ADVANTAGES OF

AN INTO-ENGLISH

SLV

Getting the best from your translation agency

A Single Language Vendor (SLV) is “a localization or translation service provider that offers translation and/or localization services into only one language”.1

In other words, an SLV is an in-country translation agency that specialises in translations into a single language, a service that is increasingly being employed in the Industry.

1 http://www.gala-global.org/localization-term/single-language-vendor-slv-0

WHY YOU NEED TO GET IT RIGHT...

WHAT IS AN SLV?

A translation agency which translates into, and out of, many different languages (or MLV) might seem like the logical choice. After all, bigger = better, right?

In fact, the reason that in-country SLVs are the most sought-after of language service providers (LSPs ) is precisely that their relatively small size allows for flexibility, competiveness, an in-depth knowledge of the target language, and the creation of fluent translations that read as though originally written in that language.

WHY YOU NEED TO GET IT RIGHT...

DOES SIZE REALLY MATTER?

Into-English SLVs are the ones to turn to if you’re looking for:

High quality English language services in a unique voice to suit your English target audience

Ability to handle large volumes of work

Expertise in the most up-to-date translation technologies

Excellence in project management and QA

A translation agency with a clear and competitive pricing structure

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW...

WHAT AN SLV CAN OFFER YOU…

Into-English SLVs will perform in-depth research and work closely with their customers to create the clearest and most coherent means of communicating their message to their target English market.

Whether it’s school teachers in Scotland, teenagers in the States or Aussie OAPs, your SLV will produce English copy that resonates with your audience, a service that MLVs will struggle to match.

PREP/RESEARCH/ANALYSISTOP QUALITY INTO-ENGLISH SERVICES

One of the key benefits of working with an into-English translation agency is their flexibility in terms of the volume of work they can take on week by week. Having a wide customer base ensures that an SLV will be able to deal with spikes and troughs in your demand.

They will have the team in place to give your smaller jobs the expert attention that you deserve, while also having the capacity to call on a team of highly trained and specialised freelance translators to give you the fastest possible turnaround on larger projects. This expert, adaptable approach to project management means significantly lower overheads. Compare this to the inflexibility of a big company where myriad wheels have to be set in motion for every single job, and it doesn’t take long to see the savings - savings which are passed on directly to you, the customer.

RESOURCE ALLOCATION

NO JOB TOO BIG (OR SMALL)

MONEY MATTERS

This expert, adaptable approach to project management means significantly lower overheads as compared to the inflexibility of a big company where myriad wheels have to be set in motion for every single job.

It doesn’t take long to see the savings this approach can offer - savings which are passed on directly to you, the customer.