Case studies

Content and translation

Example: how a content and translation studio could run on MSMEPulse

An illustrative example for content, writing & translation: how a content and translation studio could set up MSMEPulse, run a typical month, and what changes.

MSMEPulse team 路 路 1 min read

Example. This case study is an illustration of how a firm like this could work in MSMEPulse. It isn't a real customer, and it makes no claims about results.

Illustration: an MSMEPulse workspace with projects from ready-made templates for content and translation studios.

The firm

Ten writers, translators and editors handle document translation and monthly content retainers for companies in India and abroad.

What made the work hard

  • Small jobs were sometimes never invoiced.
  • Quality varied between translators.
  • Glossaries were scattered across email.
Diagram: from an enquiry to a proposal, a project, timesheets, an invoice and payment, for content and translation studios.
How work moves through MSMEPulse, from the first enquiry to payment.

How they set up MSMEPulse

  • Chose Content, Writing & Translation at signup, with document translation and content writing retainer templates.
  • Made a second-linguist review a task on every job.
  • Kept each client's glossary and brand guide with their projects.

The templates for Content, Writing & Translation in MSMEPulse: SEO retainer (monthly), Document translation, Content writing retainer (monthly).

A typical month

Each job follows the same steps: brief, translation or writing, review, delivery and invoice. Retainer clients approve a monthly content calendar. Every delivered job is invoiced the same day, or monthly for clients with many small jobs. Overseas clients are invoiced in their currency as exports.

What changes

  • Every job has a review step.
  • Every delivered job is invoiced.
  • Client glossaries and guides are in one place.

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