Generalist vs. Specialist: How Should You Start as a Freelance Translator?
You’ve seen the blog posts. You’ve read the articles. You’ve pored over the books. Find a niche or specialty or you just won’t make money as a freelancer. At one…
Why you don’t need to fear Microsoft’s MT human parity
Every day, since forever it feels, we hear that the machines are rising up to take our translation jobs. This has been going on since IBM made its foray into machine…
Introduce Yourself to Freelance Translation Clients the Right Way
Julie is feeling good. She pored over the Internet to find a great potential translation client. She slaved all day to craft an email, putting together all the details and…
How to Choose the Right Tactic to Reach Out To Freelance Translation Clients
You’ve read the posts about how social media, email or letters are all the rage. But you’re flabbergasted at all the work to reach out to clients. How do you…
5 Best Places to Find Translation Prospects
Good translation prospects remain hidden for the most part. But just because they’re hiding doesn’t mean you can’t find them if you look in the right places. These types of…
7 Key Mistakes to Avoid When Searching for Translation Clients
So you’ve come up with the motivation to finally start reaching out to clients about your translation business. That is a great step that should be celebrated! But, like a…