Bilingual Review Files: A Productivity Aid or a Waste of Time?

By The Savvy Linguist | April 27, 2022

This post is a reblog, originally published on Andrew Bell’s blog. It is reposted with permission from the author. Bilingual review files come in…

Savvy Diversification Series – Offering Consulting Services to Other Freelancers

By The Savvy Linguist | April 26, 2022

The Savvy Newcomer team has been taking stock of the past year and finding that one key priority for many freelance translators and interpreters…

Should Translators Work for Free?

By The Savvy Linguist | April 19, 2022

This post was originally published on Holly-Anne Whyte’s blog. It is reposted here with permission. I work in the international development sector so this…

GALA Global Talent Networking Event

By The Savvy Linguist | April 12, 2022

The Globalization and Localization Association (GALA) is planning a series of events for students on soft skills. The first event is 14 April and…

Can Clients Find You? Help Them With Google My Business

By The Savvy Linguist | April 6, 2022

I am willing to bet that marketing your translation or interpreting services to potential clients is not something you look forward to. Most of…

Writing Resources

By The Savvy Linguist | April 5, 2022

The following list was originally published on the Scientist Sees Squirrel blog, where it is updated periodically. It is reposted here with permission. Writing…

How to Keep Working While the Ground Is Shifting

By The Savvy Linguist | March 23, 2022

This post is a reblog, originally published in the Tool Box Journal Newsletter, Issue 22-3-335 on March 15, 2022. It is reposted with permission…

Four Toxic Mindsets That Can Kill Your Translation Career Before It Starts

By The Savvy Linguist | March 22, 2022

When I was president of the Michigan Translators/Interpreters Network (MiTiN, pronounced “mitten,” get it?) a few years ago, I saw a long-lost member at…

Volume Discounts: Should I or Should I Not?

By The Savvy Linguist | March 9, 2022

When was the last time you were asked to provide a volume discount? My guess is not too long ago. Did you say “yes”…

B2BB Review – Emergency Preparedness and Contingency Planning for Freelancers

By The Savvy Linguist | March 1, 2022

I live in Oregon. In case you don’t already know, Oregon and the Northwest are overdue for a huge earthquake. A few times a…

7 Marketing and Productivity Tools for Gmail and Google Workspace (G Suite) Users

By The Savvy Linguist | February 23, 2022

This post is a reblog, originally published on Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo’s blog. It is reposted with permission from the author. As freelance translators and…

Three (Surprising) Reasons for Poor Quality Translations

By The Savvy Linguist | February 22, 2022

This post was originally published on Content Rules. It is reposted with permission. Usually, when someone tells you that your translations are poor, the…