This class session is now full. To view upcoming dates for all of my online courses, visit my website. My new quick-start course Breaking Into the Direct Client Market starts on July 1, and I have about three spots left. This is a three-week course with minimal homework, three sets of slide shows … [Read more...] about Breaking Into the Direct Client Market- FULL
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When a client asks for a discount
When a client asks, "can you lower your rate?," you can respond in various ways. You could get defensive and belligerent ("For your information, I'm a serious professional whose work is worth real money"). You could offer some snarky feedback on the rate the client is proposing ("No serious … [Read more...] about When a client asks for a discount
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