I'm excited to announce that my Winter/Spring 2019 online courses are open for registration. Ahead of this "semester," I surveyed my subscribers and asked what you'd like to learn about. You answered, and the lineup reflects the four most popular choices, plus my flagship course for beginning … [Read more...] about 2019 courses open for registration
New podcast: ATA59 wrapup
Eve Bodeux and I released a new episode of Speaking of Translation this week. It's a wrapup of last month's 59th annual American Translators Association conference. We discuss our favorite sessions at the conference, how the conference is planned, and some tips for anyone who's never attended an ATA … [Read more...] about New podcast: ATA59 wrapup
Marketing to Direct Clients: starts Monday
The next session of my online course Marketing to Direct Clients starts Monday. We have a good group signed up, and there's room for three more people. This is a four-week class for translators in any language combination, and includes self-paced videos, live question and answer sessions, and … [Read more...] about Marketing to Direct Clients: starts Monday
Freelancing parents: looking for feedback
I'm still recovering from spending all of last week in New Orleans at the 59th annual ATA conference, so here's a topic for all of you while I catch up on work and sleep: A colleague is weighing the options for working (or not) with small children, and specifically whether to take a sabbatical … [Read more...] about Freelancing parents: looking for feedback
Sidelines: Smart business strategy, or distraction?
One of my all-time favorite quotes about freelancing comes from Walt Kania of The Freelancery: "Multiple prongs of income is a fine thing. (...) A few prongs is good. With twelve prongs you have a manure fork." The question for us as freelancers is: Where do we cross the line between multiple … [Read more...] about Sidelines: Smart business strategy, or distraction?