How to protect your translator CV
The wonderful Marta Stelmaszak over at WantWords has recently blogged some excellent tips on how to protect your CV as a translator. I had written about this topic before, but…
Entspannen – ohne schlechtes Gewissen
Und schon sind wir wieder mitten drin im neuen Jahr. Irgendwie ging es diesmal sehr schnell, und der Sprung zurück in den (Arbeits-)Alltag schien mir nach den vielen Feiertagen diesmal…
Secret Freelancer
There's a lot going on in the translator community right now, many hot topics are being discussed quite passionately, and I will try to put my 2 cents in, as…
Translator scams and identity theft
Scams are unfortunately no longer a rarity even in the translation business. That why I am glad colleague João Roque Dias has compiled a great website with all sorts of…
Time to put your prices up?
I have written a few times about pricing and discounts lately, and how the tendency is to go down with prices especially when times are tough, even if only temporarily.…
Limited discounts
Regular readers of this blog will remember that I had written down some thoughts on discounts earlier this year - and that I was not in favor of them. Now,…
Neue Herausforderung
Tja, man muss scheinbar nur laut genug sagen, wenn etwas nicht passt, und schon ändern sich die Dinge... Dieses Jahr hatte ja eher langsam angefangen und nicht viel besser weiter…
Tipps about blogging for business
I was just out of the office for over a week (longer than originally scheduled and planned), and now faced with the task of writing this week's blog post, I…
Sollte ich kostenlos arbeiten / Should I work for free?
Als freiberuflicher Übersetzer passiert es einem immer wieder: die Anfrage nach einer kostenlosen Übersetzung. Wie man am besten darauf reagiert? Hier ist eine tolle und wirklich hilfreiche Graphik: Sollte ich…
Competitiveness
After my confession a few weeks ago – and receiving some quite encouraging responses from you, thanks again so much! –, I have received one larger and a few small…