Networking 101 for Freelancers
Every freelance professional knows the drill. You enter a door to some event space and there’s a desk with name tags on it. “Hi!…
International Translation Day 2019 – A Day in the Life of a Translator or Interpreter
Have you heard? ATA is encouraging translators and interpreters to celebrate International Translation Day (ITD) in a BIG way this year! A United Nations…
The Whys and Hows of Translation Style Guides. A Case Study.
This post was originally published on the Financial Translation Hub blog. It is reposted with permission from the author. Last week, a marketing manager…
Uncovering New Opportunities: Genealogical Translation as a Specialty
Genealogy is in the news these days with the popularity of services like 23andMe—and that has implications for professional translators. At the most basic…
El encargo de traducción: ¿qué preguntar antes de aceptar?
This post was originally published on the En la luna de Babel blog. It is reposted with permission from the author. Últimamente he trabajado…
Get out the vote 2019
ATA members should vote! We get the leaders we vote for. ATA is fortunate to have an all-volunteer Board of Directors that dedicate their…
How to Set a Budget for Your Freelance Business
This post was originally published on the Thoughts On Translation blog. It is reposted with permission from the author. Setting a budget for your…
Stumbling on the Vocabulary of National Life (Part Two)
by Joseph P. Mazza This post is part two of a two-part series by Joe Mazza. Read last week’s post here (you won’t regret…
The Benefits of Mentoring
Photo Credit: Pexels This post was originally published on the Ben Translates blog. It is reposted with permission from the author. This week, I…
Stumbling on the Vocabulary of National Life (Part One)
by Joseph P. Mazza I envy those who take up foreign languages spoken in a single country. Sure, there may be regional varieties within…
Mea culpa. Meteduras de pata reales de traductores e intérpretes
This post was originally published on the En la luna de Babel blog. It is reposted with permission from the author. Leemos, nos documentamos,…
How To Use Facebook To Promote Translator Services
I believe a freelance translator’s first and easiest step to creating online visibility is to set up a business page on Facebook. There are…