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?
Speaking of Translation: Ask Us Anything
Speaking of Translation recently recorded an Ask Us Anything podcast episode. Thanks to all of our listeners who submitted topics for us to cover. Here's the lineup: -How do translation partnerships work? How do the hosts of Speaking of Translation work together? -How can translators maintain … [Read more...] about Speaking of Translation: Ask Us Anything
ProZ community choice awards
Thank you so much to whichever reader(s) nominated Thoughts on Translation in the "best blog about translation" category of this year's ProZ community choice awards. If you are on ProZ and feel like voting, there's a full slate of categories in both translation and interpreting. Congratulations to … [Read more...] about ProZ community choice awards