For everyone who celebrated U.S. Thanksgiving, welcome back to work! I always find that a vacation is a good chance to develop some new insights into work and life in general, and this one was no different. My family and I spent the week on a mountain biking and hiking vacation with another family, … [Read more...] about What I learned about translators while on vacation
Trying not to think about translation
Thoughts on Translation will be taking Thanksgiving week off; see you in December! … [Read more...] about Trying not to think about translation
Quick start marketing strategies for translators
There are numerous ways to get your freelance translation business up and running, or revive it when you've taken time off or haven't had much work. These range from the unexciting but effective (i.e. applying to every agency in the ATA or a similar association) to the creative and pricey (i.e. … [Read more...] about Quick start marketing strategies for translators
Guest post: marketing translation services to your alumni network
Thoughts on Translation will be running some guest posts over the next few months; to inaugurate the series we'll hear from Marianne Reiner, an English>French legal translator based in California. I first met Marianne when she was a student in my online course for freelance translators, and with … [Read more...] about Guest post: marketing translation services to your alumni network
Using Payment Practices as a marketing tool
Translation client rating services such as Payment Practices are an indispensable way to check out your prospective clients' creditworthiness before you work for them. Over at About Translation, Riccardo Schiaffino wrote a whole post about client rating services that gives a good overview of the … [Read more...] about Using Payment Practices as a marketing tool