How well do you know translation platforms?

The questions

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1. Multiple choice

   Where is Gengo headquartered?

   • Australia
   • Japan
   • South Korea
   • India
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   Japan

   Gengo is based in Tokyo, Japan.

   Source: How we verify our data Gengo profile

2. Multiple choice

   What skill level do translation platforms usually ask for?

   • Specialist
   • Some
   • None
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   Some

   Skill level needed on translation platforms: some.

   Source: All translation platforms Compare every platform type

3. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TranslatorsCafe
   • TextMaster
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   TranslatorsCafe

   TranslatorsCafe was founded in 2002, TextMaster in 2011.

   Source: How we verify our data TranslatorsCafe profile

4. Pick all that apply

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

   • Skrill
   • Payoneer
   • PayPal
   • Debit card
   • M-Pesa
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   Payoneer, PayPal

   GoTranscript pays out by: PayPal, Payoneer.

   Source: How we verify our data GoTranscript profile

5. Pick all that apply

   Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.

   • Unbabel
   • Smartcat
   • TextMaster
   • Scribie
   • ProZ
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   Smartcat, Scribie, ProZ

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

   Source: Platforms by headquarters Platforms by headquarters

6. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the translation platforms?

   • Armut
   • Stepes
   • BossJob
   • Freelancermap
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   Stepes

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

   Source: All translation platforms Stepes profile

7. Estimate

   In what year was Scribie founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2008

   Scribie was founded in 2008 and is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Scribie profile

8. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TextMaster
   • Unbabel
   • Rev
   • Gengo
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   Gengo → Rev → TextMaster → Unbabel

   Gengo (2008), Rev (2010), TextMaster (2011), Unbabel (2013).

   Source: How we verify our data Gengo profile

9. Multiple choice

   Where is Scribie headquartered?

   • United States
   • Switzerland
   • India
   • United Kingdom
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   United States

   Scribie is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Scribie profile

10. Multiple choice

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

    • Low
    • Medium
    • None
    • High
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    None

    Startup cost for translation platforms: none.

    Source: All translation platforms Compare every platform type

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