I need to update the look of my website and marketing materials; it's a task I really struggle with because I'm just not a very visual person. Read me a sentence and I can tell you right away if I like it or not, but show me an array of colors, shapes and layouts and I'm paralyzed. After listening … [Read more...] about Maybe it's not all about the design
When to throw in the towel on a task
At the end of 2008, I wrote a post about post about outsourcing that generated quite a bit of interest, so I thought it was worth raising this topic again. After years of battling with my business payroll taxes (I have an S-Corp and thus have to file quarterly payroll taxes and a separate year-end … [Read more...] about When to throw in the towel on a task
Planning a successful event for translators
Over the weekend, the Colorado Translators Association held our annual "holiday" party (which we always have in January, hence the quotation marks). We're an association of about 100 members and we typically have about 40 attendees at this party, which seems to prove either that translators really … [Read more...] about Planning a successful event for translators
Some links to round out the week
Thoughts on Translation has been finishing up a few deadlines this week and prepping for the Colorado Translators Association's holiday party, so we'll let some other bloggers do the talking. Here are some posts that caught my eye this week: About Translation on making a dual monitor out of your … [Read more...] about Some links to round out the week
Reader survey: the best and worst things about your CAT tools
In preparation for the second edition of How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator, I'm revising the chapter on translation technology. I'd like to include some "best and worst" observations from translators who use various translation environment tools, so if you are interested in having your … [Read more...] about Reader survey: the best and worst things about your CAT tools