"I needed a legal document translated and notarized. I contacted a vendor I used before who quoted me $320 and a 3-day turnaround with a human translator. I found alternatives: one was $90 and another $60, both with a 24-hour turnaround." >>> Former translator here. Question is, is the quality of the $60 & $90 offers as good as the quality of the $320 offer? If so, bargain. If not ... well.
The document contained purely informational data such as date of birth, birth location, etc, and required no deep understanding of the language, culture, or context. So, no, there would have been no difference in quality. It certainly didn’t justify paying 4-5 times more.
"I needed a legal document translated and notarized. I contacted a vendor I used before who quoted me $320 and a 3-day turnaround with a human translator. I found alternatives: one was $90 and another $60, both with a 24-hour turnaround." >>> Former translator here. Question is, is the quality of the $60 & $90 offers as good as the quality of the $320 offer? If so, bargain. If not ... well.
The document contained purely informational data such as date of birth, birth location, etc, and required no deep understanding of the language, culture, or context. So, no, there would have been no difference in quality. It certainly didn’t justify paying 4-5 times more.
90-10 rule and voice as interface — very prescient.
Thank you. To quote William Gibson, “The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed.”
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Thanks for positive comments on my book. Happy Holidays.
Nice. I wonder where premium pricing will be once we have devaluation in skills