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Nov 09 2022
Corinne McKay

Freelance tasks to do before January 1

Freelance tip: Two financial tasks to think about before the end of the year, so that they’re in place for January 1. 1️⃣ Are your business and personal finances completely separate? If they’re commingled, I’m begging you (literally, begging you), at least create a separate checking and savings account that you use only for business. […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Money

Nov 03 2022
Corinne McKay

Making your peace with “the big number”

Some of you may have already signed up for the Innovation in Translation Summit, (not an affiliate link) organized by Josh Goldsmith, Nora Diaz, and Jost Zetzsche. It’s happening online November 15-17 and the basic ticket is free; paid options give you access to replays, slides, live panels, etc. My presentation topic for the Summit […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Money

Mar 14 2022
Corinne McKay

Rates: do they fit your financial goals

Tip for today: the number one question to ask yourself when you’re thinking about whether or not to accept a given rate is, Does this rate meet my financial goals? I get a lot of questions from freelancers, asking things such as:-“Is X cents a word too little to charge?”-“Should I offer volume discounts to […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Money

Oct 11 2021
Corinne McKay

The joys and sorrows of electronic payments

The state of electronic payments in the US If you live in a country with an actual modern banking system (not the US!), this article will be utterly useless to you, and your country is to be congratulated on that fact! If you live in the US and are a freelancer who likes to take […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Money

Nov 23 2020
Corinne McKay

Are pandemic discounts a good idea?

The pandemic is doing odd things to people’s freelance businesses: something I’ve discussed in a pandemic roundtable podcast, and a blog post. About all that can be said is that some things are up and others are down. I’ve heard from multiple freelancers (translators and interpreters) who’ve never been busier, and from others who are […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Money, Rates · Tagged: pandemic discounts, translation rates

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