[Copy Translation] Things a Translator Needs to Know !

Simple enough. Pay copywriters who are bilingual to do the translations.

Thanks Rick and Kreativ.

I heard about transcreation, but I don't know any trusted agencies.
Can you recommend me some?

Usually I use One Hour Translation but even if I pay for expert translation (that's double) some times I am not satisfied with the output.

So, how to start?

I need german, french, italian, swedish and spanish, maybe more.

The whole project is the lp + VSL.

Thanks for suggestions guys.

I looked up on google and I found this website: Find freelancers - Copywriters, art directors and designers

Do you have any experience with it?

Here is what I have done in the past.

Post the job on Odesk or Elance. Be descriptive in your post about what you are trying to accomplish and that it is important to have a translator that understands the persuasive and emotive content of the message is more important than a word for word translation.

If you can find someone who understands...or has worked in sales in your niche who can write even better.

Once you filter through and shortlist a few applicants have a brief discussion with them. My approach was to question them in a way designed to trip them up. By that I mean asking questions that are counter to my understanding of what makes a successful promotion and seeing if they agree. Or...if they disagree and show they can think critically with an understanding of sales psychology.

Once I have filtered through and further shortlisted the candidates pay them for a short test assignment ( a paragraph or two containing essential copy techniques).

Take the test assignments and run through Google Translate. Return to the candidates with the translated copy and ask them to explain their thinking process while going through the assignment with you.

This should give you a good idea of the persuasive quality and sales mindset of the candidates. You could also have the candidates exchange projects and then re-translate to English and evaluate the persuasiveness that way.

Finally, once the copy is written have another translator/editor proof it.

If you need a spanish translator PM me and I can refer you to someone and provide you with samples of some stuff he's done for us.

Thanks Dough, that's a really good idea.
I was hoping to find a few people here to save time, but you suggestion will help a lot.

May be I am late in saying this. I am using ccjk.com for getting translation services. I have got them from my friend.

For transcreation services you might want to check Textappeal.