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1. Multiple choice

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

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

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

   • Debit card
   • Gift cards
   • M-Pesa
   • PayPal
   • Payoneer
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   PayPal, Payoneer

   Gengo pays out by: PayPal, Payoneer.

   Source: How we verify our data Gengo profile

3. Pick all that apply

   Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.

   • Smartcat
   • Rev
   • Gengo
   • TranscribeMe
   • TextMaster
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   Smartcat, Rev, TranscribeMe

   Smartcat: United States; Rev: United States; Gengo: Japan; TranscribeMe: United States; TextMaster: France.

   Source: Platforms by headquarters Platforms by headquarters

4. Multiple choice

   Where is Gengo headquartered?

   • South Korea
   • Japan
   • Canada
   • Germany
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   Japan

   Gengo is based in Tokyo, Japan.

   Source: How we verify our data Gengo profile

5. Estimate

   In what year was Scribie founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2008

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

   Source: How we verify our data Scribie profile

6. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Gengo
   • Stepes
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   Gengo

   Stepes was founded in 2015, Gengo in 2008.

   Source: How we verify our data Gengo profile

7. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the translation platforms?

   • 2Checkout
   • Rakuten Ichiba
   • Gengo
   • Grow Therapy
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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.

   • ProZ
   • Scribie
   • TranscribeMe
   • GoTranscript
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   ProZ → GoTranscript → Scribie → TranscribeMe

   ProZ (1999), GoTranscript (2005), Scribie (2008), TranscribeMe (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data ProZ profile

9. Multiple choice

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

   • High
   • Medium
   • Low
   • None
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   None

   Startup cost for translation platforms: none.

   Source: All translation platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Where is Smartcat headquartered?

    • United States
    • India
    • Japan
    • 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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