Re: Site Content for "Canadianization" and French Translation

From
Karine Labelle <karine.labelle@gmail.com>
To
Timothy Thomas <tt@thekey.com>
Date
2022-08-09 10:53:22
Folder
INBOX
Hello Tim,

Thank you, I will get in touch with Amanda to establish our strategy.

Have a great day!

Karine

Le mar. 9 août 2022 à 07:10, Timothy Thomas <tt@thekey.com> a écrit :

> Hi Karine,
>
> 18c is ok. Thank you.
>
> Start with the Bios and wait for Amanda to provide the remaining content
> to you prior to review. We would prefer you to work in google docs for your
> edits so please speak to Amanda and organize a process for your
> collaboration.
>
> Send me the work by email in batches and I’ll get it posted to the site.
>
> I understand there is a lot of work so just do what you can at your own
> pace. If it takes us into october to get everything done then thats ok. As
> long as were making steady progress.
>
> Let me know if you have any questions.
>
> Thank you
> Tim
>
> On Mon, Aug 8, 2022 at 1:10 PM Karine Labelle <karine.labelle@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello Tim,
>>
>> I hope this email finds you well. I'm returning from a long weekend, I'm
>> sorry I didn't get back to you earlier.
>>
>> It's very difficult for me to assess how long it is going to take me to
>> do the translation, since there are a huge amount of pages and it would be
>> too long at this point, especially considering the text is going to change.
>> I extracted the text from a few random pages and I would say each page
>> contains an average of 800-1000 words.
>>
>> The other factor to take into consideration is when Amanda is going to be
>> able to deliver. I can already start with the bios, but that will be
>> relatively quick to do. Amanda mentioned the Labor Day weekend, which means
>> that I can't really start with anything before September. Unless you feel I
>> could already start with certain articles (at the bottom of the list). As
>> far as I can tell, most of them address universal health topics. So I could
>> carry on with those after I finish the bios.
>>
>> One more question is how am I going to receive Amanda's versions? Is she
>> going to send me an Excel file or a word document? I would like to know
>> because it is going to affect the amount of time I spend on each page. If I
>> have to extract and copy-paste the text in an Excel file that's extra time
>> that I need to take into consideration.
>>
>> Which brings me to the last point I wanted to discuss with you. At the
>> moment I'm charging you $0,17, which is about 0,04$ below the market
>> standard. I was thinking of raising my fee to 0,18$. Considering my
>> experience and how long I have worked with HCA, I can assure you you won't
>> find anything cheaper. I'll start with the bios, which I can charge you to
>> 0,17$ / word. I would proceed with the rest for 0,18$ / word when you give
>> me the green flag.
>>
>> Let me know what you think and what you suggest and we will go from there.
>>
>> Thank you very much and have a great day!
>>
>> Karine
>>
>> Le mer. 3 août 2022 à 14:54, Timothy Thomas <tt@thekey.com> a écrit :
>>
>>> Ok great. I don't think a meeting today is needed at this point. Feel
>>> free to work in your own systems but the content will need to be copied
>>> over to google docs when ready to finalize.
>>>
>>> Karine: You can work off of our corporate google drive, we'll give you
>>> access and the space is unlimited. I will have to have you set up as a
>>> contractor in our system so that you get the appropriate access and our
>>> head office can pay your invoices directly. I'll have a team member reach
>>> out to you in order to complete this.
>>>
>>> Stay tuned
>>> Tim
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 1:47 PM Karine Labelle <karine.labelle@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes, I could do that. I'm only wondering how much can a file hold? I'm
>>>> not sure my Google Drive can take that much data, we would have to create
>>>> several folders and remove the older ones to create new ones.
>>>>
>>>> I will take the time to go through the site this evening to make sure I
>>>> can do it within 2 months. I would probably have to clear my schedule and
>>>> work on it full time.
>>>>
>>>> I can start with the bios while Amanda prepares the other pages.
>>>>
>>>> Let me know if she is available today, I'll be on the road between 5
>>>> and 5:45, otherwise I'm available at any time for a Zoom call.
>>>>
>>>> Have a wonderful day,
>>>>
>>>> Karine
>>>>
>>>> Le mer. 3 août 2022 à 13:21, Timothy Thomas <tt@thekey.com> a écrit :
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Karine,
>>>>>
>>>>> Could you copy and paste the data into your excel process and when
>>>>> you're done move it back into a google doc?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 11:35 AM Karine Labelle <
>>>>> karine.labelle@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello Tim,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, I'm available. Do you have a deadline?
>>>>>> Since it is such a huge site, do you think it would be possible to
>>>>>> have the text into an excel file with an English and a French column, so
>>>>>> that it is easier to work with? It would also be easier for the Web team to
>>>>>> navigate and build the French site. Personally, I'd rather not work
>>>>>> directly in Google doc, because it doesn't allow me to use my translation
>>>>>> tools. Could we do it in Excel?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Karine
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Le mer. 3 août 2022 à 09:47, Timothy Thomas <tt@thekey.com> a écrit :
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Good morning Amanda and Karine,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We have another batch of work to be done for the launch of our new
>>>>>>> website. There are approximately 68 pages of website text that will require
>>>>>>> canadianizing and french translating over the next two months or so. Is
>>>>>>> this something that you both can manage? As mentioned below, we can break
>>>>>>> the content down into phases. Please see the enclosed spreadsheet
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aaJWEtOMTq_HN_67bD3DdJgX8PHuo1NLx4p7zBWMLa4/edit?usp=sharing
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The content updates can be made directly within the our website
>>>>>>> editor or if you prefer in a Google Docs.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm available for a meeting at your convenience to discuss the
>>>>>>> project. Perhaps this afternoon if that works?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>> Tim
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>>>>>> From: Kahl Orr <korr@thekey.com>
>>>>>>> Date: Tue, Aug 2, 2022 at 4:58 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Site Content for "Canadianization" and French Translation
>>>>>>> To: Timothy Thomas <tt@thekey.com>
>>>>>>> Cc: Cameron Tuttle <ctuttle@thekey.com>, Phil Chanda <
>>>>>>> phil.chanda@thekey.com>, Alexa Graziani <agraziani@thekey.com>,
>>>>>>> Development Team <dev@thekey.com>, Andy Feldman <afeldman@thekey.com>,
>>>>>>> Dan Watson <dan.watson@thekey.com>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Tim and Cameron,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It was great to connect with you today and thank you for offering
>>>>>>> your team's help with the Canadian English updates (Canadianization) and
>>>>>>> French Translation of our US site content.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Here is a sheet outlining all of the Content (by URL) that we need
>>>>>>> audited for Canadian English / market updates, along with which content
>>>>>>> needs to be translated into French:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aaJWEtOMTq_HN_67bD3DdJgX8PHuo1NLx4p7zBWMLa4/edit?usp=sharing
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There's 68 pages in total, so please let us know what Amanda Hudson
>>>>>>> and your French translator can do in terms of helping us meet our September
>>>>>>> launch timeline. We can break into phases if needed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks again and talk soon!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kahl Orr
>>>>>>> * Please note my email has changed: *
>>>>>>> korr@thekey.com <https://brand.thekey.com/esg/korr@thekey.com>
>>>>>>> +1-610-507-7863
>>>>>>> TheKey.com <https://www.thekey.com/>
>>>>>>> [image: TheKey] <https://homecareassistance.com/>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Tim Thomas
>>>>>>> Head of Canada Division
>>>>>>> *Please note my email has changed:*
>>>>>>> tt@TheKey.com <Tim.Thomas@TheKey.com>
>>>>>>> (514) 591-9387
>>>>>>> TheKey.com <https://www.thekey.com/>
>>>>>>> [image: TheKey] <https://www.thekey.com/>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Karine Labelle
>>>>>> 514-593-7264
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Tim Thomas
>>>>> Head of Canada Division
>>>>> *Please note my email has changed:*
>>>>> tt@TheKey.com <Tim.Thomas@TheKey.com>
>>>>> (514) 591-9387
>>>>> TheKey.com <https://www.thekey.com/>
>>>>> [image: TheKey] <https://www.thekey.com/>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Karine Labelle
>>>> 514-593-7264
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Tim Thomas
>>> Head of Canada Division
>>> *Please note my email has changed:*
>>> tt@TheKey.com <Tim.Thomas@TheKey.com>
>>> (514) 591-9387
>>> TheKey.com <https://www.thekey.com/>
>>> [image: TheKey] <https://www.thekey.com/>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Karine Labelle
>> 514-593-7264
>>
> --
> Tim Thomas
> Head of Canada Division
> *Please note my email has changed:*
> tt@TheKey.com <Tim.Thomas@TheKey.com>
> (514) 591-9387
> TheKey.com <https://www.thekey.com/>
> [image: TheKey] <https://www.thekey.com/>
>


-- 
Karine Labelle
514-593-7264