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?
Coping with e-mail overload
In planning for our recent seven-week trip to Europe (of which I worked for four weeks and took three weeks off), I spent some time reconfiguring my e-mail setup to make it easier to manage, and I think that I was at least somewhat successful. Here are some thoughts, and feel free to share your own … [Read more...] about Coping with e-mail overload
On hiatus
Thoughts on Translation is on hiatus until mid-August. Feel free to browse the archives in the meantime, and happy summer! … [Read more...] about On hiatus