Why Hire a Translation Agency

By Bob Toms


Should your company hire a professional translation agency to take care of new documents, advertisements and incoming translations when a language other than the one you speak is required? You may be tempted to opt for a cheaper option such as hiring a college student or asking a bilingual friend. Top corporations in the country will tell you there is no replacement for a professional translation agency; in fact, they list five major reasons: Consistency, reliability, reduced stress, accuracy and integrity.

The first advantage of hiring a professional service is accuracy. College students may be fluent in a particular language and really need the job, but you have to remember they are not professionals and may not be familiar with professional level documents. When you hire a professional translation service you are working with someone who has years of experience not only in translating but in speaking and reading industry specific language. A close friend or college student simply does not have the experience necessary to deal with legal or professional documents with accuracy. The last thing your business needs is poorly translated documents.

You can also reduce stress for yourself and your employees when you bring in a professional translating agency. You do not have to rely on your bilingual employees to take on your growing load of translation duties, and you do not have to worry about their ability to do those duties with accuracy and professionalism.

Another advantage to working with professional translators is certifiable integrity. Consider the times you need translations for legal or government documents, the work of a college kid home for the holidays or your neighbor will be unacceptable to the agencies processing these documents. While growing your business it is very important that you take care of your reputation, which is yet another reason you want the certifiable integrity of a professional translation service for any project you have in the works.

Reliability is yet another advantage of going with a professional agency. You cannot wait for the college student to get over his weekend hangover and translate your documents. Bilingual neighbors are a great source of help but you can't depend on their timeliness or on doing a great job every time. You can only rely upon a proven agency that employs well-seasoned, highly educated translators who consider translation their career field. You do not want to waste time seeking out a new translator for every project. You want to establish an ongoing relationship with one reliable, professional translating service.

Without employing a professional agency, you will have trouble obtaining consistency for all of your translation projects. Once you find a good translation service and work with them on a regular basis, they will know what you expect of the service and work diligently to give your company exactly what it needs. Keep in mind the translation service will have a vested interest in pushing their translators to provide you with accurate, high quality work of superior integrity in order to keep your repeat business.

Is it starting to make more sense, why big businesses are willing to pay a premium for a professional translation agency? Other options may help save a little in the budget, but is it worth the cost. If you are a smaller business with a smaller budget, you can find agencies who cater to your budget needs while still offering excellent service. Your challenge will be finding a professional agency that offers the right service at the right price for your company. One thing many translation services are looking for is a client who offers consistent work.




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