When the new European Master’s in Translation reference framework, published in 2017, was in preparation, some discussion took place on the necessity to include competence
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How Freelance Translators should use LinkedIn to generate business
Freelance translators in the U.S. are about to gain another tool for growing their businesses. LinkedIn and social media marketing in general have already proved
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How localisation can help you reach more clients in 2016
The beginning of a new year is a good time to plan and execute new marketing strategies that will help you acquire more clients. One
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Social Media Tips for Localization on Top Apps
Social media is becoming one of the most important tools and topics for international marketers. Social media, as a marketing tool for business, has been rapidly
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10 Top Tips for Emerging Translators
Rosalind Harvey of the Emerging Translators Network gives her top tips for becoming a literary translator Want to become a literary translator? You’re not alone.
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Freelancer Income Survey 2015
Are you earning enough? Read the Freelancer Income Report and find out! (report to download) The Payoneer Freelancer Income Survey Benchmark Your Rates
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Getting started in freelance translation: what we wish we’d known!
Starting a new career from scratch or going self-employed after years of employment can be daunting, and there’s lots of advice wafting around that might
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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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How I teach localization: Not like old-school translation
Teaching students how to transfer meaning from one language to another is not enough to prepare linguists for careers in technology-driven translation and localization. A
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Word of Mouth Marketing for Freelancers
Let me let you in on a secret. Building your freelance business is going to be tough at first. You’re going to spend more time
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The big list of 103 Freelance Translators’ tips
If you follow Tomedes on Twitter (and if you don’t, you should!), then you’ll be aware of our “Quick Translator Tip”, which we’ve been faithfully
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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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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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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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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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Don’t let negative reviews break you
Whether you’re a small or large company, you live or die by your reputation. Most of reputation management is focused on pushing down negative search
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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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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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