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Information for Translation Buyers
Getting Started
What is a translation? How is translation different from interpretation? What can I expect from a translator?

Read the answers in this PDF brochure
Getting It Right
How can I minimize my translation costs? What issues should I be thinking about when contracting a translation?

Read the answers in this PDF brochure
Myths Clients Have About Translation
What do you think you know that you don't?

Find out in this PDF brochure
Can Machine Translation Help You?
Machine, or computer, translation is a nascent technology based on two specialized fields (computational linguistics, generative grammar).

Find out more about the limitations of machine translation
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Information for Translators and Translation Students
The Translators and Interpreters Guild
TTIG offers a variety of services, including certification and a referral program, as well as access to union-style health and education benefits and legal services.

Visit TTIG's Web site
Made Not Born
What is a translator? How does one become a translator? How does a translator develop his or her skills?

Read the answers in this PDF brochure
Pricing Issues
Deciding how to set prices and when and how to offer discounts can be tough. Get a handle on the issues here:

Buy the ATA's annual Compensation Survey

"Towards A More Equitable Pricing Structure: A Translator's Perspective" from the LISA Newsletter
Myths Academia Has About Translation
If you're majoring in a foreign language, chances are good your advisers are feeding you misinformation about translating as a profession.

Find out their biggest misunderstandings in this PDF brochure
Pros and Cons of Translating
If you're thinking about what to do with your foreign-language degree, this short document compares the pros and cons of staying in academia or going into professional translation.

Read the PDF brochure
American Translators Association
The Web site for North America's largest professional translation organization offers a certification program and services for professionals in some states.

Visit the ATA Web site
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