Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Alejandro Moreno-Ramos has released Mox’s Illustrated Guide to Freelance Translation, including 200 Mox cartoons and 13 essays by translator-bloggers. I was excited to be asked to write the essay on marketing and I’m really looking forward to getting my copy of the book in the mail. So if you haven’t picked up a little something for your favorite translator, this looks like an excellent holiday gift!
Announcements
New blog for interpreters
I’ve often harped on the topic of unfilled blogging niches, and specifically on the lack of blogs for/by interpreters and for/by translation buyers and clients. So I was excited to see Tony Rosado’s new blog The Professional Interpreter, written in English and Spanish. Tony is a Mexican attorney, Federally certified court interpreter and well-known conference interpreter based in Chicago, so I think this blog is an excellent addition to the multilingual blogosphere!
On hiatus
Greetings readers! Thoughts on Translation will be on hiatus for the rest of November, but feel free to browse the archives in the meantime!
Getting Started as a Freelance Translator: quick-start session
Just a quick announcement: From December 1-22, I’ll be offering a special four-week session of my online course Getting Started as a Freelance Translator. I’ve been teaching this class since 2005 and it has helped over 200 translators launch or grow their freelance businesses. This new and shorter session is for beginning freelancers who want to get a jump on their business goals for 2012, and we’ll be working on your translation-targeted resumé and cover letter, goals and marketing plan, rates and billable hours sheets and your online presence. I conduct the class entirely by e-mail, so you do not need to be online at any specific time to participate.
The cost is $250 with a $50 discount for ATA members through the ATA member-provider program, and everyone who participates will receive a copy of the second edition of my book How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator. Hope to see some of you there! For a full description or to sign up, here’s the link!
Beyond the basics of freelancing webinar
For those readers who are past the startup phase of their freelance businesses, I’m presenting my Beyond the Basics of Freelancing webinar this Wednesday (October 12) at 10 AM Mountain Time (and everyone who registers will receive a full recording!). This is a one-hour session and the cost is $40; we’ll be discussing how to work profitably with agencies and market your services to direct clients, use social media to increase your name recognition, improve your writing skills and expand your services beyond translation. My preconference seminar on this topic sold out at the Denver ATA conference so we’re looking forward to a nice crowd for this webinar! To read the full description or to purchase a spot, see the Speaking of Translation website.