If you're looking to get a jump on your business goals for 2015, I have sessions of my online courses--Getting Started as a Freelance Translator for beginners and Beyond the Basics of Freelancing for experienced translators--coming up in January and February. Getting Started begins on January 7, and … [Read more...] about Upcoming sessions of my online courses
Marketing by e-mail, on paper, or both
In marketing your freelance services, you may wonder (or at least I do!) whether it's better to market to direct clients by e-mail, on paper, or both. I don't have a succinct answer to that, but here are a few thoughts. For a long time, I was a devotée of marketing on paper: writing out a full-page … [Read more...] about Marketing by e-mail, on paper, or both
It's a Courtesy…
Translator mailing lists and message boards are full of translators asking, "Can you charge extra for...?" (formatting, translating from a poor-quality PDF, talking to the client's staff on the phone, and so on). If the client is an agency, you have to negotiate those extra charges (or extra unpaid … [Read more...] about It's a Courtesy…
Video: Karen Tkaczyk's sit/stand desk
I've been wanting to add some videos to this blog for a while, and my very courageous colleague and friend Karen Tkaczyk agreed to be my test interviewee. Karen has an Ikea Bekant sit-stand desk that she really loves. Note from Ikea: The BEKANT sit/stand option is currently unavailable in stores. … [Read more...] about Video: Karen Tkaczyk's sit/stand desk
Some thoughts on Trados Studio 2014
If you use SDL Trados Studio, you may have already upgraded to Studio 2014, or you may be thinking about upgrading. I purchased the upgrade a few months ago, and here are some thoughts on it: I use only the basic features in Studio (create projects, use TMs and glossaries, use the concordance and … [Read more...] about Some thoughts on Trados Studio 2014