๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง? ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ.
When budgets get tight, many localisation managers and technical authors make a risky play. They try to save money by hiring cheap translators, or worse, dumping sensitive company manuals into free, unsecured AI tools.
The result? You jeopardise your brand reputation and trigger massive compliance risks.
Here is the truth: To save money on translation, you do not need to compromise on quality. You need to strip back your source text.
At TTC wetranslate, we help our clients save 20% to 30% on translation costs before a single word is ever translated.
How?
๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฅ
We achieve these savings by using the principles of Simplified Technical English (STE). STE is a controlled language standard designed to strip away ambiguity. It ensures that your English content is crystal-clear, highly readable, and completely free of confusing jargon, complex metaphors, or sentence structures that stall translation engines.
To make this process seamless, we have developed our own Source Text Assessment Tool. This tool helps our clients thoroughly assess and audit their source text before it is ever published or sent to a linguist. By running your draft documentation through our assessment tool, we instantly flag wordy phrasing, passive voice, and redundant terminology.
When we apply these STE principles and run your files through our assessment tool, two incredible things happen:
– Your English becomes universally clear: Non-native English readers can understand your manuals and data sheets easily, reducing customer support queries.
– Your word count drops by 25% to 30%: By eliminating linguistic bloat, your source documents become much more compact.
Given that most translation services and CAT tools charge on a per-word basis, a 30% reduction in source words instantly equals a 30% reduction in your translation invoice.
3 ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ
– Protect Your Brand Reputation: No embarrassing, literal translations of English idioms. Your message remains professional, authoritative, and safe.
– Flawless Machine & Human Translation: Clean, structured, and standardised English is incredibly easy for translation memories and professional translators to process. You get faster turnarounds with no sacrifice in quality.
– Eliminate Compliance Threats: In technical, medical, or manufacturing fields, a poorly translated instruction is a massive liability.
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