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Platform types quiz

How well do you know translation platforms?

Fees, founding years and home countries of translation platforms, plus how the work pays.

10 questions Fresh round #383934 Answers explained and sourced

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  1. Multiple choice

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

    • Months
    • Days to 2 weeks
    • 1-4 weeks
    • Days after the event
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    1-4 weeks

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

  2. Multiple choice

    Where is GoTranscript headquartered?

    • France
    • United Kingdom
    • South Korea
    • Switzerland
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    United Kingdom

    GoTranscript is based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

  3. Pick all that apply

    Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.

    • TextMaster
    • Gengo
    • Stepes
    • GoTranscript
    • Lionbridge
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    Stepes, Lionbridge

    TextMaster: France; Gengo: Japan; Stepes: United States; GoTranscript: United Kingdom; Lionbridge: United States.

  4. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • TranslatorsCafe
    • GoTranscript
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    TranslatorsCafe

    TranslatorsCafe was founded in 2002, GoTranscript in 2005.

  5. Pick all that apply

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

    • Debit card
    • Crypto
    • PayPal
    • Skrill
    • Payoneer
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    PayPal, Payoneer

    GoTranscript pays out by: PayPal, Payoneer.

  6. Estimate

    In what year was Smartcat founded?

    Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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    2016

    Smartcat was founded in 2016 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

  7. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the translation platforms?

    • CodeCanyon
    • Mostaql
    • Lionbridge
    • Alibaba.com
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    Lionbridge

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

  8. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • TranslatorsCafe
    • Smartcat
    • TranscribeMe
    • Unbabel
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    TranslatorsCafe → TranscribeMe → Unbabel → Smartcat

    TranslatorsCafe (2002), TranscribeMe (2011), Unbabel (2013), Smartcat (2016).

  9. Multiple choice

    What skill level do translation platforms usually ask for?

    • Specialist
    • None
    • Some
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    Some

    Skill level needed on translation platforms: some.

  10. Multiple choice

    Where is Scribie headquartered?

    • Switzerland
    • Canada
    • United States
    • Germany
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    United States

    Scribie is based in San Francisco, United States.

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