How long does translation take?

Amount of time depending on the difficulty of the text for translation. Generally, single translator can translate 1,500 - 2,000 words a day, it gives also time for editing and proofreading. If you have a tight deadline, to speed up the process we we can divide the translation between several translators and then proofread, edited, checked for style, formatting.
An editor can proofread about 4,000 words per day. Desktop Publishing - combining text, graphics, scanned images, formatting can take a few hours or can be time consuming, and take days.