When it comes to marketing your freelance business, it's important to cast a wide net. Taking an "if you build it, they will come" approach, for example by putting up a website and waiting for the work to start flowing in, is definitely not the way to go. But how wide should that marketing net be? … [Read more...] about Yelp, Craigslist, Upwork: should you be there?
Beyond the Basics of Freelancing starts Monday-3 spots left
The next session of my online course Beyond the Basics of Freelancing starts Monday (August 22), and I have three spots left. A previous participant in the class commented, "I had a big increase in income the year after I took Corinne’s course and I attribute a large portion of that success to the … [Read more...] about Beyond the Basics of Freelancing starts Monday-3 spots left
“Agencies won’t pay my rates, and I can’t find direct clients”: what to do?
Here's a conundrum that I hear frequently from freelancers at all experience levels: agencies won't pay my rates, and I can't find any direct clients. What should I do? Well, let's see: First, adjust your mindset. Tough love tip: if you truly believe that *zero* agencies will pay your desired … [Read more...] about “Agencies won’t pay my rates, and I can’t find direct clients”: what to do?
OT: Bicycling from Martigny to Bolzano
The Thoughts on Translation family just returned from our summer vacation: a week of family time in Switzerland, then a three-week bike trip through the Italian Alps, from Martigny, Switzerland to Bolzano, Italy (actually Trento, a little south of Bolzano!). As usual, feel free to skip this post if … [Read more...] about OT: Bicycling from Martigny to Bolzano
ProZ.com community choice awards
I'm excited that Thoughts on Translation has been nominated in the ProZ.com community choice awards Best Translation Blog category. Voting is open until August 26, so if you enjoy this blog, feel free to hop on over and vote! … [Read more...] about ProZ.com community choice awards