How well do you know translation platforms?

The questions

Work out your answer, then open the reveal to check it.

1. Multiple choice

   How much does it typically cost to start earning on translation platforms?

   • None
   • High
   • Low
   • Medium
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   None

   Startup cost for translation platforms: none.

   Source: All translation platforms Compare every platform type

2. Pick all that apply

   Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.

   • TextMaster
   • Lionbridge
   • Unbabel
   • Scribie
   • ProZ
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   Lionbridge, Scribie, ProZ

   TextMaster: France; Lionbridge: United States; Unbabel: Portugal; Scribie: United States; ProZ: United States.

   Source: Platforms by headquarters Platforms by headquarters

3. Multiple choice

   Where is ProZ headquartered?

   • Australia
   • United Kingdom
   • Germany
   • United States
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   United States

   ProZ is based in Syracuse, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data ProZ profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • GoTranscript
   • Stepes
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   GoTranscript

   GoTranscript was founded in 2005, Stepes in 2015.

   Source: How we verify our data GoTranscript profile

5. Pick all that apply

   Which of these can GoTranscript pay you through? Pick all that apply.

   • Payoneer
   • Stripe
   • M-Pesa
   • Skrill
   • PayPal
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   Payoneer, PayPal

   GoTranscript pays out by: PayPal, Payoneer.

   Source: How we verify our data GoTranscript profile

6. Estimate

   In what year was TranslatorsCafe founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2002

   TranslatorsCafe was founded in 2002.

   Source: How we verify our data TranslatorsCafe profile

7. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the translation platforms?

   • Daraz
   • GoTranscript
   • Adsterra
   • Collabstr
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   GoTranscript

   GoTranscript is one of the translation platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.

   Source: All translation platforms GoTranscript profile

8. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Scribie
   • TextMaster
   • GoTranscript
   • Lionbridge
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   Lionbridge → GoTranscript → Scribie → TextMaster

   Lionbridge (1996), GoTranscript (2005), Scribie (2008), TextMaster (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data Lionbridge profile

9. Multiple choice

   How long until the first payout, typically, on translation platforms?

   • Days after the event
   • 1-3 months
   • Days to 2 weeks
   • 1-4 weeks
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   1-4 weeks

   Typical time to first pay on translation platforms: 1-4 weeks.

   Source: All translation platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Where is Gengo headquartered?

    • South Korea
    • Japan
    • France
    • Canada
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    Japan

    Gengo is based in Tokyo, Japan.

    Source: How we verify our data Gengo profile

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