Business Management

According to a 2018 study "Spanish companies with international activity" by INFORMA D&B S.A.U., 7.78% of Spanish companies included in its database have international activity.

Today, a company seeking to translate a document into a foreign language has several options: machine translation, translation agency, freelance translator. Obviously, not all these options are equally valid and, above all, not all of them respond to the same needs.

If we had to give a basic definition, we would say that a translation agency is a company that puts the client in contact with the translator for the realization of a project. However, a translation agency does not simply bring the two parties together, but goes much further.

Next, we will see how a translation agency works from the first contact to the final result of the project.

If the quality of the translations done for your company is important to you, this blog post will offer some basic tips to help you achieve this goal. Whether your company's translations are done through an in-house translation department or outsourced to a translation company or freelance translator, there are measures that can be taken to help these professionals translate under the best conditions.

Managing projects that involve the translation of languages we do not know is a real challenge. When these languages use an alphabet other than the Roman alphabet, the challenge is even greater. Chinese is one of those cases where the alphabet will make us feel totally disoriented. Learning Chinese with the sole aim of being able to manage translation projects is totally unfeasible.

As the economy continues to become digitalised, having a presence on social media is an increasingly important marketing strategy in today’s globalised world. If your company is a B2B with an international focus, that is, you offer your services or products to other companies worldwide, having a presence on LinkedIn is essential to make the most of the digital world.

Globalisation has completely changed the way a product is sold. Entering the international market poses a challenge for marketing. We must not only consider whether the product is suitable for a specific country, but also how to sell it so that it appeals to the consumer. Having an external translation agency or an in-house team of translators for the marketing department becomes essential.

An efficient SEO (search engine optimization) strategy, or what is also known as organic positioning, is composed of many elements. Website content is one of the most important elements. Quality content, content growth and the appropriate use of our keywords are indispensable to appear on Google’s first page.

Why use an organisational method?

Working as a freelancer means handling all tasks related to the activity: managing projects, contacting clients, finding new clients, accounting, etc. Not to mention your personal life!

Being a naturally organised person is not always enough. Forgetting things, frequently feeling overwhelmed or constantly working under pressure are various symptoms of poor organisation.

Approximately once a month, a lawyer suddenly writes to me with a 'little question' about a draft contract. Without a doubt, the 'little question' that I (as well as the rest of the Chinese lawyers in my firm) receive most frequently is whether Hong Kong arbitration would be suitable for a particular type of contract.