No one is infallible. No matter how good a translator you are, you can make mistakes. Or, sometimes, even if you haven’t made a mistake, your client can still be convinced you have. As a freelancer and solopreneur, there’s no sales department you can forward the email on to. Worse luck. There’s no handy phone […]
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 […]
7 translation conferences you might want to attend this year
If you’re looking for some opportunities to keep up with the latest trends and insights about the translation industry, looking forward to meeting new colleagues or getting together with old ones or if you’re just looking for an excuse to get away for a few days and (re)visit a lovely city, translation conferences are the […]