ATA’s Back to Business Basics – Entrepreneurial Habits for Freelance Translators and Interpreters

By The Savvy Linguist | May 3, 2022

ATA launched its new Back to Business Basics webinar series in September 2020. These webinars focus on a small, practical piece of business advice for translators and…

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…

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…

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…

Enhanced Productivity with Text Expansion

By The ATA Chronicle | March 22, 2022

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How to Get Out of a Marketing Rut in Your T&I Business

By The ATA Chronicle | March 22, 2022

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Summary of the ATA Compensation Survey

By The ATA Chronicle | March 22, 2022

To address the need for a comprehensive picture of the market for translation and interpreting services, ATA recently conducted a compensation survey. The ATA Compensation Survey serves to provide professional practitioners and others with an overview of the income and pay rate data of translators, interpreters, and company owners working in the U.S.

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…