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The main benefit of purchasing from a freelance translator like myself is cost reduction. When you place an order with a large translation agency, a fair share of your money will be used to cover the cost of infrastructure, marketing and logistics. Obviously, my overhead is much smaller – I sell my work directly “off-farm.”

I own and use state-of-the-art hardware and software. I have flat rate broadband Internet access, and I am familiar with all relevant software packages (Microsoft®, Adobe®, Trados®, OCR software, …). I specialize in website localization, in as much as I have the means and know-how to edit static HTML and text graphics while maintaining design consistency. If you run a database-driven dynamic website, I can feed it with localized content using your CMS system, or provide localized resource files in various formats.

With respect to confidentiality, please rest assured that I strictly adhere to the ethics of my profession: I will never disclose sensitive information. Furthermore, I strive to maintain very high quality standards, which means that I am committed to deliver timely and accurate translations which are terminologically flawless, cross-cultural, idiomatically appropriate, and tailored to specified target groups.

Your first order? If you have little or no experience in working with language service providers, please consider the following:

Producing professional translations is a highly demanding type of work, which requires and consumes a lot of brain power. I am very flexible, as far as my working hours are concerned, and I charge no additional fees for express orders, weekend work or nighttime hours. However, I will not attempt to do the impossible. For the sake of quality and reputation, I will turn down requests for projects which are either technically beyond my scope (I am not an expert in nuclear physics, molecular biology, or the penal code of Albania), or which have been unwisely scheduled (no-one will translate twenty pages by yesterday).