The American Translators Association has two upcoming webinars that might be of interest to you: On September 11 at 12 noon New York time, the ever-engaging Jill Sommer is presenting a one-hour session on Navigating Your First ATA Conference. If San Diego will be your first conference, I cannot … [Read more...] about Upcoming webinars
Getting Started as a Freelance Translator starts September 26
The next session of my popular online course Getting Started as a Freelance Translator starts on September 26 and runs for four weeks. The past three sessions of the course have filled up before the start date, so please head on over to my website and register if you would like to join us! Students … [Read more...] about Getting Started as a Freelance Translator starts September 26
I love TracFone…there, I said it!
For someone who doesn't love talking on the phone, I seem to talk and write about phone service quite a bit. My 2011 post about options for home office phone service generated a lively discussion, so now let's talk about cell phones! And for what it's worth, I'm still quite happy with my Vonage … [Read more...] about I love TracFone…there, I said it!
Off topic: Lake Geneva to Salzburg by bike
As I've said before, I think that most freelance translators (and really, people in general) need to have more fun. So, the sole purpose of this post is to tell you about something I did that was fun, and to explain where I was during my July-August hiatus! You can also read previous off topic posts … [Read more...] about Off topic: Lake Geneva to Salzburg by bike
Is it better to market by e-mail or on paper?
Over the past six months or so, I've been experimenting (sometimes with my translation partner and sometimes on my own) with cold-marketing to potential direct clients. Because a great deal of our work is in a very targeted subject area (international development), it's not hard to find potential … [Read more...] about Is it better to market by e-mail or on paper?