Proofreading anyone?
Being a translator also means that you have to proofread text. Usually your own, before you send it to the client, but sometimes also those of other translators. (To clarify,…
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Good translations…
... have their price. I know, there are not a few colleagues who have tooted in this horn many times before, yet it cannot be stressed often enough: Good translations…
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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…
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Ten Common Myths About Translation Quality
As my workload has still not lightened very much yet, here's an article by the fabulous Nataly Kelly published last summer by The Huffington Post. The world of translation…
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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…
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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…
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Confession
I debated with myself whether to write this post or not. To 'fess up or not to 'fess up... Is it professional or not to talk about this? Will this…
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Three Kinds of Service
Seen here I know, I'm not the first one to write about this, but in my opinion we cannot stress it enough, especially to customers! And hopefully, this will also…
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Google Translate Being Tested
The great BDÜ video comparing the translations of a real flesh-and-blood translator with the results by Google Translate I wrote about here is now also available in English:
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Translators disrespected
Here's a good write-up on a situation most of us are familiar with, also called The Favor! You’re sitting at home (or at work) slaving over a translation when out…
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