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How It Works

A dependable translation process beats raw talent—so we designed ours to catch problems before you ever see them. Add editing and proofreading, and nothing leaves Locstars until it has passed through more than one pair of expert eyes. From first message to final file, here is exactly what happens to your project.

  1. Share Your Project. Send us your files along with the essentials: your goal and target audience, the language pair(s) you need, your deadline, and any special requirements—the form the body receiving your document needs, a specific Arabic dialect, formatting. The more context you give us, the more precisely we can tailor the work.
  2. Receive a Clear Quote. We confirm scope, language pair, timeline, and price before any work begins. What we quote is what you pay—no surprises and no hidden fees. From here on, a project manager is your point of contact until delivery.
  3. Translation by a Specialist. A native-speaking translator matched to your industry translates and localizes your content, adapting tone, dialect, and cultural context so the text works for your audience rather than merely mirroring the source.
  4. Optional Independent Editing. If you add editing, a second expert—never the original translator—reviews every line for accuracy, fluency, terminology, and consistency. Separating these roles is how errors get caught early instead of by your readers.
  5. Optional Final Proofreading. If you add proofreading, a proofreader gives the text its last pass, checking spelling, punctuation, numbers, and formatting so the file you receive is genuinely ready to use.
  6. Delivery Date Confirmed Up Front. Your project arrives on the agreed date, in the agreed format. If anything needs adjusting within the agreed scope, tell us and we correct it at no charge.

A Translation Process Built for Confidentiality

Security runs through every step above. Your files are handled only by the translators assigned to your project, processed securely, and kept strictly confidential from intake to delivery.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Through TEP: a subject specialist translates, and when you add editing and proofreading, a second and a third translator check the text — so no one person is the only check on it.

Every project is translated by a subject specialist, native in your target language. Add editing and proofreading and the text goes to a second and a third translator: the editor is never the person who translated it, and the proofreader reads the text the way your audience will.

Tell us what needs adjusting and we will correct it at no charge within the agreed scope.

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