It's been interesting to read people's reactions to my post about translator rants, and I always love a good and lively discussion. Here's a followup: it seems to me that many translators look at "successful freelancers," (with varying definitions of that), and think, "It's easy to sit around and … [Read more...] about Freelance success: luck, hard work, or a combination of the two?
Off-topic: How to keep blogging for a really long time
...well, a "really long time" in Internet years. When I click "Publish" on this post, WordPress will cheerfully tell me that it's the 552nd post that I've written since February of 2008, which is when I took Beth Hayden's introductory blogging class and decided to give it a go. So my blog will be … [Read more...] about Off-topic: How to keep blogging for a really long time
Shouting and moaning about bad clients: productive, or not?
This post is inspired by something Ted Wozniak posted on Facebook, linking to Sébastien Devogele's blog post "The Rate Rant." The issue: translators who complain about bottom-feeding agencies that pay low rates, endlessly try to drive down prices even further through fuzzy match discounts, treat … [Read more...] about Shouting and moaning about bad clients: productive, or not?
Word counts for all files in a folder
This is a small tip, but so exciting that I couldn't resist sharing (nerd alert...). You probably have a feature-rich word-counting tool, or a TM tool that does complicated word counts. But let's say that you want to do a quick-and-dirty word count of a bunch of files without opening them one by … [Read more...] about Word counts for all files in a folder
Getting Started as a Freelance Translator- starts September 24
The next session of my online course for beginning translators, Getting Started as a Freelance Translator, starts on September 24, and there are currently three spots left. This is a four-week course for translators in any language combination; we focus on four targeted assignments (your resume and … [Read more...] about Getting Started as a Freelance Translator- starts September 24