10 Things You Should Never Say to a Translator
I came across this compilation over on translatorfun.com by Romina Bona. (She also creates brilliant comics about translators and their joys and struggles, btw, which are also for sale here.)…
Tips on starting your business
With the next class of newly state-certified translators and interpreters ready to go out into the "real world" next week, I thought a little help on the way into setting…
Five questions
My colleague Corinne McKay published a very interesting post on her blog last week, the theme of which I would like to take up here, as well. It fits the…
How sick is sick?
Having a person with the flue in the house usually means you, too, will catch it sooner or later. Last Monday night it was my turn. My throat had been…
Freelancing mistakes
My schedule is packed for the next few weeks until school is out, so please bear with me if I "only" share what others have written - but please believe…
Prices and costs
I came across an excellent article on prices and costs over at Ferris Translations this week, and I wanted to share it with you: Dumping costs? What?!? Posted on February…
Schlimmer geht (n)immer
Eigentlich wollte ich diese Woche über meine ersten Schritte als Dozentin berichten, aber dann kam dieser Blog-Beitrag der Kollegin Ricarda Essrich auf meinen Bildschirm, und den muss ich einfach verbreiten!…
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,…