The next session of my online course Getting Started as a Freelance Translator starts March 6, and registration is open now. This class tends to fill up early and is limited to 20 people, so now is a good time to sign up if you're interested. It's aimed at beginning translators who want nuts and … [Read more...] about Preview: Getting Started as a Freelance Translator
A lucrative sideline: editing for non-native speakers
This is a guest post by Karen Tkaczyk, a fellow French to English freelance translator. Karen is a specialized scientific translator, and over the years she has also built up expertise in editing English articles written by non-native speakers. Since this is something many of my students and readers … [Read more...] about A lucrative sideline: editing for non-native speakers
Really short marketing e-mails: don’t overthink it
Many freelance translators are overthinkers. Wanting to get it just right turns into lots of obsessing over 37 ways the idea could go wrong, soliciting the opinions of 93 colleagues, burning the project to the ground and starting from scratch, etc. Overthinking gets in the way of lots of things, but … [Read more...] about Really short marketing e-mails: don’t overthink it
“I get too much work from one client”: problem?
"I get too much work from one client. Should I be worried?" This is a question I often hear from freelancers, especially those who work for agencies. Is a client that/who provides 50%, 60%, or even 80% of your income a problem? On the one hand, someone with a full-time salaried job earns 100% of … [Read more...] about “I get too much work from one client”: problem?
Shifting perspective: from putting out fires to long-term business success
This is a guest post by Dorothee Racette, a past president of the American Translators Association. Based on over 20 years of experience as a successful freelance writer and translator, Dorothee now trains and coaches small business owners in time management and productivity. She shares her insights … [Read more...] about Shifting perspective: from putting out fires to long-term business success