Francis D.

Three services, one native Quebec voice: Canadian French translation, AI translation review, and Google Business Profile optimization for Quebec businesses. CANADIAN FRENCH TRANSLATION (English to French) I'm a native Québécois translator and copywriter with over 20 years of experience. I adapt content so it reads naturally to French-Canadian audiences, never like a literal or stiff European translation. • Websites & e-commerce: full website localization, product descriptions, user guides • Legal & official documents: contracts, corporate policies, formal documentation • Publishing & children's books: creative adaptation that keeps the tone, emotion and flow • Marketing & advertising: Google and Meta ad copy, email campaigns, surveys, promotional material • Proofreading and transcreation of existing French content AI TRANSLATION REVIEW & POST-EDITING (Canadian French) AI and machine translation are fast, but they still miss tone, idioms, terminology and Quebec-specific usage. I bring 20 years of translation judgment to AI output: • Machine translation post-editing (MTPE): fix only what's wrong or unnatural, keep what works • AI translation quality review and scoring against a rubric or reference translation • LLM output evaluation in French: accuracy, grounding, hallucinations, clarity and tone • Localization testing of apps, websites and support content I also build my own AI workflows with the Claude API, so I understand how these models work and where they typically fail. GOOGLE BUSINESS PROFILE & LOCAL SEO (Quebec SMBs) I run Signal Local, a small local-visibility practice for French-speaking businesses in Quebec (North Shore and Laurentians). I optimize Google Business Profiles end to end: • Categories, services, service area and business description • Google Posts, photo guidance and Q&A • Review responses, written in the tone your customers actually use • Profile issues: verification, suspensions and listing consistency (citations) Everything is written natively in Quebec French (or English if you prefer), so your listing speaks like your customers do. See the sample deliverable in my portfolio for the format of a typical 30-day optimization. Ideal for: local service businesses, restaurants, clinics, tradespeople, localization teams, AI companies and agencies that need a bilingual or Quebec-market partner. HOW I WORK Clear communication, quick turnarounds, and flexible engagement: one-time projects or an ongoing monthly retainer. Tell me about your project and I'll reply with a clear plan and price.