All About School - The Complete Education Forum and Classifieds

I self-published my book eight months ago and recently started getting messages from readers in other countries saying the story resonated with them despite the language barrier, which honestly pushed me toward seriously exploring book translation services for the first time but the more I research the more questions I have about quality control, cultural adaptation, and what a realistic budget actually looks like for an independent author without a publishing house behind them, so has anyone been through this and can share what actually worked?