5 lessons from SLAM! on promoting professionalism in the translation industry

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 15, 2016

How do you differentiate yourself and earn a living as a freelance translator or interpreter? Arm yourself with huge doses of entrepreneurship, pride and…

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Always leave the door open for future opportunities

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 8, 2016

Learning to say no is widely covered in our profession. It is a skill many of us have to work on. It took me…

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Ensuring Payment – Before, During and After the Project

By The Savvy Newcomer | October 20, 2016

Session IC-3 at the 2016 ATA Conference – Thursday, 3:30-4:30pm ATA57 will mark the 6th time I have given this presentation at an ATA…

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Quoting a Large Translation Project

By The Savvy Newcomer | October 4, 2016

By May Fung Danis and Steven Marzuola May Fung Danis and Steven Marzuola each responded to a question about writing a proposal for a…

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6 Ways to Foster a Strong Relationship with your Project Manager and Earn More Work

By The Savvy Newcomer | September 20, 2016

As a freelance translator, some of your projects will come from language service providers (LSPs) as opposed to direct clients. If you attend the…

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5 Pitfalls to Avoid in Your Freelance Translator Web Copy

By The Savvy Newcomer | August 23, 2016

by David Friedman Imagine you are your own ideal client and you stumble across your translation website. Would you be able to find out…

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E6: The ATA Client Outreach Kit

By ATA | August 15, 2016
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What to ask your client before starting a translation

By The Savvy Newcomer | August 9, 2016

By Oleg Semerikov (@TranslatFamily) Reblogged from the Translators Family blog with permission from the author (incl. the image) Every translation job is different – that…

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Entering the Big Game

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 26, 2016

How I started out only working for direct clients in my target language country, Sweden Background I decided to study to be a translator…

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Review of the ALC 2015 Industry Survey©

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 12, 2016

By Helen Eby Reblogged from the ATA Interpreters Division blog with permission from the author (incl. the image) Founded in 2002, the Association of Language…

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Networking at a Conference: Chris Durban on and off stage

By The Savvy Newcomer | June 28, 2016

By Cynthia Eby & Bianca Dasso This April, I attended the VI Congreso Latinoamericano de Traducción e Interpretación: El traductor después del mañana (6th…

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6-Step Strategy to Translators Visibility

By The Savvy Newcomer | June 21, 2016

By Carlos Djomo (@carlosdjomo) Reblogged from the Adventures in Technical Translation blog with permission from the author (incl. the image) Many budding translators usually struggle…

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