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Word Assets: Translation as a problem-solving service: a consumer's approach
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A linguist's leap into the world of professional translation: of languages, training, marketing and how a hobby became a profession that works for me and my clients. Translation as a problem-solving service: a consumer's approach. I am a proud translator, but I do not live in a vacuum: I am also a consumer, and I find that my own experience as such is an essential tool in my dealings with any potential or actual clients. When and how do I want it delivered? I need them to be pleasant in their dealings wi...
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Word Assets: March 2015
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A linguist's leap into the world of professional translation: of languages, training, marketing and how a hobby became a profession that works for me and my clients. Putting a name and a real-world profile on your ideal client. There was one little problem, of course: I did not really know what 'doing more' meant in more concrete terms. So I had some homework to do. In October, I attended a one-day seminar with Marta Stelmaszak. First of all, I had a good look at my existing client base. I realised t...
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Word Assets: November 2013
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A linguist's leap into the world of professional translation: of languages, training, marketing and how a hobby became a profession that works for me and my clients. Interesting borrowed post on specialization, with fantastic info in the comments section. Corinne McKay's latest post in Thoughts On Translation, Choosing your translation specializations. Derived into a very interesting discussion in the comments section, with input from some great names in the industry (and I certainly don't mean mine!
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Word Assets: January 2015
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A linguist's leap into the world of professional translation: of languages, training, marketing and how a hobby became a profession that works for me and my clients. Reinventing your professional self: a career change as a conscious, creative, exciting process. The decision to embark on a different career, as a freelance translator in my case, comes coupled with the opportunity to rethink yourself as a professional. The good thing about a career change is that you get to imagine yourself as a professiona...
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Word Assets: December 2014
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A linguist's leap into the world of professional translation: of languages, training, marketing and how a hobby became a profession that works for me and my clients. Enjoy success, celebrate progress as the year draws to a close. It is that time of the year again, and I am inevitably reflecting on how everything went, looking back on my original plans, recalling the milestones of my very own 2014 and devising ways to hopefully build on it from January. Meeting an income target is great for at least three...
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Word Assets: February 2015
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A linguist's leap into the world of professional translation: of languages, training, marketing and how a hobby became a profession that works for me and my clients. Why the ATA Mentoring Programme is worth exploring (before applications close). This time last year I was feeling a bit stuck. My freelance translation business had reached a plateau of sorts, after a start that had exceeded all my expectations, and I had the impression that I had run out of ideas on how to push it forward. As I applied for ...
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Word Assets: Translation and the "asset that is worth owning"
http://wordassets.blogspot.com/2015/05/translation-and-asset-that-is-worth.html
A linguist's leap into the world of professional translation: of languages, training, marketing and how a hobby became a profession that works for me and my clients. Translation and the "asset that is worth owning". I have been listening. To many podcasts and online courses. The past few weeks. In that process, generally geared towards. Polishing my own definition of myself as a professional,. I have gleaned a lot of useful information,. And I would like to share some of it here. According to Investopedi...
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Word Assets: Enjoy success, celebrate progress as the year draws to a close
http://wordassets.blogspot.com/2014/12/enjoy-success-celebrate-progress-as.html
A linguist's leap into the world of professional translation: of languages, training, marketing and how a hobby became a profession that works for me and my clients. Enjoy success, celebrate progress as the year draws to a close. It is that time of the year again, and I am inevitably reflecting on how everything went, looking back on my original plans, recalling the milestones of my very own 2014 and devising ways to hopefully build on it from January. Meeting an income target is great for at least three...
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Word Assets: Reinventing your professional self: a career change as a conscious, creative, exciting process
http://wordassets.blogspot.com/2015/01/reinventing-your-professional-self.html
A linguist's leap into the world of professional translation: of languages, training, marketing and how a hobby became a profession that works for me and my clients. Reinventing your professional self: a career change as a conscious, creative, exciting process. The decision to embark on a different career, as a freelance translator in my case, comes coupled with the opportunity to rethink yourself as a professional. The good thing about a career change is that you get to imagine yourself as a professiona...
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