Freelance Finance: Separating Personal from Professional
Here at The Savvy Newcomer we understand that it can be intimidating to talk about money. It’s often a sticky subject, but we feel…
The Ultimate Work-from-Home Checklist
This post originally appeared on the Freelancers Union blog and it is republished with permission. Before COVID-19, I had the opportunity to switch my environment…
Book Review: Never Split the Difference
Never Split the Difference is a book by former police officer and FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss that offers “a new, field-tested approach to…
Purchase Orders Revisited
This post originally appeared on the blog My Words for a Change and it is republished with permission. Way back in 2015, I asked my…
Strategies for Translation Providers in an Uncertain World… A Survival Guide
This post originally appeared on the blog The translation business and it is republished with permission. Sometimes, how we translators run our professional lives and…
Member Discounts
Financial Services OAS Staff Federal Credit Union As a member of ATA, you are eligible to be a part of the OAS FCU family,…
Freelance Finance: Setting Rates
Here at The Savvy Newcomer we understand that it can be intimidating to talk about money. It’s often a sticky subject, but we feel…
What Professors Don’t Teach You about Translating Professionally
During my undergraduate degree in translation, I felt like I was very prepared for a career in translation. I excelled in my language classes…
Pricing Techniques in the Translation Industry
This post originally appeared on LinkedIn and it is republished with permission. In the translation industry two pricing techniques seem to dominate: cost plus…
Emails Asking for Translation or Interpreting Rates: Here’s How I Respond
I often get requests for my rates from organizations that are trying to build a database of individual translation or interpreting service providers. An…