Managing Your Freelance Client Portfolio
This post is a reblog, originally published in the Slator Tool Box. It is reprinted here with permission of the author. An agency that…
Oh BOI, oh BOI! New Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for Small (and Large) Businesses
BOI is short for Beneficial Ownership Information, meaning, information about who actually owns or controls a company. On January 1, 2024 a new Federal…
Recent Independent Contractor Classification Rule Changes and What They Mean for Translators and Interpreters
Insights from the Advocacy and Business Practices Education Committees of the American Translators Association on the DOL’s final rule on worker classification under the…
Resources For You: ATA’s New Model Contract for Translators
I’d like to say I’m fascinated by every aspect of my work as a freelance translator, but it wouldn’t be an honest statement. The…
All in One and One in All – Balancing Salaried and Freelance Work
This post is a reblog, originally published at Tip of the Tongue. It is republished with permission of the author. Many freelancers, including translators,…
ATA64 Conference Preview: Business Practices Education at ATA64
In about a week, ATA’s annual conference will begin, this year in sunny Miami, Florida. As always, attendees will have to choose how to…
Understanding Worker Classification: The ABC Test, Misclassification, and Tips for Professionalizing Your Language Services Business
Disclaimer: This post is for educational purposes only. Consult a reputable professional for financial, legal, and tax advice related to your situation. Translators, Interpreters,…
How to Make More Money Fast – the 80/20 Principle for Freelance Translators
This post is a reblog, originally published on Marketing Tips for Translators. It is reposted with permission from the author. Do You Know the…
A Bid Too Far – On Reaching For and Losing Projects
This post is a reblog, originally published on Tip of the Tongue. It is republished with permission from the author. The question of when…
The Scammers’ New Clothes
I may be wrong, but scam activities seem to be inversely proportional to the economic cycle. Whenever there is the threat of an economic…
Impressive Time Management for Translators: The Time Diet
This post is a reblog, originally published on Productivity Stacks. It is republished with permission from the author. Do you often feel like your…
5 Tedious Non-Translation Tasks ChatGPT Can Do Amazingly Well
Odds are you’ve heard the hype around the futuristic artificial intelligence-based tool currently taking the world by storm. But what is it and what…