In this episode of Speaking of Translation, Eve and Corinne discuss contracts and service agreements for freelance translators. Thanks to listener Erin Riddle for suggesting this show topic! If you have a topic you'd like us to discuss, drop us an e-mail at speakingoftranslation@gmail.com. We … [Read more...] about Speaking of Translation: Contracts and service agreements for translators
Identifying and targeting your copywriting market: early registration ends Friday
The first session of Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo's "introduction to copywriting for translators" course sold out and received rave reviews from the participants ("Madalena’s copywriting course is one of the best professional development courses I have taken in years. The content is top-notch and it … [Read more...] about Identifying and targeting your copywriting market: early registration ends Friday
Is it getting harder to make a living as a freelancer?
A version of this post originally appeared in my newsletter, and so many readers responded to me about it, that I decided to run it here as well, in an expanded version. Here's a question that I've heard floating around lately: is it getting harder to make a living as a freelance translator? As … [Read more...] about Is it getting harder to make a living as a freelancer?
September SEO Strategy challenge: starts one week from today!
In March of this year, I started running quarterly challenge groups focused on a specific goal: we kicked off with March Marketing Madness (led by me), then moved on to the June Time Crunch challenge with Dorothee Racette, and next up, starting one week from today, is the September SEO (search … [Read more...] about September SEO Strategy challenge: starts one week from today!
Guest post: Finding direct clients through direct marketing
This is a guest post by German to English translator Sarah Silva. Sarah lives in the UK and specializes in chemistry translations; she became a translator after a first career working with paper, flooring and pharmaceutical coating manufacturers. This post is based on Sarah's own experience … [Read more...] about Guest post: Finding direct clients through direct marketing