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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Whilst there are lots of benefits to working as a freelance translator, there�'s also significant amounts of less-romanticised, hard work that�'s also involved.
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The Internet is full of great resources to help you maximise your productivity, and TED is a well-known repository of information.
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It�'s easy to form habits in life, and your freelancing career is no different. Here are four things that you might catch yourself saying to your clients, and why you should stop saying them if you do!
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In the spirit of looking on the bright side, here we ignore the lack of sick pay and focus instead on five prerogatives you can only enjoy as a freelance!
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we look here at five negotiation tricks that are sure to help professional translators get ahead of the competition.
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It might be reasonable to assume that the languages used for websites would correspond broadly with the world's most spoken languages, but new research has shown that that is far from being the case.
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Every person has their own unique fingerprints �' even identical twins do not share the same prints. Interestingly, when it comes to professional translation, it is possible to build up another kind of fingerprint �' one that marks a translation out as having been undertaken by a particular individual.
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Recruiting clients can be a tricky business, but it�'s something that every freelance professional translator must master if they are to succeed.
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Learning English has its lighter side and, in that spirit, we look at five things that non-native English speakers love about English.
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By refusing to cross these three lines, translators around the globe are ensuring that they deliver high quality work, at a decent price and as part of an established and efficient client relationship.