Being self-employed means meeting many types of clients on a daily basis. Some are a breath of fresh air and so amazing to work with, while others give you a hard time, and working with them is really not my idea of a healthy business...
Being self-employed means meet...
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I can’t stress enough the freedom that comes with being your own boss, but with that also comes the imperativeness of making your own business decisions and being responsible for them and their consequences. More people are tending to work on a freelance basis nowadays. This...
I can’t stress enough the fr...
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In translation as in everything in life, bad things happen. I don’t know why it took me this much time to blog about this experience I had over 2 years ago. I worked for a client a couple of years back and then he was nowhere to...
In translation as in everythin...
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Let me start this blog post by breaking down the facts that make up the case: Client contacts me for a job, asks for a quotation. I check the material, assess it and set the quotation accordingly. The rate...
Let me start this blog post by...
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It is normal to think that clients who pay better/have a bigger workload should be given priority over regular clients who don’t send as many projects and to whom you give lower rates. After many years of experience in dealing with all types of clients, I...
It is normal to think that cli...
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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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This is a shout out to all the translators who work in-house! As a freelancer, whenever I have field work, translation or interpretation, I always come back home like I was beaten! My entire body would be sore. When you get used to working from the...
This is a shout out to all the...
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You know that awkward moment when you're torn between charging a fair rate for a very difficult translation job or not charging at all because the client happens to be a friend of yours and you're doing them a favor? Yes, I think we’ve all...
You know that awkward moment w...
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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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They say ignorance is bliss. For us translators, I believe it’s good that some clients do not fully understand how we work and how we go about producing professional translations and managing our business. There are, however, 3 major things which I hope all clients would...
They say ignorance is bliss. ...
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A translator's job is a pretty serious one, but that doesn't mean we don't know how to have fun! If you can come up with other language and translation memes, you can send them to info@transpremium.com and I can make it a series! ...
A translator's job is a pretty...
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Happy International Translation Day! On this day, I would like to wish my fellow translators and interpreters: Higher rates Better clients A more prosperous career A good night’s sleep! A well-deserved vacation Deadlines that are easier to meet Well-written source texts To be paid on time To be able to say “no” without ever...
Happy International Translatio...
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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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Before I start, let me state that all of the below scenarios are real life encounters. Yes, I must admit: been there, done that. I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s had such encounters. In fact, I believe almost every translator in the world...
Before I start, let me state t...
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I genuinely didn’t want to start off my blogging year with a post where I publicly rant about the only client that gives me a hard time when it comes to issuing payments and settling invoices, but they left me with no choice! I found myself...
I genuinely didn’t want to s...
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