We Don’t Charge Minimums to Nonprofits. End of Story.
We have been pretty busy lately, which is something that I certainly can’t complain about. Our clients are doing great things for their constituents worldwide and, as a result, they need an increasing amount of translation to make their good deeds go further. A few times in the past weeks, I’ve found myself with all of our usual linguists booked up and have had to look elsewhere for translators. (Sometimes it happens. We’ll be doing some heavy recruiting at the 52nd Annual American Translators Association Annual Conference in Boston at the end of October. If you’re a translator, please come …read more
The Fluidity of Time, Dilbert-Style
Let’s just say that if Wally were a translator, he’d never be working for Alboum & Associates. What’s the point of a deadline if you can’t make it? We charge no rush fees. We charge no minimums. And we don’t take jobs we can’t deliver on time. (When’s the last time you heard a translation vendor tell you that?) It’s so simple … you have to wonder why no other agency can make the same claim.
Watch Alboum Live at Miss Universe Competition!
Okay, so not quite. Our esteemed translator, Joy, has been selected to interpret for Miss Thailand in this year’s Miss Universe competition on August 23rd live from Las Vegas. If Miss Thailand makes it into the top 5, Joy will accompany her on stage! How awesome is that!? Joy was born in Bangkok, Thailand. She has life-long instruction in the Thai, northern dialect of Thai, Laotian and English languages. We’ve partnered with her to provide Thai translation for several projects, most notably those related to tobacco control. She resides in Fresno, California where she is a Registered Court Interpreter and …read more
