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This post is a continuation of my previous post about 24 years of service here at Argo Translation. In part 1, I referred to four factors that had a significant impact on me personally, on Argo, and on the industry. Below is a detailed description of those factors.

Hotels are considered havens for guests who are tired from their travels. All they want is to arrive at their hotel, and with little to no issues, go straight to their rooms and relax. But what if no one in the hotel speaks their language? Weary from travel, the last thing they need is the...

It is hard to believe, but March 1st marked the beginning of my 24th year of service at Argo Translation. Looking back, I suppose there was a fair amount of risk in launching Argo Translation back in 1995. I was 23 years old, recently graduated from college, and generally not qualified to start a...

SEO (search engine optimization) translation and localization are often confused as the same thing because both relate to translation. However, SEO translation and localization are two entirely different processes. While the two do complement each other, each requires a different approach since...

We now live in a time when our first instinct is to turn to the web whenever we’re considering buying something. We perform an online search on the brand or go directly to the company’s website.

According to a report in the Washington Examiner, there are 5 million immigrants who were granted US citizenship but cannot speak English.

Cloud-based translation memory (which Argo Translation utilizes extensively) provides real-time benefits to translators and clients that were completely unavailable only a few years ago. Before jumping into this topic, though, it makes sense to describe the key differences between cloud-based and...

One of the most critical steps in starting a relationship with a translation vendor is to create an effective translation glossary. Most issues that come up with negative translation feedback are related to poor choices in terminology. This problem is especially true when the subject matter is...

A recent lawsuit brought by Latino parents against a school district in Massachusetts and that state’s Department of Education has put U.S. translation and interpretation regulations in the spotlight. Several federal laws come into play to understand U.S. public schools’ requirements, with an...

On a recent trip to Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando, I noticed that most of the signage in the Asia area of the park was translated. However, some signs were left in English, with their original lexicon left intact. Disney is famous for thinking of every last detail in its parks, but I was...