Romina Bona of ProZ prepared a very nice podcast interview with me and it's online today. The interview talks a bit about the new edition of my book and also includes some of my tips for beginning freelancers, based on my experiences starting my own freelance business. Thanks to Romina for these … [Read more...] about ProZ podcast interview
A few random updates
Thoughts on Translation is winding down for vacation, and will be on hiatus until mid-July. A few updates on previously-mentioned issues: Back in March I wrote a post about options for home office phone service. I switched my office line to Vonage Lite (since discontinued by Vonage and repackaged … [Read more...] about A few random updates
Book launch webinar is Friday; online course coming up
This Friday (June 24) at 9 AM Mountain (Denver) time, Eve Bodeux and I are going to do a question and answer webinar about the second edition of my book, How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator. The webinar is free, and we'll be raffling off two copies of the book as well. Hope to see some readers … [Read more...] about Book launch webinar is Friday; online course coming up
Some thoughts on hourly and salaried pay
In the early days of Thoughts on Translation (March, 2008 to be exact), I wrote a post on charging by the word versus charging by the hour. For a long time, it was the most active post on my blog and it inspired some interesting and heated discussion. Get Rich Slowly's post today is on hourly versus … [Read more...] about Some thoughts on hourly and salaried pay
What types of incentives work best for you?
Especially when you work on your own, incentives can be an important part of succeeding in business (and in life, for that matter!). It's important to figure out what kinds of incentives work for you, so that you can use them to advantage. For example, you might encounter some of the following … [Read more...] about What types of incentives work best for you?