{"id":73741,"date":"2020-02-28T14:12:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T13:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acmesas.com\/?p=73741"},"modified":"2020-02-28T14:13:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T13:13:45","slug":"translation-budget-get-the-best-bang-for-your-buck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acmesas.com\/en\/translation-budget-get-the-best-bang-for-your-buck\/","title":{"rendered":"Translation budget: get the best bang for your buck"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your translation budget is a key element to factor in when you decide to hire a professional translator. As an Italian translator<\/a> and English translator<\/a>, I\u2019m often asked to translate English to Italian<\/a> content by companies planning to target the Italian market or already working with Italian clients. As I explain in my article<\/a> Qual \u00e8 l\u2019Importanza delle Traduzioni per le Aziende?<\/em><\/a> it\u2019s crucial to speak the language of the audience you plan to market to, especially when it comes to client- or customer-oriented material such as websites, newsletters, product descriptions, advertisements<\/strong> and so on. But how can you get the most out of an often limited translation budget? Let\u2019s take a look at a few strategies.<\/p>\n

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    To optimize your translation budget, the first thing you need to do is hire a professional translator. <\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Once you decide to hire a translator, the first choice you need to make is what kind of figure you want to work with. If you\u2019re on a limited budget, you may be tempted to ask your friends, your family or \u2013 worst of all \u2013 resort to machine translation (e.g. Google Translate).<\/p>\n

    There solutions work well if you don\u2019t really care about quality and just want to save money. However, if your content is designed to really help you increase sales and revenues, the only effective solution is to hire a professional translator. This is especially true for things like websites, blogs, newsletters, product descriptions, advertisements, etc. as these speak directly to your customers, and you don\u2019t want to get that wrong, do you?<\/p>\n

    A professional translator has a number of benefits:<\/p>\n