I’d normally start this post with, “I hope you’re doing well,” but at the moment, how about, “I hope you’re holding on to a few threads of sanity.” It’s a crazy time for sure; and let’s start with the reminder that health (mental and physical) and family come first right now. If it’s taking all of …
A reader asks: It seems like when I talk to experienced translators and ask how they started out, nearly all of them started by working with agencies that gave a lot of feedback or at least let them see the edited versions of their translations. Then after some amount of time, they started working with direct …
March Madness–most commonly associated with the NCAA basketball tournament, or, this year at my house, college application decisions–is upon us! How about getting your own March Madness on, with the Training for Translators March Marketing Madness challenge group?? I launched this group last year, and many participants had major breakthroughs in their marketing. Feedback included: “I …
A reader asks: “How do you nudge a dormant client? How can I get back in touch with a client who’s gone totally silent?” Why nudge dormant clients? In my experience and opinion, nudging dormant clients–rekindling the flame with a client you worked with in the past–is one of the most successful and most overlooked marketing …
Here’s a question from a reader: What’s the best way to have clients in my own country or in other countries pay me? I’m in the US, and checks seem slow but electronic payments seem expensive? How can I handle this? What’s the best way to receive money from clients, especially if you live in the …
