This is a guest post by Rachel Sinn, a Spanish to English medical and pharmaceutical translator based in Colorado. I asked Rachel to write a post on her experiences managing her freelance business since giving birth to her first baby eight months ago. Specifically, Rachel has managed to juggle … [Read more...] about Freelancing with baby: the first year
Freelancing
“I’m too old for this”: valid concern, or not?
I hear, with some regularity, from freelance translators--or aspiring freelancers--who worry that they're "too old for this." Depending on the individual, "this" might mean: Starting a freelance business in general Pursuing higher-level clients Pursuing a new specialization or niche (i.e. … [Read more...] about “I’m too old for this”: valid concern, or not?
Health insurance for freelancers–regardless of your political views
If you're a US-based freelancer, you've probably been tracking the congressional health insurance negotiations fairly closely. Regardless of your political views, health insurance is a huge issue for freelancers in the US. The reality is that there are people who cannot be freelancers if they cannot … [Read more...] about Health insurance for freelancers–regardless of your political views
How to become an agency’s favo(u)rite translator
This is a guest post by Tom Robinson, digital marketing and communications executive at translate plus, a Global Top 50 language services provider by revenue, offering a full range of services, including translation, website localisation, multilingual SEO, interpreting, desktop publishing, … [Read more...] about How to become an agency’s favo(u)rite translator
Accepting the constraints of the market(s) you’re in
It starts with frustration I receive lots of e-mails from freelancers along these lines: "I did a marketing campaign to agencies and found a few new clients. But they're so price-sensitive, and everything is a rush, or by the time I respond, they've assigned the job to someone else. Every … [Read more...] about Accepting the constraints of the market(s) you’re in