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Jul 27 2022
Corinne McKay

Hiring non-cheap service providers on Upwork

When I need a professional service provider, I prefer to go through a referral or hire someone local. But sometimes that’s not possible, because the task is very specialized, or because I simply can’t find anyone who fits what I’m looking for. I recently had a great experience hiring two services providers on Upwork, and […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Freelancing

Jul 27 2022
Corinne McKay

Getting started as a freelance translator now open for registration

The next session of my four-week, self-paced course, Getting started as a freelance translator, begins on September 19 and registration ($190) is open. This four-week, self-paced course is for translators with little to no freelance experience, or still in the “idea” stage. The course is run on the Thinkific online learning platform, and includes: self-paced […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Classes for translators

Jul 25 2022
Corinne McKay

Product recommendation: Dell 14 portable monitor

I’m doing some digital nomading this summer, and don’t love working on my laptop monitor alone. I have a ThinkPad T590 with a 15 inch screen, but I use a 24 inch external monitor when I’m working at my office (which is 90% of the time), so the laptop alone is pretty painful. I find […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Technology, Uncategorized

Jun 14 2022
Corinne McKay

A year of conference interpreting

July 2 will mark one year since I received my exit exam results from the Glendon College Master of conference interpreting program. It’s been an exciting and interesting year, so I thought I’d report on how things have gone, and are going. -My conference interpreting work volume is about what I expected: it takes a […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Interpreting

May 26 2022
Corinne McKay

Getting Started as a Freelance Translator starts Monday

The next session of my four-week online course, Getting Started as a Freelance Translator, starts on Monday! It’s a self-paced session where you work through the materials at your own pace, then we’ll have a Slack group for discussion, and weekly Q&A videos. Registration is $190. This four-week, self-paced course is for translators with little […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Classes for translators

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  • Hiring non-cheap service providers on Upwork
  • Getting started as a freelance translator now open for registration
  • Product recommendation: Dell 14 portable monitor
  • A year of conference interpreting
  • Getting Started as a Freelance Translator starts Monday
  • How to refer work to other freelancers
  • What do rates and sanity have to do with each other?
  • Coming in June: self-paced session of Getting Started as a Freelance Translator

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