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Dec 01 2015
Corinne McKay

How to retain freelance clients

Conventional business wisdom tells us that it’s a lot easier to retain an existing client than to find a new one. Retaining clients (as opposed to finding new ones) allows you to amortize the time you put into finding the client in the first place, the time and effort you put into learning a new […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Clients, Direct clients, Marketing · Tagged: client retention, how to retain freelance clients, retaining freelance clients

Nov 19 2015
Corinne McKay

Winter/Spring online courses: new format and offerings

I’m excited to announce that, subsequent to the survey that I did about a month ago, I’ve reshaped my online course offerings and the winter/spring classes are now open for registration. I’ll be offering four classes in more of a coaching group format, and instead of one major homework assignment every week, I’ll be splitting […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Classes for translators, Direct clients, Marketing · Tagged: classes for translators, marketing classes for translators, online classes for translators

Oct 30 2015
Corinne McKay

Beyond the Basics of Freelancing-last class at 2015 prices

The next session of my online course Beyond the Basics of Freelancing begins on November 11, and it’s the last session of 2015. I have some new things planned for 2016, so if you’ve been waiting to take this course, now is the time! Beyond the Basics is a four-week online course for established translators […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Classes for translators, Direct clients, Freelancing, Professional development

Aug 18 2015
Corinne McKay

A translation partner: why you need one, where to find one

OK…that’s not the only reason you need a translation partner, it’s just me learning how to use Canva, but worry-free vacations are a good reason to have a translation partner! I get this question a lot, so let’s talk about it. Why do you need a translation partner?

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Direct clients, Freelancing

Jul 06 2015
Corinne McKay

Negotiating on factors other than price

There are a lot of reasons to avoid negotiating on price: Once you take on the lower-paying project, what happens when a higher-paying project comes in? Lowering your rate shows the client that, at least some of the time, you’re willing to work for less than your stated rate. Lowering your rate can cause you […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Clients, Direct clients, Freelancing, Money · Tagged: negotiating, negotiating for translators, rate negotiation

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