A common question desktop publishers frequently hear is, “which software is better: InDesign or FrameMaker?” The answer depends on what type of project you have
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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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Free Resources to improve your business!
Free ebook on CVs in the translation industry In the professional environment where we rely more increasingly on websites, brochures or social media, you still
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Selected online terminology resources for translators
Terminology is crucial for our work as translators. We are continually searching for the right words – in our heads, in dictionaries or online resources,
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Resources on Rare Diseases for Translators – Mastermind Translations
To celebrate Rare Disease Day, in this post I briefly discuss rare diseases and list resources on rare diseases and orphan drugs for medical translators.
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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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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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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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Understanding Translation Project Management
What is translation project management? It’s a good question if you’re not in the field. You’ll be surprised how integral this is to project managers
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Translation Management and Budgeting
The section describes models of budgeting resources as well as budget items that may need to be included for translation (see Tenders, Bids, and Contracts
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Medical translation resources
Online resources; MediLexicon; Software; Books … http://www.goldsmithtranslations.com
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Winging it — No project management for translation or localization
Sound project management is crucial to taking possession of a quality, error free project. If you’ve undertaken a translation or localization project, even a small
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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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Kloeckner Translations – Resources
Links to various translation resources like Glossaries and Style Guides. http://www.kloeckner-translations.biz
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Getting personal with your customers: to share or not to share?
In today’s world of omnipresent social media, many succumb to the urge (myself included!) to share their lives and experiences, trials and tribulations, milestones and
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The “Triple Constraint” of Terminology Projects
A common topic discussed in terminology training courses deals with project constraints known as the “Triple Constraint”: scope, time (schedule), and cost (budget/resources). They are
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Translation Resources
The Alexandria Library (A-Lib) is a training and resource centre for the language services industry. We offer webinars, e-learning and other types of resources for
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Project Managers
(e-book extract) It is becoming increasingly common to see the various tasks involved in a project orchestrated by a key player in the translation company:
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The proofreader’s job
Since a recent unpleasant experience I had with a reviewer (also called a proofreader) and because of the discussion developing on Proz.com on the subject
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Book – How to manage your translation projects
Translation project management is a topic of interest for both project managers and freelance translators alike. What information is used to prepare an accurate quote?
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