Here is a resource page that you can come to for tips on books, hosting, tools etc. to enhance your freelance translation business and enhance
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The Process of Translation
I created my first infographic to illustrate the Process of translation as simply and clearly as possible. (Available in several languages)
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An A -Z Guide to Translation Buying
Finding a decent translation provider is not an easy task. The number of questions you have to ask yourself: Is it expensive? What does the
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Rebranding the translation profession
I got a recruiting email this week from a group called “My Translation”, which bills itself as “A Revolution in Translation”. Naturally I was curious,
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Getting a Ph.D. in Translation Studies
I am nearing the end of my time in a doctoral program in translation studies, so I thought I would write a little bit about
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Can the Language Community embrace Collaborative Commons and survive?
When Albert Einstein said: “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change”, he was referring neither to the internet nor to localization. Today the
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Strawberries, cream and sparks of genius: Tennis parallels to help us be the best we can become – eCPD Webinars
The next guest post (the fourth) is topical for early July in the UK. We invited Nikki Graham of Tranix Translations to give us her
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Why you’re addicted to multitasking and how to kick the habit
Multitasking is prized in our busy world, but science tells us this is a recipe for disaster. Instead, kick-start your productivity with these simple tips.
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Mesure de la qualité en TA – Traductologie de corpus et qualité : étude de cas
L’objectif de cet article est de proposer une réflexion sur le rôle que pourraient jouer les études menées dans le cadre des corpus-based translation studies
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Bad Advice for Novice Skydivers: “Learn As You Go”
Why the First, Best Lesson I Learned about Translation Was a Healthy Fear. I was a poor, scrawny white kid with crooked teeth who grew
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Translator organizations | ProZ.com
A listing of organizations serving the translation industry. http://www.proz.com
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Keeping up with source language (if you don’t live there)
Years ago I started a job in local government as the Clerk (read Chief Executive Officer) of a local council in West Sussex, in the
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Online Tool to Easily Create a Translator CV
When you’re working with translation agencies, your CV is the first point of contact and having a well-structured, concise and well written CV can often
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What is “the right rate” for your translation services?
After “How do I find some clients?,” I think that the most common question I get from beginning (and for that matter, experienced) translators is
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On minimum rates
When I first started in translation and was about to write my first invoice, I asked a colleague and friend to check if I had
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Books | ProZ.com
Various categories of books linked to the translation market: Translation; Getting started; Freelancing; Management; Marketing; Interpreting; etc.
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Resources: Learn About Localization
Learn about localization through our collection of free reports, ebooks, and white papers. Localization doesn’t have to be hard! https://www.transifex.com
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The role of localization testing
We are certainly moving fast toward a world where the digital content becomes the first option for users or the place where software companies develop
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Translation Skill-Sets in a Machine-Translation Age
The integration of data from statistical machine translation into translation memory suites (giving a range of TM/MT technologies) can be expected to replace fully human
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Post-Processing of Machine Translations, the New Money Maker of “the Translation Industry”
Translators are supposed to be, almost by definition, intelligent and educated people. After all, they must know at least two languages and many of them
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An Example of a Risk Management Plan for Use on Any Project
This article outlines how to initiate a risk management plan. It is not enough to know how to the system works for risk management, but
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Women and Translation
The famous debate about gender discrimination at the workplace, particularly in terms of remuneration made me wonder if this applies to those who are active
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Paving the way
There are two basic truths which apply to the profession of translation: we learn from our mistakes; and we learn from other people. If we
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List of Journals Publishing Translation Studies Research
A working list of journals whose focus is on translation studies, together with links to their respective websites, and information on their scopes and aims.
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Why join a professional association for translators and interpreters?
If you’re a professional translator or interpreter and keen on developing your career, it makes sense to join a professional association. You might even consider
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7 reasons to opt for a professional translator rather than an internal linguist
When faced with the option of paying a professional translator to take care of a translation for your company or having a colleague with language
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I’m interested in becoming a professional translator/interpreter. What do I do now?
UT Arlington – 2nd Annual MODL Lectures: How to Become a Professional Translator & Interpreter Presented by Martina Heine-Kilic & Holly Behl
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