Crowdsource translation is surprisingly useful for products with large and highly-engaged users, but it is not about simply showing your phrases to the users and asking for help. You have to consider the factors such as the turnaround time, the quality as well as any potential trolls. It is not an one-off process, but an on-going one along with your product’s growth. 1. Get the phrases translated One of the myths about crowdsource translation is to save cost by involving loyal

Agile localization: myth or reality? I think many of those who are working in translation industry already got used to small chunks of work that need to be translated within short turnaround time. And buzzword “Agile” emerged as one of popular tendencies. What does it mean in terms of localization? What is Agile? Agile is development practice and methodology that focuses on frequent delivery of working software, continues changes, tight collaboration between team members. In agile, there are two-week sprints,

When companies are planning to roll out a new product, localization can be a surprisingly low priority on their to-do list. Why? Because most of the time, there is almost no localization related discussion until the later stages of the development process. That’s why localization requirements will usually be assigned a lower priority and when the project gets hectic, those requirements will likely be omitted altogether. Even though the importance of localization and translation have been proven time and time again, there are

Nowadays context is king, especially if we talk about localization of apps, software, games, websites and web services. The more context translator has, the more accurate translation will be. Often translator has to work with source strings extracted in the CAT-tool only with no or little context. Fortunately, more and more localization PMs and product managers, that are responsible for translation and localization, understand the importance of context. So in what ways can they provide more contexts and give a