The myths, misconceptions and drawbacks of working from your own home. Let’s talk about what it’s really like to work from home. I’m sure you
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A Tale of Two Agencies
The freelancer-large agency relationship is often an ambivalent one. On the one hand, the industry behemoths can provide a steady flow of work, which is
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A Translator’s Customer Loyalty – Part I
During any occurring and horrific “famine” period, I tend to look back at my career so far. I stand still and mentally travel to the
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4 Common Mistakes When Translating Packaging
Getting your packaging prepared for a new market isn’t easy. Avoid these four mistakes and you’ll be on your way to marketing bliss.
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Marketing tools for your freelance translation business
One of the biggest challenges that any business faces is how to find and attract clients. You cannot help people or attract clients if they
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How do translators showcase their talent to translation agencies?
Last week, Letraduct authored a post about one of the problems that your target customer (the translation agency) has, which is lack of time and
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Thirteenish reasons why you might stop working for an agency
Correct me if I’m wrong, but the overriding factor causing translators to end their relationship with an agency is not being paid at all (no-brainer
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Freelancer Tips: How to Use Social Media to Attract New Clients
One of the interesting qualities of freelancing work is that you may never meet your clients in real life. Perhaps more than any other job
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The freelance translator at home: instructions for use
Today’s post is for all the men and women out there who have crossed paths with a freelance translator—and have decided to live with him
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Referral marketing – the fastest and easiest way to get clients
Referrals are one of the easiest and most effective ways to get new clients. Here are tips on how you can get more referrals from
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Translations and Avoiding Minimum Fees
Avoiding translation minimum fees It can sometimes be difficult in the translation industry to get the translation of a single word or sentence without it
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What to Look Out for When Choosing a Translation Provider?
In recent years, translation has become a part and parcel of the global business world. In fact, the very existence of many companies depends on
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On large volume translation projects
Do you prefer to assume a commitment with several thousands of words about a certain topic or several smaller projects at the same time? It is
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Dear Freelancer, this is what a business plan can do for you
Whether you’re thinking of becoming a freelance translator, or have already been working as one for a while now, you should definitely consider making a
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Avoir l’air pro – même quand on débute
Comme souvent, cet article s’adresse principalement aux traducteurs qui débutent. Je me souviens que quand j’ai commencé, je n’avais pas trop confiance en moi en
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Special Customers – A Blessing or a Curse?
(by Ann Latham) Are you blessed with a special customer? Special customers are the ones who represent a significant chunk of your revenue. Some also
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Best Practices in Localization Project Management
Pre-project is a good time to research best practices and brush up on your localization project management skills. Here’s how to overcome challenges in localization
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Is your translation agency damaging your brand?
I was talking to a global marketing director recently, and he told me he was worried that his translation agencies were damaging his brand. Here’s
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Maladies of Interpreters
Too often, military interpreters in Afghanistan do not receive the respect they deserve as vital members of a team. Image credit:
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Why good translations is important for achieving export success
Some considerations when doing business in the Arab world with particular reference to translation. Economic Focus 8 – The Magazine of the Arab-British Chamber of
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The long and short of it…
Are you the kind of person who heaves a sigh of relief when a long project drops into your inbox – or are you more
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Using clients’ names: OK or not?
A reader asks: On my website and resumé, is it OK to use my clients’ names? Does it matter if I worked for them directly
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How to avoid destroying your translation budget
Commoditisation is sweeping through every industry as products and services are made as uniform, plentiful and affordable as possible to make them more attainable –
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53 Freelancing Mistakes That Are Costing You Clients, Cash, and Credibility
Making mistakes is a good thing — provided you learn from them. But the problem is that you may not even know you’re making a
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Project Management Tools for Agencies: Our Top 17
Project management tools benefit you and your business by making things easier – allowing you to focus on the important things. This list of project
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Recommendations for Freelance Translators: A study from a project manager’s perspective
I started working as a project manager in one of the translation companies in London just after graduating from a translation and interpreting MA course
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Why Are Some Document Translation Services More Expensive Than Others? Part 1
Learn what cost factors go into a document translation services quote and the reasons for the price differences from one agency to another.
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