How well do you know translation platforms?

The questions

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1. Multiple choice

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

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

2. Pick all that apply

   Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.

   • Stepes
   • Smartcat
   • Gengo
   • GoTranscript
   • Unbabel
   Show the answer

   Stepes, Smartcat

   Stepes: United States; Smartcat: United States; Gengo: Japan; GoTranscript: United Kingdom; Unbabel: Portugal.

   Source: Platforms by headquarters Platforms by headquarters

3. Pick all that apply

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

   • Debit card
   • Western Union
   • Stripe
   • PayPal
   • Payoneer
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   PayPal, Payoneer

   GoTranscript pays out by: PayPal, Payoneer.

   Source: How we verify our data GoTranscript profile

4. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TranslatorsCafe
   • GoTranscript
   • Scribie
   • Stepes
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   TranslatorsCafe → GoTranscript → Scribie → Stepes

   TranslatorsCafe (2002), GoTranscript (2005), Scribie (2008), Stepes (2015).

   Source: How we verify our data TranslatorsCafe profile

5. Estimate

   In what year was Lionbridge founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   1996

   Lionbridge was founded in 1996 and is based in Waltham, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Lionbridge profile

6. Multiple choice

   Where is ProZ headquartered?

   • United States
   • India
   • Germany
   • Netherlands
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   United States

   ProZ is based in Syracuse, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data ProZ profile

7. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TranslatorsCafe
   • Scribie
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   TranslatorsCafe

   Scribie was founded in 2008, TranslatorsCafe in 2002.

   Source: How we verify our data TranslatorsCafe profile

8. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the translation platforms?

   • Bolt
   • Smartcat
   • Fastwork
   • Talkspace
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   Smartcat

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

   Source: All translation platforms Smartcat profile

9. Multiple choice

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

   • Medium
   • High
   • None
   • Low
   Show the answer

   None

   Startup cost for translation platforms: none.

   Source: All translation platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Where is Smartcat headquartered?

    • South Korea
    • United States
    • France
    • Canada
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    United States

    Smartcat is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data Smartcat profile

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