Zitat des Tages – Quote of the day
The people of Spain think Cervantes The equal of a half dozen Dantes; An opinion resented most bitterly By the people of Italy... (Source unknown)
Agency vs. Freelancer
Should you hire a freelance translator or a translation agency? by José Henrique Lamensdorf Assuming you are not in the translation business, just need such services, either as an individual…
30 Spooky Freelancing Practices
Courtesy of the Freelance folder. Spooky Freelancing HabitsAre you engaging in scary freelance practices? Check out the following list: Not researching your client. You’d better believe that your client researched…
More on elevator speeches
Here's an interesting little training video by Ed Gandia from the International Freelancers Academy, fitting this week's topic very nicely. It's called "How to Create a High Impact Elevator Speech…
How great leaders inspire action
Last weekend I was at the ProZ.com conference in Barcelona, which was not only a great opportunity for me to meet new people and practice my Spanish, but also to…
Business dinner
Last night, I went out to dinner with a friend who is also a prospective business partner. Because of the mixture, our conversation went from private to business and back,…
Great customer service
Sure, they want to sell something. Sure, it helps to be nice in order to do so. But still! I had to download the trial version of a flowchart editing…
The 10 stages of communication
Being a freelance translator working from home, it's important not to lose contact with the real world. This is true not only regarding your personal life, but also when it…
How many mistakes can you find in this picture?
An excellent post on "No Peanuts" concerning the job ad of an Italian publisher for a translator.