Feeling lazy? A sure-fire way not to get work

By The Savvy Newcomer | June 16, 2015

By Riccardo Schiaffino Reblogged from About Translation blog with permission from the author Novice translators often get advice on how to get work and how to successfully…

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Feeling lazy? A sure-fire way not to get work

By The Savvy Newcomer | June 16, 2015

By Riccardo Schiaffino Reblogged from About Translation blog with permission from the author Novice translators often get advice on how to get work and how to successfully…

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24 Networking Tips that Actually Work

By The Savvy Newcomer | June 2, 2015

By James Clear Reblogged from ATA Chronicle with permission The idea of networking makes many people uncomfortable—or confused. It is easy to see why. When most…

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The Interpreter’s Voice(s) – 1

By The Savvy Newcomer | May 19, 2015

By Brian Harris Reblogged from Unprofessional Translation blog with permission from the author (including the image) The other day I was reading a comprehensive manual of interpreter…

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8 Skills you Must Have to Succeed as a Freelance Translator—and How to Get Them

By The Savvy Newcomer | May 5, 2015

By Tess Whitty Reblogged from Marketing Tips for Translators blog with permission from the author (including the image) Having been a freelance translator for over…

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15 tips on how to increase your chances when contacting translation companies

By The Savvy Newcomer | April 21, 2015

By Riccardo Schiaffino Reblogged from About Translation blog with permission from the author Our tiny translation company does not advertise for translators, since we do most work…

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11 tips for new freelance translators on the hunt for their first assignments

By The Savvy Newcomer | April 7, 2015

By Nicole Y. Adams Reblogged from NYA Communications blog with permission from the author (including the image) A while ago a new colleague on a translators’ forum asked…

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Our “Mother Tongue”: Keeping it Fresh in a Foreign Land

By The Savvy Newcomer | March 31, 2015

By Helen Eby Estemed friends, It seems to make much time that I don’t write to you.—Ramón, in “Ramón Writes,” an Argentine column published…

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How do translators showcase their talent to translation agencies?

By The Savvy Newcomer | March 24, 2015

By Gwenydd Jones Reblogged from The Translator’s Studio blog with permission from the author (including the image) Last week, Letraduct authored a post about one…

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Adventures with Direct Clients—Part One

By The Savvy Newcomer | March 18, 2015

By David Friedman I have always wanted to work with direct clients, since the early stages of my translation career. I would like to…

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Reading the small print

By The Savvy Newcomer | March 10, 2015

By Jo Rourke Reblogged from Silver Tongue Translations blog with permission from the author (including the images) I’m not entirely sure what happened. I’m usually pretty pernickety…

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The ATA Mentoring Program through the eyes of a mentor-mentee pair

By The Savvy Newcomer | March 3, 2015

With the deadline to apply for the ATA Mentoring Program for 2015 fast approaching this week—March 7, to be more precise—we thought this would…

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