Jun

8

Turn "no" into a "yes, but…"

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Shawn Wood over on Dumb Little Man* has some great ideas on how to say no without ever actually saying the word no. As a freelancer, saying no can be hard because you never know where your next job is going to come from, or indeed, whether it will come along at all. Shawn reckons [...]

Jun

5

Forget translation sites, check out Web Worker Daily

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I’ve been reading lots of Web Worker Daily lately. If you’re serious about being a freelance translator, this blog will contain more useful information than all the translation sites in the world put together! (Oops, have I just shot myself in the foot with this recommendation?! No, just proved how genuinely I care for each [...]

Jun

5

Review of Legal Terminology for Translators, City University, London

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There’s a great review of City University’s Legal Terminology for Translators course over at Elisabeth Hippe-Heisler’s blog. Worth a look if you’re considering CPD in this field.

Jun

3

More on pricing

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I recently found this excellent article in Business Week about how translators can stay in business despite decreasing rates, etc. It’s an oldie (from 2004) but a goodie, and reinforces what I’ve said before about the importance of not competing on price alone. It’s in the form of a Dear Debbie column for small business [...]