If you really want to get a translator's blood pumping, bring up the low-rate translation market: high-volume projects at really low rates on very tight deadlines, often for large/huge agencies. Some translators feel that the low-rate market provides a legitimate entry point into the industry, while … [Read more...] about The low-paying translation market: who's to blame and what's the solution?
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Last call: Breaking Into the Agency Market
The first session of my new course Breaking Into the Agency Market starts on Wednesday (May 13); we have a good group signed up, but there's room for a few more people if you'd like to join. This is a three-week, quick start course for people who want a lot of individual attention without much … [Read more...] about Last call: Breaking Into the Agency Market
Two new online courses
I'm excited to announce two new online courses that I'll be offering this spring/summer. I'm still running my flagship courses for beginning and experienced translators (Getting Started as a Freelance Translator and Beyond the Basics of Freelancing), but I've developed two new quick-start classes … [Read more...] about Two new online courses
You don't need 100 clients
A quick but important piece of advice, especially if you're in the trenches of your first few years of freelancing. Raise your hand if you've ever lamented a lack of progress in your freelance business by saying something like, "The problem is that most clients won't pay my rates," or "The problem … [Read more...] about You don't need 100 clients
Video: using the carrot, the stick or the temptation bundle to reach your freelance goals
If you have the drive and discipline to launch your freelance business, you have the drive and discipline to improve your freelance business, but we all struggle to force ourselves to work on those improvements incrementally (or at least I do!). In this video I talk about three approaches you might … [Read more...] about Video: using the carrot, the stick or the temptation bundle to reach your freelance goals