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8 Skills you Must Have to Succeed as a Freelance Translator—and How to Get Them
By Tess Whitty Reblogged from Marketing Tips for Translators blog with permission from the author (including the image) Having been a freelance translator for over 10 years, I can definitely say it is...
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Adaptation versus Translation
By Brian Harris Reblogged from Unprofessional Translation blog with permission from the author (including the image) A book I’ve been delving into (see Sources) and an article I’m composing myself both...
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How (Not) to Be a Professional Translator and 6 Tips to Help You Become One
By Alina Cincan Reblogged from Inbox Translation blog with permission from the author A professional translator’s job is not as easy as it looks. A bilingual dictionary, the internet and a working...
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11 Tips for Freelance Translators from a Project Manager
By Enas Ibrahim Reblogged from the ATA Chronicle (May 2014) with permission from the author Having worked as a project manager in the language services industry for over five years, I have encountered...
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Seven Super Skills: Progressing in Translation
By Joseph Lambert (@jaltranslation) Reblogged from the JALTranslation blog with permission from the author (incl. the images) Today’s post sees us move from the power of translation to the process of...
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Living the Dream? How Freelance Translators Can Become Digital Nomads
Picture yourself newly-arrived on some tropical beach somewhere, or perhaps in a café in the middle of an exciting, cosmopolitan city. Laptop open in front of you, you’re adding the finishing touches...
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What to ask your client before starting a translation
By Oleg Semerikov (@TranslatFamily) Reblogged from the Translators Family blog with permission from the author (incl. the image) Every translation job is different – that goes without saying. Every...
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6 Ways to Foster a Strong Relationship with your Project Manager and Earn...
As a freelance translator, some of your projects will come from language service providers (LSPs) as opposed to direct clients. If you attend the ATA Conference, you’ll meet almost as many LSP...
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Collaborating with Other Translators
Lund Translation Team by David Friedman I wanted to find a way to collaborate closely with other translators ever since the early days of my translation career, because I thought it would open up more...
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Revision: a nlboe and etessanitl srcviee
ATA Conference session T-10, Saturday 10:00-11:00, Garden B If you can read the intended title of this presentation, then you can understand that it is impossible to catch all our own mistakes. As...
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The Translator Requests a Clarification: Tracking the conversation
By Helen Eby (@EbyGaucha) Reblogged from Gaucha Translations blog with permission from the author Translators and interpreters face a common problem: lack of clarity in the source message. Interpreters...
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Goldmines for Professional Growth at FIL in Guadalajara
Congreso San Jerónimo, Feria Internacional del Libro Dates: November 26 to 29, 2016 Place: Guadalajara, Mexico The Congreso San Jerónimo is a translation and interpreting conference organized annually...
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What Happens When Translators Go on Autopilot
Personally, I do not believe specialized human translators who actively use their brains will ever be replaced by machines. But if you put your brain on autopilot and work like a machine, then you...
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Translator competence
Reblogged from Carol’s Adventures in Translation blog with permission from the author (incl. the image) Translators and the need for speed I’m very excited to be writing a guest blog post for Caroline,...
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Book review: Manual de traducción inglés-castellano
Translation Handbook – Spanish book review Alert! This is a book review on a book written in Spanish. Therefore, the quotes will be in Spanish! I’ve been having weekly discussions with people who want...
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Pursuing the Translation Dream: What to Know Before the Phone Rings
Have you ever asked yourself if you have what it takes to be a translator? You probably know it takes more than being bilingual, but did you know there is more to it than being a good translator? If...
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Why Pairing up Is a Good Idea, Especially for Freelance Translators!
“I’m a freelancer, so other freelancers are my competitors. Especially in my language pair. I should avoid them at all cost!” As a small business owner (because that’s what you are as a freelancer!),...
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To ask or not to ask – that is the question…
Reblogged from the blog ClaireCoxTranslations ~ Lines from a linguist, incl. the image, with permission from the author It’s a familiar story: you’ve come to the end of a lengthy translation and there...
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Questions to Ask Before You Accept a Translation Project
It is impossible to anticipate every issue or question that may arise during the course of a translation project, but one thing you can do to be prepared before you get started is ask a lot of...
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Why Pairing up Is a Good Idea for Freelance Translators! Part 2
In part 1 of this post, I explained three major benefits of working together with other translators. Quick recap: you need two people to produce the quality customers require, you’ll have more...
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