Nudging dormant clients: it's probably: 🥱 The world's most boring marketing method; *and* 🎆 The world's most effective marketing method Reviving an existing connection is so much easier than creating a new connection. You can: 🔌Nudge an agency that onboarded you … [Read more...] about The Nudge Kit!

You may know by now that I'm a frustrated travel writer (a goal for my next life!). I honestly love just about everything about traveling. I love people-watching in the airport lines. I love the tiny snacks on the plane (anyone else obsessed with those chocolate quinoa puffs that United has started … [Read more...] about Travel: A week on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula

When I assess the year, I try to look at three things: The executive summary for this year; details below! Where did my income come from? This year, I worked for 19 clients (agencies and direct clients, not counting individuals), I didn't track how many words I translated, … [Read more...] about 2024: The year in review!

Greetings, Training for Translators subscribers, and happy 2025! Overheard recently, from a teacher at the yoga studio I go to: "It was a great year, largely because I was great to myself." To which someone else responded, "Right, but don't you feel guilty when you take all this time for … [Read more...] about Life is good, when you’re good to yourself

The T4T training year kicks off on January 16, when superstar guest instructor Nora Diaz teaches a two-hour master class, AI for freelance translators and interpreters: a hands-on introduction. Registration is $75 and includes the recording. This class will focus primarily on ChatGPT: the basics … [Read more...] about Master class: AI for freelance translators and interpreters