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?
Tom West's new blog: read it!
If you're a French<>English translator, you probably know Tom West, an attorney turned translator (and former ATA President) who owns Intermark Language Services and has spoken at numerous ATA and SFT conferences. Tom launched a new blog in January, and I just hopped over there to read it. … [Read more...] about Tom West's new blog: read it!