Sunday morning, coffee mug within reach, screen across my dancing fingers on the keyboard, and a smile upon my face, despite the fact that one hour has been stolen from my night’s sleep. I guess it’s officially spring, but I’m not high on flowers and balmier days – I’m high on translation and on working […]
Translators are a bit like a chameleon. Yes, we translate, but we are down-to-earth realists who understand the importance of diversification. Editing & proofreading, copywriting, project management, teaching, transcription, voice-overs… These are some of the obvious add-ons to our service list, but what about the not so obvious? As linguists, we have a powerful tool […]
Now, this is for real: the last part of the series! This is a continuation of the previous post on marketing. In it I wrote about creating a brand and using social networks, among other topics. Today I’m going to jump straight into a powerful marketing tool: your own website. f) Website: I already wrote […]
I thought part 5 would be the last post of the series, but as it turns out, I’ve had to split it into two due to its length. On this occasion I’d like to talk about marketing, a word that makes many translators cringe. Selling oneself – it may sound too direct, but that’s exactly […]
Today I’d like to write about an aspect of translation that is key to our profession: technology. In times of yore, translators used typewriters, sat long hours doing research in the library and waited for manuscripts – aka source texts – to hit their mailbox. These days even those veterans must embrace technology in order […]
This is post number three on how to become a freelance translator. If you’re taking the first steps towards this career or wondering if you should take the plunge, these posts can help you. I think they can be useful for more experienced translators, too, for we all have things to share and learn from […]