How well do you know translation platforms?

The questions

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1. Multiple choice

   What skill level do translation platforms usually ask for?

   • None
   • Specialist
   • Some
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   Some

   Skill level needed on translation platforms: some.

   Source: All translation platforms Compare every platform type

2. Pick all that apply

   Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.

   • Scribie
   • TranscribeMe
   • GoTranscript
   • TextMaster
   • Gengo
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   Scribie, TranscribeMe

   Scribie: United States; TranscribeMe: United States; GoTranscript: United Kingdom; TextMaster: France; Gengo: Japan.

   Source: Platforms by headquarters Platforms by headquarters

3. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • ProZ
   • Scribie
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   ProZ

   Scribie was founded in 2008, ProZ in 1999.

   Source: How we verify our data ProZ profile

4. Estimate

   In what year was TranscribeMe founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2011

   TranscribeMe was founded in 2011 and is based in Oakland, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TranscribeMe profile

5. Multiple choice

   Where is Lionbridge headquartered?

   • Switzerland
   • United States
   • India
   • Canada
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   United States

   Lionbridge is based in Waltham, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Lionbridge profile

6. Pick all that apply

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

   • Crypto
   • Debit card
   • Payoneer
   • PayPal
   • Stripe
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   PayPal, Stripe

   Stepes pays out by: PayPal or Stripe.

   Source: How we verify our data Stepes profile

7. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the translation platforms?

   • Gengo
   • Andela
   • Gumroad
   • Bolt Food
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   Gengo

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

   Source: All translation platforms Gengo profile

8. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Smartcat
   • Rev
   • TranscribeMe
   • TranslatorsCafe
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   TranslatorsCafe → Rev → TranscribeMe → Smartcat

   TranslatorsCafe (2002), Rev (2010), TranscribeMe (2011), Smartcat (2016).

   Source: How we verify our data TranslatorsCafe profile

9. Multiple choice

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

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

    Which is older?

    • Lionbridge
    • Rev
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    Lionbridge

    Rev was founded in 2010, Lionbridge in 1996.

    Source: How we verify our data Lionbridge profile

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