To give you an estimate, the minimum fee set by the AATI for translation is US$0.12 per word. You should keep it in mind for two reasons:

1) Significantly lower rates may indicate you won’t receive a text that does credit to your company.

2) If you can’t afford the minimum fee, perhaps your business is not ready for the international market yet.

Translation services are usually priced on a per-word or per-character basis. However, certain words or passages can take longer than others to translate. For this reason, I offer hourly and project-based rates.

Let’s discuss your needs, and we’ll talk numbers.

Translation is rewriting your text in another language. If writing the original took one month, you shouldn’t expect to have it translated in one day.

Depending on the text's complexity, I can translate 150-500 words in an hour. To put this into perspective, a 12,000-word document translation usually takes me 5-7 days.

Urgent projects (due in 48-72 hours) will be subject to the payment of an extra fee and my availability.

In writing, tone refers to how your text will sound to readers, for example, formal or casual, funny or serious. Generally, an informal tone is used for creative writing while a formal tone is used for B2B communications.

Style is the writer’s choice of words, phrasing, tone, and sentence length. It guides your audience toward a desired interpretation or personality. Usually, companies create style guides to ensure consistency throughout their content.

Linguists need to know what your text is for (e.g., to inform, persuade, or describe a product) and where it will appear to create content with maximum impact for that particular audience.

No, I don’t. In Argentina, you need a sworn translator (in Spanish, traductor público) for legal and official documents, such as birth certificates, marriage certificates, or academic transcripts.

As established by law, sworn translators register with the relevant association and get their signatures duly registered. This way they can sign and seal a translation, certifying it can be trusted for legal and official purposes. You can visit the Buenos Aires Translators Association’s website to learn more.

Yes, I use Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT) tools.

CAT tools are software that helps human translators be faster and more efficient by automating tasks during the translation process. These software tools split the document to be translated into sentences or paragraphs (segments). The resulting translations are then stored in a database (translation memory), helping the linguist save time, and thus ensuring consistency throughout the document.

I’ve invested in a professional license for Wordscope to boost productivity and protect your confidentiality. I’m also experienced in MemoQ, Phrase, and Trados.

My preferred CAT tool (Wordscope) exclusively uses paid professional versions of top-notch tools like DeepL, ChatGPT, and Google Translate. As a result, user data remains strictly confidential and isn't used to enhance or train these tools (unlike free versions). Additionally, Wordscope sends only small text segments or questions from multiple users simultaneously, receiving a mix of information that is nearly impossible to reconstruct.

There are many ways a project can go off track: unrealistic deadlines, the linguist not asking the right questions, misuse of machine translation, no involvement from the client side, and the list can go on.

If you don’t invest time briefing the professional who will take your project on, there is little chance you will get what you need. Linguists must fully understand your text before creating a new one in another language. So be ready to answer questions along the way.