With the economy not really knowing what it's doing this year, it's a good time to look at your income stream: what's up, what's down, and how can you do more of the work that's up? In my case, my work from U.S.-based agencies is markedly down, work from European clients (both direct clients and … [Read more...] about Diversifying your income stream
Freelancing
Why am I doing this again?
Earlier this week, Get Rich Slowly had a great post on finding the balance between time and money. The author (and site owner, J.D.) relates the story of an old friend of his who radically changed his priorities in life after the death of his wife and infant daughter, and J.D. then goes on to apply … [Read more...] about Why am I doing this again?
Some lessons from the BusinessWeek top 50
For reasons unknown to me, I suddenly started receiving a subscription to BusinessWeek (my guess is that this is related to buying a Newsweek subscription...anyway!) and although I find the quality of their articles a bit uneven, some of them have great tips for businesspeople, even if the business … [Read more...] about Some lessons from the BusinessWeek top 50
Some thoughts on feedback and the translation process
Sorry for the unannounced week of silence here at Thoughts on Translation; I went on vacation for a week and suddenly became violently allergic to using my laptop... but it seems that the bad reaction has now passed and Thoughts on Translation is back at the treadmill and ready to open up some new … [Read more...] about Some thoughts on feedback and the translation process
Dealing with job stress
As job stress goes, translators seem to fall somewhere between anesthesiologists and air traffic controllers (most stressed-out) and florists and historians (least stressed-out). Still, dealing with job stress is a big issue because it has a dramatic effect on both your enjoyment of your job and on … [Read more...] about Dealing with job stress