Eve Bodeux and I will be giving two presentations (Marketing your translation services to clients in the United States and Web 2.0 for translators) for the Société Française des Traducteurs this week. Following are the links to some of the sites I will be mentioning in my sections of these … [Read more...] about SFT presentation links
Translating official documents: continued
Last month, I ran a post on translating official documents which generated a lot of reader interest and comments. I'm back with a correction and an addition to that post: The correction: In the original post I advised translators of official documents to "Use a screenshot or graphics program to … [Read more...] about Translating official documents: continued
Some thoughts on business cards
Despite the explosion in online and offline marketing techniques, the lowly business card remains one of the most cost-effective and widely used marketing materials in a freelance translator's arsenal. Small, inexpensive, customizable, easy to distribute... business cards have a lot of advantages, … [Read more...] about Some thoughts on business cards
A few LinkedIn tips
On Monday evening, Eve Bodeux, Riccardo Schiaffino and I presented a professional development session on "Social Media: Web 2.0 for Translators" for the Colorado Translators Association. I covered LinkedIn and Facebook, Riccardo handled Blogging 101 (you can download Riccardo's excellent … [Read more...] about A few LinkedIn tips
A freelance best practices checklist
I'll be honest; I love self-evaluation tools. When I presented a seminar on "Beyond the Basics of Freelancing" for the Northern California Translators Association last summer, I decided to create a self-evaluation tool for the attendees and we also used this checklist at a meeting of the Colorado … [Read more...] about A freelance best practices checklist