The next session of my online course Getting Started as a Freelance Translator starts on April 1, and registrations are starting to roll in. This is a four-week online course for beginning translators (in any language combination) who want to launch and run a successful freelance business. I take a … [Read more...] about Getting Started as a Freelance Translator: starts April 1
The three phases of freelancing
This is more of a food-for-thought post than a helpful hints post, and please feel free to add your thoughts in the comments! In working with the students in my online courses and talking to other translators who have been in the business longer than I have, I've developed a theory about the three … [Read more...] about The three phases of freelancing
ATA56: have you submitted?
Have you submitted? Thanks to Carolyn Yohn for creating this badge! What, you haven't submitted yet? Here's the form! … [Read more...] about ATA56: have you submitted?
The importance of being intentional
A short but important thought about freelancing (and maybe about life in general, but that's beyond the scope of this blog!): whatever you do in your freelance business, do it intentionally, not because you're a) being passive or b) letting some external force dictate your decisions and then blaming … [Read more...] about The importance of being intentional
Reader question: how do I find good agencies to apply to?
A reader asks: I'd like to apply to more translation agencies, but how do I find good agencies to apply to? This question applies to a lot of people who want to work with agencies, so let's talk about it. There are various online databases of translation agencies; for example I launched my … [Read more...] about Reader question: how do I find good agencies to apply to?