After working all day on my business taxes (year-end and fourth quarter...I need a mocha!), my thoughts are firmly stuck in the financial realm. So let's stick with that topic and talk about some tips for managing your freelance finances. Some of these are US-specific and some apply worldwide, so … [Read more...] about A few financial management tips
Webinar on remote interpreting
On January 25 at noon New York time (the same time as the Speaking of Translation question and answer call), my good friend and colleague Cris Silva is presenting what looks like a fabulous webinar for ATA, on webcast and telephone interpreting. Cris does a lot of remote interpreting for … [Read more...] about Webinar on remote interpreting
Off-topic: travel A-Z
To reward myself for finishing part of my taxes, here's a spinoff of Jill Sommer's post on the ABCs of traveling; a great Internet meme for language geeks! I agree with Jill that just assembling this list brought back some fabulous memories, and just for fun, it also prompted me to tally all of the … [Read more...] about Off-topic: travel A-Z
Must-read: advice for new translators
This link deserves its own post: over at Musings from an Overworked Translator, Jill Sommer has an incredibly useful post on job-hunting advice for beginning translators. Jill offers some great tips, and there are yet more ideas in the comments. Definitely give it a look! … [Read more...] about Must-read: advice for new translators
Free Q&A conference call
On Wednesday, January 25 at 12 noon US Eastern/New York Time (you can use The World Clock to convert to your time zone), Eve Bodeux, Michelle Bradley and I will be doing a free half-hour question and answer conference call about translation and the business of translation. You can connect to the … [Read more...] about Free Q&A conference call