Services & fees · Savannah, GA

the fixed-price localization desk for SaaS release managers

Six instruments, each priced in writing before work begins — taken singly, or combined into one signed scope for Spanish, Portuguese, French and German.

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Quoted within one business day of seeing a sample. Prefer to talk? (804) 937-2578

Engaged by

  • SaaS product teams
  • Documentation leads
  • Lifecycle & onboarding marketers
  • Support operations

schedule of fees

  • Application interfacePer language, to 6,000 wordsfrom $1,740
  • Help centerPer language, to 40 articlesfrom $3,860
  • Onboarding emailsPer language, to 5 messagesfrom $1,290
  • Terminology glossaryPer language, to 100 terms$980
  • In-context linguistic QAPer language, one flow$1,420
  • Post-launch string reviewPer language, at day 30$640

Invoiced per project by ACH, card or wire. Added words: $0.19 each, per language.

The service ledger

six instruments, described and priced one by one

Each entry names what is returned to you and what it costs. Nothing is bundled out of sight: if an instrument is in your scope, it appears here, with its fee, in your quote.

  1. 01

    application interface

    Strings from your React, Rails or mobile front end, translated against the signed glossary and read inside a staging build before sign-off.

    • ICU placeholders and plural forms intact
    • Gender, case and register checked per language
    • JSON, XLIFF, PO, YAML or RESX returned in kind
    from $1,740per language · up to 6,000 source words
    Quote the interface
  2. 02

    help center

    Articles carried into the reader’s language using the same vocabulary as the product, so a term seen in the app is the term found in the answer.

    • Markdown or HTML, or Zendesk, Intercom and Help Scout exports
    • Screenshot captions and alt text included
    • Internal links re-pointed to the localized article
    from $3,860per language · up to 40 articles
    Quote the help center
  3. 03

    onboarding email sequence

    Welcome and activation messages in which the subject line, preheader and merge tags survive translation and still fit a phone screen.

    • Subject and preheader reviewed as a pair
    • Merge tags and links tested before scheduling
    • Recipient-name variables checked for gender and case
    from $1,290per language · up to 5 emails
    Quote the sequence
  4. 04

    terminology glossary

    The standing list of product nouns, button labels and regulated terms, agreed in writing per language and per variant before any translation begins.

    • Up to 100 entries with usage notes
    • “Keep in English” decisions recorded
    • Delivered as CSV or TBX — yours to keep
    $980per language · up to 100 terms
    Quote the glossary
  5. 05

    in-context linguistic qa

    A native linguist who did not translate the text walks one user flow in your build or in screenshots and files each finding against its string key.

    • Truncation, overflow and line-break faults
    • Mistranslated or untranslated strings, by key
    • One flow of up to 40 screens per language
    $1,420per language · one user flow
    Quote the QA pass
  6. 06

    post-launch string review

    Thirty days after release we re-read what actually shipped, reconcile hotfix strings, and carry each correction back into the glossary.

    • Shipped strings compared with the approved set
    • Corrections made at no further charge
    • Glossary amended so the error cannot recur
    $640per language · scheduled at day 30
    Quote the review

Prefer one signed scope?The packages join these instruments: single-language pilot $1,740, launch set from $6,230, full catalogue from $11,450.

See the three packages

Where every project begins

the glossary is signed before the first string is translated

A glossary is the one document that makes four languages read as a single product. It settles which word means “Workspace” in each locale, and it records the words that stay in English by decision rather than by oversight.

  • Built per language and per regional variant — never shared by assumption
  • Sent to you for approval with usage notes, not as a bare word list
  • Amended after launch, so the next release starts from the corrected term
Illustration of an open terminology ledger with a pen nib resting across its columns

Specimen entries · four of roughly 100

English sourcees-MXpt-BRfr-FRde-DE
workspaceEspacio de trabajoEspaço de trabalhoEspace de travailArbeitsbereich
invoiceFacturaFaturaFactureRechnung
subscriptionSuscripciónAssinaturaAbonnementAbonnement
dashboardPanelPainelTableau de bordDashboard Kept in English

Specimen only. Your glossary is drafted from your own product vocabulary and returned to you for approval.

A launch set on the calendar

from sample to string review, laid against the calendar

The usual order of work for a launch set. Your quote restates it as dated milestones fitted to your release.

  1. Day 0

    sample received

    You send 300 words of strings or two articles, with target languages and launch date.

  2. Day 1

    fixed quote

    A written price and scope returns within one business day.

  3. Days 2–5

    glossary signed

    Terms are drafted, discussed on a booked call, and approved in writing.

  4. Weeks 2–3

    translation

    A specialist translates against the glossary, language by language.

  5. Week 3

    in-context qa

    A second linguist reads the strings inside your staging build.

  6. Day 30

    string review

    Shipped text is re-read. Catalogue clients receive a second review at day 90.

Timings are typical for a launch set of up to 12,000 source words. Larger scopes, extra variants and rush schedules are dated individually in the quote.

Adjustments to a quote

what moves a price, and by how much

A fixed quote holds for the scope it states. When the scope changes, the change is priced from this sheet and agreed before work resumes.

  • Added source wordsBeyond the stated scope, per language$0.19
  • Second regional variantPer surface, e.g. es-ES beside es-MXfrom $890
  • Rush scheduleDelivery compressed by a third or more+25%
  • Language added laterQuoted as its own pilotfrom $1,740
  • InvoicingHalf to begin, half on deliveryACH · card · wire

questions a finance lead asks first

Why a fixed price instead of a word rate?

A word rate leaves the total unknown until the invoice. A fixed quote states the scope, the languages and the fee together, so the figure you approve is the figure you pay.

Which instrument should we start with?

If your terminology is unsettled, begin with the glossary at $980 per language. If strings are already translated and you want them checked, begin with in-context QA at $1,420.

Are regional variants included?

One variant per language is included. A second, such as es-ES beside es-MX, is priced from $890 per surface because it has its own glossary.

What do you need from us to quote?

A representative sample of about 300 words, the target languages and regions, and your launch date. Screenshots of your tightest screens sharpen the quote further.

What if the scope grows mid-project?

Extra words are billed at $0.19 each, per language, and the amount is agreed in writing before they are translated.

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