Since the beginning of September, I've been doing a video series called In the Balance for Andrew Morris' Facebook group, Standing Out. The series focuses on work-life balance issues that translators, and freelancers in general, face. It's been a lot of fun to create the (very basic; I'm not much of … [Read more...] about Videos: In the Balance
Interview in Kidsville News
Just a little fun thing here: Kidsville News (a "fun family newspaper and educational resource") recently interviewed me about what it's like to work as a translator. Here's the article, and it was actually really interesting to think about how to explain translation to elementary-schoolers! … [Read more...] about Interview in Kidsville News
Reader question: freelancing in the EU
A reader asks: I am a freelancer working largely through agencies. I am retired and a US citizen, and I currently live in Vietnam. I am considering relocating to Europe - more specifically, France - and I am uncertain what the tax consequences would be. Currently I do not pay taxes to anybody … [Read more...] about Reader question: freelancing in the EU
Last call: Getting Started as a Freelance Translator
The next session of my popular online course Getting Started as a Freelance Translator starts tomorrow (Wednesday the 23rd) and I have two spots left. This is a four-week class for beginning translators: we do four targeted assignments (your resume, marketing plan, rates/billable hours sheet and … [Read more...] about Last call: Getting Started as a Freelance Translator
Agency marketing webinar followup
On September 3, Steve Lank and I presented a webinar for ATA, on "Effective marketing to translation companies." We offered to answer the remaining questions from the webinar here. I'll put the questions in bold, and our answers below them. If you'd like to purchase the webinar recording, it's on … [Read more...] about Agency marketing webinar followup