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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 #588914 Answers explained and sourced

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  1. Multiple choice

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

    • Varies
    • 1-3 months
    • 1-4 weeks
    • Days to 2 weeks
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    1-4 weeks

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

  2. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Lionbridge
    • Scribie
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    Lionbridge

    Lionbridge was founded in 1996, Scribie in 2008.

  3. Multiple choice

    Where is ProZ headquartered?

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

    ProZ is based in Syracuse, United States.

  4. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • TextMaster
    • Scribie
    • ProZ
    • Smartcat
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    ProZ → Scribie → TextMaster → Smartcat

    ProZ (1999), Scribie (2008), TextMaster (2011), Smartcat (2016).

  5. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the translation platforms?

    • GoLance
    • Getty Contributor
    • Smartcat
    • Superprof
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    Smartcat

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

  6. Pick all that apply

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

    • M-Pesa
    • Gift cards
    • Stripe
    • PayPal
    • Crypto
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    Stripe, PayPal

    Stepes pays out by: PayPal or Stripe.

  7. Estimate

    In what year was Lionbridge founded?

    Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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    1996

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

  8. Pick all that apply

    Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.

    • Unbabel
    • Scribie
    • TranscribeMe
    • ProZ
    • GoTranscript
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    Scribie, TranscribeMe, ProZ

    Unbabel: Portugal; Scribie: United States; TranscribeMe: United States; ProZ: United States; GoTranscript: United Kingdom.

  9. Multiple choice

    What skill level do translation platforms usually ask for?

    • Some
    • Specialist
    • None
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    Some

    Skill level needed on translation platforms: some.

  10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Smartcat
    • Rev
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    Rev

    Rev was founded in 2010, Smartcat in 2016.

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