I was in the car yesterday when I spotted this huge banner for a shop selling Converse shoes (the fake ones labeled copy AAA of course). I mean, the person who made this, didn't they see that the word is spelled "Converse" on the shoes? I'll...
I was in the car yesterday whe...
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Every year, the translation marketplace gets a whole lot more competitive with the graduation of thousands of new translators who will all be fishing in the same pond as their colleagues. Although translators with more experience and with an existing client base have the upper hand,...
Every year, the translation ma...
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Sending Christmas and New Year e-cards to all your clients should be a very strategic marketing step. First, you remind old clients of yourself and second, you remind new clients why it is a pleasure to work with you. Remember to keep your season’s greetings formal...
Sending Christmas and New Year...
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In today’s world, being a smart worker is more important than being a hard one. Sure, hard work is inevitable, but you get to a point where your experience should allow you to work smart, not just hard. Below are a few tips to help...
In today’s world, being a sm...
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In Part 2 of this blog post series, I explained how I nailed my first freelance translation project and how one thing led to another and I found myself with enough work to survive. In this third and last post from this series (conveniently entitled “How...
In Part 2 of this blog post se...
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