Contrary to the general notion, language service providers offer more than just linguistic services. If it were so, then it would be enough to employ
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Top 5 Soft Skills for Translation Project Managers
By Irene Fuentes. https://www.gala-global.org/knowledge-center/professional-development/articles/top-5-soft-skills-translation-project-managers?utm_source=quarterly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=content
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Scheduling Translation Projects
Once a project involves several people, tasks, languages, components, or even competes with other projects, drawing a complete and accurate schedule is definitely a must.
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The GDPR for translators: all you need to know (and do!)
With only a few days to go, many businesses all over the world are preparing for the moment the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes
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How much do freelance translators earn? Is it enough? 2018 edition
Back in 2011, I wrote this post about how much freelance translators earn. After almost seven years, it’s still the most popular post on this
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Opinion: Why freelancers shouldn’t be charging their clients per hour
One of the most heated debates within the realm of freelancing is whether you should charge hourly or per project (flat fee). While both sides
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Opinion: Why freelancers should charge hourly
“How should I charge my clients?” This is the age-old freelancers debate, and the answers vary – sometimes from client to client. There are many
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Translation Project Management: Like A Martial Art?
At its very deepest, the martial art of Iaido emphasizes the connection of the mind, body, and spirit working together to respond quickly and effortlessly
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Trello for translators: how it helps me get more organized and productive
Trello is a free tool that helps you see what needs to be done and organize collaboration on projects. Learn how it can be useful
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Qu’est-ce qu’un chef de projet 3.0 ?
« Être organisé, rigoureux et savoir respecter des délais stricts », telles sont les qualités de base demandées à un chef de projet. Il faut
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USD 0.21 per Word: America’s Translation Rate
The US Government’s General Services Administration (GSA) used to dispose of war surplus goods in 1949; now it is the independent, centralized procurement agency of
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Translation Rates & Prices – How Much Does a Translation Cost?
Whether you are a company or individual, if you need to translate something from one language into another the first thing you want to know
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Should You Specify Your Rate Range on Your TM-Town Profile?
On your TM-Town profile, you have the option to set a rate range (both a per word range and also a per hour range). This
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An insight into the Translation Project Manager role
The role of the translation project manager is mainly overseen when thinking about the translation industry, probably because it is not fully understood. In fact,
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How to deal with questions during a translation project
It is never easy to ask questions. As professionals, we might fear that people reading our questions think we should have known, or found, the
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Les facteurs de risques dans la gestion de projet
J’ai pu voir lors de mon stage dans le cadre de la deuxième année du master TSM, que les risques émergent de toutes parts dans
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Lump it and Like it
A recent argument with an agency about the word count for a job handed in weeks previously has driven home just how sordid this practice
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Translating as risk management
Risk analysis can be applied to translation in several ways. One application concerns the specificity of translation, where risk is primarily the probability of the
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Technique Pomodoro : quelques tomates par jour, en forme toujours
La technique Pomodoro : l’arme de dégustation massive qui va t’aider à digérer des tonnes de tâches. Petit résumé de la technique, menu, et conseils
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Busy vs. productive: Finding your productivity nirvana | Looking-Glass Translations
Business shouldn’t be busy: Marie Jackson discusses the importance of efficiency over activity and reveals how to find your productivity nirvana.
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Finance Tips for Freelance Translators Part II
Welcome back to my series on Finance Tips for Freelance Translators! Today I’d like to address a commonplace part of our profession: invoices. As a
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Jobs Traveling In Style
Organizing quality control on a large translation project with only 10% of the translation budget is a real challenge, especially if the customer expects 100%
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At Last! Low-Cost Fares for Clients (especially publishers) Who Want to Save Money on Translations!
After fielding yet another “proposal” to translate a book for a fee I found offensive, I thought it might be time to start offering a
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How to get paid on time as a freelancer
Learn how to minimise your business risks, and make sure you get paid on time. In a freelance setting, getting paid on time is often
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The One Crucial Thing You’re Forgetting When Handling Mistakes
We are all people, and mistakes happen. Sometimes we, as translators or interpreters, are the ones at fault. Perhaps we didn’t catch a typo or
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Translation Post-Calculation with Excel
When a translator quotes for a job, (s)he should compare the quote to the actual work when it is done. When you look at your
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Something’s rotten in the state of Translandia!
Research and observations on geographical, ethnic-linguistic and geopolitical supply-demand principles dictating pricing of translations. According to the Linguistic Society of America, referring to Ethnologue –
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