I often say that the worst reason to turn down a translation job is because you can't figure out how to take the client's money. However clients want to pay you, you want to make it happen. In 16 years of freelancing, I think I've probably been paid in nearly every imaginable way, including cash … [Read more...] about Should you allow clients to pay by credit card?
Guest post: Working as a genealogy translator
This is a guest post by German to English genealogy translator Katie Schober. Originally from St. Louis--with German ancestry--Katie earned a BA and an MA in German and was a Fulbright fellow in Austria. She now lives and works on the road as a digital nomad, with her Austrian husband. Regular … [Read more...] about Guest post: Working as a genealogy translator
New podcast: Translating books, with Kate Deimling and Mercedes Guhl
In this episode of Speaking of Translation, Eve and Corinne interview English to Spanish translator Mercedes Guhl and French to English translator Kate Deimling about translating books: a topic our listeners often ask about. Kate and Mercedes give us their thoughts on: Where to start if you … [Read more...] about New podcast: Translating books, with Kate Deimling and Mercedes Guhl
July session of Marketing to Direct Clients: two spots left
As of right now, there are two spots left in the July session of my four-week online course Marketing to Direct Clients. The course is open to translators in any language combination. We'll begin on July 8, with live slide presentations, self-paced videos, question and answer sessions (recordings … [Read more...] about July session of Marketing to Direct Clients: two spots left
Guest post: From pig launchers to ball machines; specialization, terminology, and technology
This is a guest post by Zilin Cui, a Chinese-English-Spanish conference interpreter and translator who I met at the recent Monterey Forum at the Middlebury Institute for International Studies at Monterey. This post is based on her presentation at the 1st International New York-Nanjing Forum on … [Read more...] about Guest post: From pig launchers to ball machines; specialization, terminology, and technology