Greetings everyone and happy 2016! Here's to a happy, healthy, and (why not...) lucrative year for all of us in the translation and interpreting industries. I have a couple of exciting guest posts to kick off the year, but first, a couple of announcements: On January 14, I'm presenting a webinar on … [Read more...] about Upcoming webinar and class
Wrapping up 2015: five questions to ask yourself
I'm wrapping up my work for 2015, which is always a good chance to take stock of the hits and misses of the past year. This is something I think every freelancer should do: no matter how long you've been freelancing, you need to keep moving toward your long-term goals (or risk stagnation!). … [Read more...] about Wrapping up 2015: five questions to ask yourself
Analyzing your own tendencies
Here's a 30-second summary of this post: as a freelancer, you'll find that some things feel effortless and some things feel like pushing a cement mixer up a hill. Analyze the difficult things and figure out how to make them less difficult, and your life will be much easier. This post was inspired … [Read more...] about Analyzing your own tendencies
In the Balance, episode 7: work-life balance and money
Here's episode 7 of In the Balance, the series of work-life balance videos that I'm doing for the Standing Out Facebook group (this 'season' will feature 10 episodes, then I'll go on hiatus for a bit). First, let me say that I know the lighting in this episode is really dark and grainy, and I … [Read more...] about In the Balance, episode 7: work-life balance and money
Winter/Spring coaching groups: early bird rate ends December 15
Just a reminder that the Early Bird rate ($290) for my four-week online coaching groups ends on December 15. I'm running four groups: Getting Started as a Freelance Translator (January), Beyond the Basics of Freelancing (February), Marketing to Translation Agencies (March), and Marketing to Direct … [Read more...] about Winter/Spring coaching groups: early bird rate ends December 15