Next Level Interviews: Jost Zetzsche
In December 2021, Next Level had the opportunity to interview English to German translator Jost Zetzsche. Jost is known in the industry for his…
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Bilingual Review Files: A Productivity Aid or a Waste of Time?
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…
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Can Clients Find You? Help Them With Google My Business
I am willing to bet that marketing your translation or interpreting services to potential clients is not something you look forward to. Most of…
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How to Keep Working While the Ground Is Shifting
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…
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Volume Discounts: Should I or Should I Not?
When was the last time you were asked to provide a volume discount? My guess is not too long ago. Did you say “yes”…
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7 Marketing and Productivity Tools for Gmail and Google Workspace (G Suite) Users
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…
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Successful Freelancing with ADHD and Other Brain-Based Conditions
If you continuously struggle to stay organized and tend to work long hours to compensate for daily distractions, learning about productivity can mean wading…
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Ready to Plan for a Mid- to Long-Term Medical Leave? Part 2
In the last post, we looked at the financial issues underpinning a need for COVID-related medical leave. This week, we turn to organizational issues.…
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Ready to Plan for a Mid- to Long-Term Medical Leave? Part 1
The idea for this post was born on my most stressful day in recent memory: the day I took three of my children to…
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How to Get Approved for a Mortgage as a Self-Employed Person
Imagine if you could freeze your rent payment forever. Now imagine that it could disappear by the time you retire. That financial advantage is…
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Teamwork: The Pros and Cons of Being a Lone Wolf or a Pack Animal
This post is a reblog, originally published on Nikki Graham’s blog, My Words for a Change, and later published in the ATA Chronicle. It…
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How’s Your English?
Most of us have heard it before: To be a good translator, you have to be a good writer. Today this maxim is truer…
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