El currículum (CV) de un traductor es su mejor carta de presentación. Tienes 6 segundos de media para causar una buena impresión y no pifiarla. Aunque considero que hoy en día tienes que dedicar gran parte de tu tiempo a completar tu perfil de LinkedIn al máximo e invertir en crear una página web sencilla […]

This post is also available in English. Cada año cientos de marcas se embarcan en la aventura de conquistar nuevos mercados. Algunas preparan minuciosamente su expansión global. Sin embargo, no es del todo extraño ver cómo algunas empresas de reconocido prestigio retiran repentinamente sus operaciones internacionales. La razón es bien sencilla: no consiguen hacer llegar […]

Freelance translators in the U.S. are about to gain another tool for growing their businesses. LinkedIn and social media marketing in general have already proved to be extremely valuable marketing tools, and now LinkedIn is rolling out its new ProFinder tool, which will provide freelance translators with even more opportunities.     http://www.translationjournal.net

Downtime is the demon every entrepreneurial translator struggles with. No matter at what stage in your career path, a drop in workload is enough to make you sleepless, even if your experience tells you it is likely to be temporary. The solution may lie in a multifactorial approach, but a change of mindset is downright […]

Thoughts of a freelance translator about translation, language teaching and freelancing. “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.” Sir Winston Churchill If Sir Winston Churchill was right, then I should be very successful. We all make tons of mistakes. And I am not an exception.   […]

Quelques remarques de marketing et de droit autour de la question de la fixation de tarifs de traduction différents selon les clients. Les agences de traduction peuvent souvent être tentées de pratiquer, pour leurs services linguistiques, des tarifs différents en fonction des différentes caractéristiques de leurs clients.   Translation & Interpretation Agency

My thoughts about translation rates, working for peanuts and learning to embrace your fears and demons. Me. Seriously, blame me. I’m that asshole who is responsible for low translation rates. I’m sorry guys, but I can’t help it. It’s been a very bad habit for a very long time. A habit that I’ve developed over […]

What are the costs incurred in translation services that ultimately factor into the price paid? Among the ones I can identify, listed in no particular order are: 1. The translator.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           http://www.affinitytranslation.com

For my first blog post of 2015 I decided to start with something motivational. Something that can inspire..     And here comes the very first post of 2015! The holiday season is long gone, New Year’s resolutions have been made. So let’s kick-start another great year full of pleasant surprises and new achievements!     […]