A fellow ATA member wrote to let me know that she is on the committee for the Alicia Gordon Award for Word Artistry in Translation, and that the committee is actively seeking submissions for this year's award. The deadline is June 1 and the submission guidelines are available on the award's web … [Read more...] about The Alicia Gordon Award for Word Artistry in Translation
Link: Sales Caffeine
I've been incommunicada for a few days due to the Colorado Translators Association's marketing seminar which we held over the weekend. Judy Jenner of Twin Translations did a fantastic job as the featured presenter, and we had a really interesting panel in the afternoon with people from various … [Read more...] about Link: Sales Caffeine
Diversifying your income stream
With the economy not really knowing what it's doing this year, it's a good time to look at your income stream: what's up, what's down, and how can you do more of the work that's up? In my case, my work from U.S.-based agencies is markedly down, work from European clients (both direct clients and … [Read more...] about Diversifying your income stream
Resources for free and open source software users
As I've mentioned before, I run my translation business using free and open source software almost exclusively. I say "almost" because I have in the past run Microsoft Office and Wordfast using CrossOver Linux, a tool that allows you to run Windows software on Linux without a Windows license. In … [Read more...] about Resources for free and open source software users
Why am I doing this again?
Earlier this week, Get Rich Slowly had a great post on finding the balance between time and money. The author (and site owner, J.D.) relates the story of an old friend of his who radically changed his priorities in life after the death of his wife and infant daughter, and J.D. then goes on to apply … [Read more...] about Why am I doing this again?