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CAT Tools & Technology

How to Use KPIs to Measure the Success of Your LSP

The Open Mic Team The Open Mic Team
Dear friends! This November we’re partnering up with our friends from Smartcat to promote their all-in-one, intuitive, free-to-use translation platform. You can signup for a fr
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Five trends that defined the translation industry in 2018
Industry News

Five trends that defined the translation industry in 2018

Pieter Beens Pieter Beens
It's December and we have less than three weeks to go until this year comes to an end to reflect on what happened in the
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Misconception:
CAT Tools & Technology

Misconception: “Bitcoin’s energy consumption is an environmental disaster!”​

Lewis Dale Lewis Dale
Actually, it's more complicated than that. Why does energy need to be consumed? Let's start with why Bitcoin needs to
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Translation Conferences 2019
Business

Translation Conferences 2019

Pieter Beens Pieter Beens
Congratulations! You found the Translation Conferences 2019 overview! Since a couple of years ago I publish an overview
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The Open Mic and Our New Zapier Integrations
The Open Mic

The Open Mic and Our New Zapier Integrations

The Open Mic Team The Open Mic Team
Howdy friends! Dmitry here. As you probably know the articles that we publish on The Open Mic are the driving forc
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Why the decline is everywhere
Business

Why the decline is everywhere

Pieter Beens Pieter Beens
Everywhere in the translation industry people are experiencing decreasing rates and increasing pressure. Translators are
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'Freshen Up' your Website
Branding & Design

‘Freshen Up’ your Website

Ally Gilboa Ally Gilboa
Like fashion and hairstyles, websites can get outdated. This is when you should start thinking about redesigning your we
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How to Use KPIs to Measure the Success of Your LSP
CAT Tools & Technology

How to Use KPIs to Measure the Success of Your LSP

The Open Mic Team The Open Mic Team
Dear friends! This November we’re partnering up with our friends from Smartcat to promote their all-in-on
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How we get more translation projects
Marketing

How we get more translation projects

Triston Goodwin Triston Goodwin
  I'M BACK!!(??) Hi everyone! Oh, it feels so good to rant about translation again. I've been working on so
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Klingon as a Global Language?
Humor

Klingon as a Global Language?

Ronnie J Rigdon Ronnie J Rigdon
There have been efforts to create a global lingua franca, that is, a common language so that people of different countri
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