Recently, I turned the tables on freelancing. I’d decided I was in need of the services of a professional photographer and a graphic designer, and was on the hunt for the perfect candidates. One thing I hadn’t realised before I started my search was that, having been firmly on the freelancer side of the freelancer-client […]
5 Meetups About Translation You Should Attend in 2019
With the end of the year, the wanderlust starts to take over and we might start thinking about some industry events we might want to attend next year. They’re a good chance to (re)visit nice cities all around Europe, meet with colleagues and find out about new exciting opportunities. Here are some events I have […]
Planning for success: 5 foolproof tips for outstanding project management
As in so many other domains, in translation, project management tools and processes are perfectly applicable. We’ve seen it hundreds of times. In movies, for instance. In a stressful situation, people tend to look up to someone who seems fit to be put in charge, and ask “What’s the plan?” As in so many […]
9 books about writing for your business
Writing can be hard. Be it about your life, your business or pure fiction, the whole process can be exasperating. A few years ago, when I decided to leave my full-time job and risk setting up my own business, someone (who was trying to talk me out of it) jokingly asked me if I intended […]
4 common misconceptions about translation
It’s quite normal and even understandable that people ask some strange questions once they find out you’re a translator: it’s not such a common profession and many people don’t even know it exists. And that’s ok. I’m sure there are a lot more misconceptions around there, but I will try to debunk just the ones […]