Having the chance to bid on a major project is a freelancer’s dream, but can also be a nightmare. If the client hasn’t set a
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Translator Resources (English)
An extensive list of translator resources for those who enjoy acquiring new skills. Webinars, MOOCS, websites, blogs, books and more. Mainly English.
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Création de base de données de clients
J’aimerais parler aujourd’hui de l’importance d’avoir une base de données pour vos clients. Au début, comme on a peu de clients, il est facile de
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Survey: Most Freelancers Are Unhappy with Their Income
Are you unsatisfied with how much you earn as a freelancer? If so, you’re not alone. That may not be all that comforting, but understanding
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Important vs. urgent: how to prioritise when you have too much to do
Too much to do and no idea how to prioritise? Read on to learn the best-kept secret to mastering your freelance to-do list. One of
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Top Secrets of Effective Proofreading
These days, there is a lot of fuss and debate around Post-Editing (and Machine Translation) that made me reflect upon effective editing and proofreading as
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Translation companies – Let’s hear it from the good guys!
You read and hear all these horror stories on social media and translation blogs about translation companies. I want to tell you about a lovely
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Why should you invest in term base creation, glossaries or style guides when ordering translation?
Building a bank of translation resources can be a wise investment If you’re interested in getting the very best out of your business translation service
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Transcription: Everything you need to know
Transcription, as used in the literary community, refers to the process of turning an audio file into a written one. The audio file may contain
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Proof-reading – editing – revising: the essentials
Today, I want to talk a little bit about a term used by work-providers and which greatly irritates many translators: that term is ‘proof-reading’. I
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Saying “no” nicely
Saying no is something we all have to do from time to time. We’re not machines and our capacity for work is limited, so sometimes
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Training (terminology)
So, if you think terminology is something you want to do, I recommend the following training courses. For university careers check out TermCoord’s Terminology at
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Why Translators are Promoting Premium Markets
As one of the more visible proponents for moving upmarket into the premium translation market sector — a position I’ve argued since 1997, but one
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How to Deal with Rejection as a Freelancer
In order to become a successful freelancer, you must learn how to constructively deal with rejection. Here are 5 infallible strategies that will help you.
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XML translation – part 2: memoQ
In my previous post I’ve described what is XML, what is it for and what are the particular components. This time I’m going to show
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“Women in Technology” where they really are!
…“unquestionably there are a lot of women working in tech companies and some of them are decision makers affecting a large number of predominantly male
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Business School for Translators
Are you a translator or an entrepreneur? 5 ½ lessons of the Business School for Translators course will put you on the right track to
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Help! Everyone’s at a conference except me (or how to still get a dose of CPD)
Don’t fret. While it might feel like that sometimes judging by your social media feeds, it’s far from the truth. And however tempting it might
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The Missing Ingredient When Setting Your Prices
Setting your prices when you’re self-employed can feel confusing. You don’t want to undercharge and feel you’re doing yourself a disservice; you don’t want to
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Ppt.Helper – A Real Help!
When I first saw a link to this CAT Tool on Internet, I hesitated before clicking on it. Could yet another translation software application make
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Translation (style) guides – guides to nowhere
In the translation industry, it is common practice for the clients to issue style guides that aim to provide a translator with specific instructions to
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Resources for Translators
If you enjoy this blog, you might also enjoy… My online courses Getting Started as a Freelance Translator: for beginning translators who want to launch
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The pros and cons of Machine Translation
“Today, more content is created in 48 hours than all of the content created between the beginning of time and 2003,” said former Google CEO
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How to break the ice (in translation)
« La Reine des neiges », libérée des fondamentaux de la traduction ? Largement inspiré du conte éponyme du dramaturge danois Hans Christian Andersen (Sneedronningen
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The A to Z of Freelance Translation online course
Entering the translation stage can often be an overwhelming experience for new freelance translators. You may have just left university with a translation degree and
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4 Ways to Keep Track of Your Prospects Online
4 ways to keep track of your prospects and your potential customers online in order to sell them your services at the right time in
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Planning to get your first business cards? (Part I)
You’re creating your first business cards. CONGRATULATIONS! This is an important step for the development of your career and start networking ;-). Before you proceed,
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