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
Announcements
Free webinar Wednesday: Three ways to find your first translation clients
This Wednesday (April 12), I'll be giving a free webinar through SDL's professional development series, on Three ways to find your first translation clients. Inspired by my blog post on the same topic, I'll describe how to: work the local market apply to translation agencies that base their … [Read more...] about Free webinar Wednesday: Three ways to find your first translation clients
Beyond the Basics of Freelancing: starts Monday
"In my opinion, the greatest occupational hazard of being a freelance translator is the "triple threat" of unfamiliarity with business practices, ways to get clients, and discouragement. This course provided me with actionable strategies to grow my translation business and was a huge motivator. It's … [Read more...] about Beyond the Basics of Freelancing: starts Monday
Coming soon: more guest posts, and a podcast
I'm very happy with how 2016 went here at Thoughts on Translation, and thank you so much to everyone who read and commented on my posts this past year. The site's readership is up to about 1,000 views a day, and in 2016 I managed to publish about one substantive post per week. It was also exciting … [Read more...] about Coming soon: more guest posts, and a podcast
Last-minute coaching group spot
Greetings everyone, and happy 2017! I hope that it is a happy, healthy, and (why not?) lucrative one for everyone who reads Thoughts on Translation! Here in Colorado, we had two and a half weeks of school vacation, followed by one day of school, then a snow day, then one day of school. And in there … [Read more...] about Last-minute coaching group spot