Nov

24

First impressions: translating in the UK vs translating in Australia

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The last eight months have been a real roller-coaster ride professionally speaking, as I’ve tried to settle into life on the Other Side of the World. On the one hand, despite my best efforts to stay connected virtually, at times I’ve felt isolated and demotivated without the face-to-face contact that I enjoyed with my peers [...]

Oct

19

24 hour Read-a-thon: progress reports

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This is my Read-a-thon progress report, which means that rather than bombarding the cyber-wires with lots of new posts, I updated this one regularly over 24 hours. I posted new stuff above old, so if you’re checking in for the first time on Monday morning, you might want to start from the bottom and work [...]

Oct

18

24 hour Read-a-thon: mini-challenge

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I’m taking part in my second 24 Hour Read-a-thon today. It starts at 1400 GMT / 0000 AEST and is being run by the rather amazing Dewey over at the hidden side of a leaf. Click through for all the details on the who, the what, the where, and of course, the why (assuming it’s [...]

Sep

24

Hello to SmallBizPod readers

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A big hello to readers linking through from SmallBizPod.co.uk to put some words to the voice following my recent audio review. You might find these articles of particular interest:

The royal we: why small is the new big - a perspective on why setting your sights low can also work
4 tips on pricing to attract clients [...]

Sep

12

Drum roll, please…

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I’ll be starting a new series of occasional posts called 5 Qs with, where I’ll ask five questions of different people in the industry and then post their responses here for your delectation.
I must admit, I’ve been toying around with this for ages - over 18 months to be precise. In fact, ever since I [...]

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