Especially in uncertain economic times, it's critical to find out what other translators are saying about prospective clients before you take on work from them. In addition, even those of us who make a standard practice of checking an agency's payment ratings before accepting work need to add an … [Read more...] about Join a list, check it twice
Some thoughts on financial solvency
Beth Hayden's blog on blogging recently led me to a fantastic blog on personal finance, Get Rich Slowly (isn't that a great title?). Although this blog is obviously not related to translation or even specifically to self-employment, it's loaded with great advice for people in all types of financial … [Read more...] about Some thoughts on financial solvency
Hire yourself
An excellent piece of advice that I've seen in various places (such as the Business Smarts column in the ATA Chronicle) is for self-employed freelance translators to "think of yourself as your own employee." Taking a third-person look at your business, as if you're the boss and some other person is … [Read more...] about Hire yourself
Online translation income calculator
Thanks to ATA member Dorothee Racette for sending the link to the new income calculator on the ATA website. This is a helpful tool that allows you to calculate your monthly and annual gross translation income based on how much you work and how much you charge. The income calculator is good food for … [Read more...] about Online translation income calculator
On vacation
Thoughts on Translation will be taking a vacation break until August 18. Thanks for reading and please visit again in mid-August! … [Read more...] about On vacation