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
Getting Started as a Freelance Translator- starts September 23
The next session of my four-week online course Getting Started as a Freelance Translator starts on September 23, and I have five spots left. If you're attending November's ATA conference, this session is a good opportunity to get your freelance plan in place before then! The course is open to … [Read more...] about Getting Started as a Freelance Translator- starts September 23
Taking care of your body when you work at a computer all day
The reality of a translator's work day is that most of it is spent at the computer. This falls into the "great" category in terms of location-independence and the ability to work from nearly anywhere with a reliable Internet connection. But it falls into the "not great" category in terms of the … [Read more...] about Taking care of your body when you work at a computer all day
Interview on 100 Percent Translations
Paul Urwin recently interviewed me for his podcast 100 Percent Translations. We had a great conversation about finding clients, staying happy as a freelancer, moving up in the translation market and lots of other topics. I tried to be concise, but still talked so long that Paul split the interview … [Read more...] about Interview on 100 Percent Translations