When a client asks, "can you lower your rate?," you can respond in various ways. You could get defensive and belligerent ("For your information, I'm a serious professional whose work is worth real money"). You could offer some snarky feedback on the rate the client is proposing ("No serious … [Read more...] about When a client asks for a discount
Last call: Breaking Into the Agency Market
The first session of my new course Breaking Into the Agency Market starts on Wednesday (May 13); we have a good group signed up, but there's room for a few more people if you'd like to join. This is a three-week, quick start course for people who want a lot of individual attention without much … [Read more...] about Last call: Breaking Into the Agency Market
Reader question: deviating from the source text
A reader asks: I come from a court interpreting background, and we have to be super-faithful to the original--how much do you advise a translator to deviate (if that's the right word) from the original? Short answer: In 2003, PEN held a tribute to Gabriel García Márquez. Edith Grossman, (legendary … [Read more...] about Reader question: deviating from the source text
Recording of "Breaking into the direct client market"
If you missed the webinar that I presented for SDL last month on "Breaking into the direct client market," here's the link to the recording. About 800 people attended live and the feedback was positive; as I mentioned in the Q&A section, I'll be writing a blog post to answer some of the … [Read more...] about Recording of "Breaking into the direct client market"
Two new online courses
I'm excited to announce two new online courses that I'll be offering this spring/summer. I'm still running my flagship courses for beginning and experienced translators (Getting Started as a Freelance Translator and Beyond the Basics of Freelancing), but I've developed two new quick-start classes … [Read more...] about Two new online courses