websites written in English. Continue reading The Demand for Translation Services is Always Rising
Language standardization practically means that there are predefined guidelines and vocabulary for writing content. It isn’t a good method for novels or other emotional texts because it can make the story a bit monotonous, repetitive and robot-like. However, there are plenty of other text types that would benefit from some standardization ─ especially in the business world. 
The ongoing competition and the challenging economical situation are driving companies to find new ways to improve profitability. Cutting costs is often an inevitable part of this process, and translation and localization functions get their share of the savings targets. When international communication is crucial to the business and eliminating all the translation work isn’t an option, companies search for methods to translate more cheaply. 
You probably know the feeling when you are so close to the finish that you just want to run as fast as you can to the finish line. It’s almost impossible to keep the head cold and be patient enough to slow down. In translation projects (and other projects as well) the last steps are often dedicated to quality control and review. The truth is that if the work is done impeccably already in the earlier steps the last step of proofreading may not bring any additional value.