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Practical insights for freelance translators and the businesses that work with them. Browse by category or start with what is most relevant to your work.
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Your Translation Rate - Should You Publish It?
When should you make clients aware of your fees? Should you advertise your translation rates on your website and social media profiles? After all, letting clients know how much you charge upfront will give them an idea of your fees before contacting you. Or should you wait until you�'ve engaged your prospective client in conversation before you reveal your rates?
Read More 3 min read·19/04/2015
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5 Things Being a Translator Teaches You about Life
As a freelance translator, you may think that you don�'t �'fit-in�' to the normal societal roles of working life. However, working as a translator teaches you some unique life skills that perhaps take people in other professions longer to acquire.
Read More 3 min read·08/04/2015
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Find The Perfect Mentor for You: 5 Places to Search
We recently published a Translators�' Hub post detailing the reasons for having a mentor. In this post we want to take a look at some of the different ways you can actually find a mentor.
Read More 3 min read·06/04/2015
CATEGORY / Languages
What Can Google Trends Teach You About The Translation Industry?
Google Trends is a powerful tool to help you analyse what people are searching for and how those searches have developed over time. The results can be enlightening.
Read More 3 min read·02/04/2015
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6 Reasons Why You Need a Mentor
Wouldn�'t it be great if you could have someone to speak with who was doing the exact same job that you do, but who�'s a little further down the road than you? Well, the good news is that these sort of people do actually exist!
Read More 3 min read·30/03/2015
CATEGORY / Languages
Everything You Need to Know About Volunteer Translation
If you�re considering beginning a freelance translation career, working on a voluntary basis is a great way to experiment with the role before taking on paying clients.
Read More 3 min read·26/03/2015
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10 Things Only Freelancers Understand
This particular Translators�' Hub post is a little more light-hearted than usual, and hopefully it�'ll make you laugh as well as think!
Read More 4 min read·19/03/2015
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The 5 Most Unreasonable Demands Translation Clients Make
If you�'ve been freelancing for a while now, then you�'ll no doubt have run into your fair share of clients with unreasonable demands.
Read More 3 min read·10/03/2015
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Translators Form Their ideal Translation: What Does It Look Like?
one of the topics I read on the Proz forums a short while ago got me thinking: what makes an ideal translation? This Hub post will draw out some of the points found throughout that discussion thread, with the hope that it�'ll get you to consider what your concept of an ideal translation is too.
Read More 3 min read·05/03/2015
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5 Things Organized Freelance Translators Do Every Day
Some people are naturally more organised than others. Regardless of your personality type, staying organised as a freelance translator is crucial to your success.
Read More 3 min read·02/03/2015