There are no specific guidelines that will help you out in finding a language translation service that you will be able to trust. A translation in a particular language may sound good and appropriate for you, but for your business client it may be the other way around. When you connect with a translation service you should ask them a couple of questions so that you know that they will be able to provide you with the type of translation that you need. If you have already selected some translation companies from the internet and yellow pages then you should now check out some information about their credibility and their efficiency in handling the job. Some of the questions that you should ask them are:

  1. How long has this company been in business?
  2. Will you be able to provide me with printed copies or word document formatted copies?
  3. Is there any free trial that is offered in order to check the services that you provide?
  4. Do you have translators that would be able to translate medical or legal documents?
  5. Do you charge based on the number of words?
  6. If someone proofreads the documents will I have to pay extra for it?
  7. Does your company charge for every reference word or for every target word?
  8. Is your company capable of meeting strict deadlines?
  9. Are the quotes that you are providing the charges that I will pay, or will I be charged more afterwards?
  10. When hiring an employee do they translate only in one language or are they able to work on other languages also?

If you ask these questions then you are bound to get a lot of insight on the translation agency and figure out if they will be able to handle the project for you. These are really basic questions that you should ask all agencies before you actually provide them with your important documents.

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