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Getting started as a translator

Nov 30 2020
Corinne McKay

FAQ for beginning translators and interpreters

A couple of beginning freelancers have sent me some questions lately, so I thought it might be helpful to compile them into a blog post for anyone who’s just starting out, especially in the pandemic! This is certainly not comprehensive, but hopefully it’s a start! –Are translation and interpreting still a viable career path? Let’s […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Getting started as a translator

Mar 02 2020
Corinne McKay

Are entry-level translation clients disappearing?

A reader asks: It seems like when I talk to experienced translators and ask how they started out, nearly all of them started by working with agencies that gave a lot of feedback or at least let them see the edited versions of their translations. Then after some amount of time, they started working with […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Getting started as a translator

Apr 10 2017
Corinne McKay

Free webinar Wednesday: Three ways to find your first translation clients

This Wednesday (April 12), I’ll be giving a free webinar through SDL’s professional development series, on Three ways to find your first translation clients. Inspired by my blog post on the same topic, I’ll describe how to: work the local market apply to translation agencies that base their hiring only on their own tests cultivate […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Announcements, Getting started as a translator, Marketing

Dec 05 2016
Corinne McKay

Reader asks: “Is this whole freelance thing worth it?”

“Is this whole freelance thing worth it?” It’s a somewhat pessimistic question, but one that I hear with some frequency from readers and students. Corollaries include “I worry about machine translation putting us out of business.” “I’m 57 and only plan on working for another 8-10 years.” “I’m working too hard for the amount of […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Freelancing, Getting started as a translator · Tagged: Freelancing, starting as a freelance translator

Nov 08 2016
Corinne McKay

Six things every beginning translator needs to know

Last week’s ATA conference reminded me how very intimidating and scary one’s first few years as a freelancer can be. What’s stressful? Basically everything. Everything you write or say to a client or a potential client; every translation you proofread and re-proof and re-proof, worrying that there’s a horrific error hiding in there somewhere; every […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Freelancing, Getting started as a translator · Tagged: finding translation clients, Freelance Translator, tips for freelance translators

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