With the rise of technology and digital devices, the way companies work and do business has changed dramatically. The digital arrival has become imperative in many successful companies that produce online content in a variety of languages. That's when the compiler starts to act.
The next step is to determine if it is more convenient for you to hire in-house editors or freelance translators.
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Advantages and disadvantages of internal compilers
Hiring an in-house translator has the following advantages:
First, the company will reduce costs in some cases because they can translate many content in one day. Since most freelance translators charge a fee, the cost of outsourcing documents can be high. By hiring in-house translators and paying them a monthly salary, you can save some money.
On the other hand, as explained in an Onward Search article, “many employers today are reluctant to hire a new person to handle one-off projects because they won't have more work than when the original project completed".
2, Second, in-house translators are always available and very productive. In-house translators are available to handle your requests during business hours. In contrast, with freelancers, you need to make sure that you reach out to them first.
In other words, you need to “reservation” right away, and that is usually solved by hiring a group of freelancers, like Crisol Translation Services. That ensures there is always someone available to translate for you.
In the words of Devan Cicarelli from AudienceOps, with in-house translators, “you will be able to see them regularly to monitor how they manage their workload, provide instant feedback whenever needed, and see when they are ready to work more. Your projects will not be delayed waiting for a response or working in different time periods.”
Third, they have a deep knowledge base about the company. Internal translators are employees who are aware of everything that happens in your company. This is knowledge they can leverage when translating marketing campaigns for example or when building customer relationships.
Such is their level of commitment to your company, the success of which often soars because in-house translators profit from it.
However, hiring in-house translators also has disadvantages. That is, the company will add costs in some cases. You must consider that translators often translate into a language such as their mother tongue.
Therefore, hiring a translator for each language can be very expensive. Don't forget that you'll need to cover holidays, healthcare, pensions, training, software licenses, consumables, and maternity leave. You will also need to hire someone to oversee or evaluate the translator's work and also include benefits for those supervisors or reviewers.
Advantages and disadvantages of freelance translators
For hiring freelancers, they have the following advantages:
Firstly, hiring freelance translators also helps companies reduce costs in some cases. If you hire external translators and do the work remotely, you also minimize costs.
You won't need to provide office space, software licenses, training, benefits, stationery and supplies, etc. Furthermore, if you don't create a lot of content regularly, pay only for what you need a freelance translator to cover all costs of hiring part-time or full-time staff.
Second, the quality of the translations will be better. Freelancers have an interest in keeping you happy as a client and making you want to come back to them for your next project and maybe even recommend them to others.
While the performance of internal employees can change over time, freelancers know their quality is something that will make you want to hire them again in the future.
Third, the company will not need to worry about the working environment when you hire freelance translators to handle your company's documents.
You won't need to worry about them getting along with the rest of the staff. Furthermore, you also don't need to promote a positive work environment to ensure satisfactory performance.
Saving time is the ultimate advantage of hiring a freelance translator. In the same article mentioned above, the author has a good point when he says that hiring freelancers can double your business hours.
In his words, “virtual employees” give you the price of having expertise spread across the globe. You will have staff available around the clock and after regular business hours.
Even so, hiring freelance translators also has the disadvantage of increasing costs in certain cases. Because freelancers need to run their own business, including paying taxes, purchasing software licenses, covering expenses like office and supplies rent, etc., their salary (per hour, per page or per word) will reflect these costs. However, you can get a discount if you are a regular customer.
How to calculate and compare the cost of hiring a translator
We think you might find an online calculator helpful in determining which type of translator will cost your company less.
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Nguyen Trung Khang - Talented interpreter and translator, passionate about translation
Nguyen Trung Khang is a talented interpreter and translator, with many years of experience in the field of translation and linguistics. He graduated from Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, majoring in Linguistics in 2015.
After graduating, Mr. Khang participated in a professional interpretation and interpretation training course at the University of Foreign Languages - Hanoi National University. He achieved a high-level certificate in interpreting and interpreting, and was also awarded a master's degree in linguistics.