Overwhelming Responses!
The Babylon Outreach Program for Translators received an overwhelming response from the world-wide translator community. We thank you for your interest and the warm and friendly emails.
Please bear with us the time until we will be able to answer your mails. We are doing our best to keep the time for screening your applications as short as possible. In light of the huge response our best is not good enough, and we apologize for delays.
Receiving your answers we truly believe that there is something happening right now that is far beyond making use of the offer to get a software for free. This, together with the passion and love for your profession that are evident in your emails, truly touched us and we are very excited to read your reviews.
Below find some questions raised in your emails - guess this is going to grow into a kind of Q&A of the Outreach Program. For the time being, still not very orderly, but a beginning:
- How does one test your software or have a look at it somewhere? After your application has been approved you will receive a license key by email with a download link for our software.
- How long should the review be? The longer the better
Seriously, we believe that two paragraphs with a total of 200 words is a good and appreciated length.
- How much time do I have to write the review? We think that two weeks should give you enough time to experience the Babylon dictionary software. If you foresee a delay, please keep us updated.
- None of the logos really fits into my page. Can I write a text instead? Thank you for this question! We overlooked this possibility and reacted immediately by adding a “text link only version” to the set of official logos. We also apologize that the selection of logos is still rather small and we hope to able to present an additional set by the end of the week.
- How long do I have to wait for the free license after joining the program and placing the official logo? Usually 2 days, right now 4 days are more realistic.
- May I refer a colleague of mine to your program? Yes, your friends are cordially invited. Feel free to pass on our emails, but your friends should mention you as their referral.
- I am leaving for a short trip, may I enroll to the Outreach Program on my return? First of all - lucky you!
Enjoy your holidays! The answer is “Yes”, simple contact us again on your return.
- I am restructuring my website right now, may I enroll for the Outreach Program later on? First of all - poor you! We wish you the best of luck for the redesign! As above, the answer is “Yes”.
- Is this program “truly offered to a selected group of translators” and are “such words (…) not just flattery? What’s wrong with flattery? And: What can one expect from a team made up of four dynamic women? The answer is absolutely “Yes”. This outreach program is only open to professional translators, for whom we have the greatest appreciation. We are planning to start two additional programs by the end of the summer (Outreach Program for Language Educators and Outreach Program for Academicians/University Outreach).