Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: starting out as a freelancer advice on purchasing CAT tools
Poster: MacLeod Cushing
Post title: Trados generates work
[quote]Susanne Toito wrote:
Hello there!
I am a newbie freelancer and am wondering about the purchase of CAT tools. There are some great deals being offered for both TRADOS and MemoQ right now and I am on the fence. I know that SDL Trados is the biggest name out there right now and would definitely be worth purchasing, but I also know that MemoQ is the new up and coming name.
So, I am asking advice:
Is it worth it to purchase both?
Do you find that one or any of your CAT tool purchases were not worth it for you and why?
Thanks in advance! [/quote]
I bought Trados a few years ago because so many Fr>En jobs required it and I had plans to branch into that language pair. As it turned out, I made a lot of money in the past couple of years simply because I had Trados; many of the jobs I did in three different language pairs required it. The learning curve is somewhat steep but Trados has become much less "buggy" in recent years than in the past. There are many jobs posted that require it so it has the potential to pay for itself in a reasonable amount of time.
Topic: starting out as a freelancer advice on purchasing CAT tools
Poster: MacLeod Cushing
Post title: Trados generates work
[quote]Susanne Toito wrote:
Hello there!
I am a newbie freelancer and am wondering about the purchase of CAT tools. There are some great deals being offered for both TRADOS and MemoQ right now and I am on the fence. I know that SDL Trados is the biggest name out there right now and would definitely be worth purchasing, but I also know that MemoQ is the new up and coming name.
So, I am asking advice:
Is it worth it to purchase both?
Do you find that one or any of your CAT tool purchases were not worth it for you and why?
Thanks in advance! [/quote]
I bought Trados a few years ago because so many Fr>En jobs required it and I had plans to branch into that language pair. As it turned out, I made a lot of money in the past couple of years simply because I had Trados; many of the jobs I did in three different language pairs required it. The learning curve is somewhat steep but Trados has become much less "buggy" in recent years than in the past. There are many jobs posted that require it so it has the potential to pay for itself in a reasonable amount of time.