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Feb 17 2017
Corinne McKay

The LinkedIn “foot in the door” strategy

This is a guest post by Maryam Abdi. Maryam is a registered Somali court interpreter and the owner of Expert Somali Translations, a boutique firm offering Somali > English translations and cultural consulting services to legal and government sectors. She is the creator of Translators Academy … [Read more...] about The LinkedIn “foot in the door” strategy

Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Guest posts, Marketing, Uncategorized · Tagged: finding clients on LinkedIn, LinkedIn, marketing on LinkedIn, Maryam Abdi

Jul 13 2015
Corinne McKay

Little tip: CIA World Factbook

A small tip here, but a really helpful one (for me, at least!). If you're translating documents that include country names, city names, adjectives for residents of a certain country, etc., the CIA World Factbook is a great resource. It's produced by the US Central Intelligence Agency, and includes … [Read more...] about Little tip: CIA World Factbook

Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Uncategorized

May 04 2015
Corinne McKay

Recording of "Breaking into the direct client market"

If you missed the webinar that I presented for SDL last month on "Breaking into the direct client market," here's the link to the recording. About 800 people attended live and the feedback was positive; as I mentioned in the Q&A section, I'll be writing a blog post to answer some of the … [Read more...] about Recording of "Breaking into the direct client market"

Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Uncategorized

Feb 19 2015
Corinne McKay

ATA56: have you submitted?

Have you submitted? Thanks to Carolyn Yohn for creating this badge! What, you haven't submitted yet? Here's the form! … [Read more...] about ATA56: have you submitted?

Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Uncategorized

Jul 29 2013
Corinne McKay

Back at the wordface

As has become my family's summer tradition, we headed off on a bike trip for the month of July. Last year's trip took us from Lake Geneva to Salzburg; this year we started in our very own driveway and wound our way through the Colorado mountains for three weeks, visiting Aspen, Crested Butte and … [Read more...] about Back at the wordface

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