Hello, blog readers! I hope that you are all doing as well as can be expected in these crazy times! At my house we are more or less fine (no one is sick and we still have jobs), so we are trying--with more success on some days than on others--not to complain. I'm happy to report that the … [Read more...] about Tackling Task Management: starts Monday
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) mini-course starts Tuesday
The Training for Translators mini-course on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) taught by Madalena Sanchez Zampaulo starts Tuesday, and we have room for as many people as want to participate. This is a pre-recorded course, using the videos from Madalena's highly successful SEO September Strategy … [Read more...] about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) mini-course starts Tuesday
Freelancing in the time of COVID: a few survival tips
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 … [Read more...] about Freelancing in the time of COVID: a few survival tips
Are entry-level translation clients disappearing?
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 … [Read more...] about Are entry-level translation clients disappearing?
March Marketing Madness starts Monday
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 … [Read more...] about March Marketing Madness starts Monday