When it comes to translation, most people don’t stop and think about how much of an impact the raw material has on the finished product. It’s only when you become familiar with the industry and its challenges that you realise how much of a difference the quality of the original text makes to the time […]
How to create a style guide for your brand
‘Style to be good must be clear. Clearness is secured by using words that are current and ordinary.’ Aristotle A style guide is a set of standards for writing and designing documents for a specific publication, organization, or field. It helps you write clear, consistent content for your organization across teams and channels. This way, […]
A Guide to Dealing With Client Complaints
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 […]
How to Speak Translator: Writing Project Descriptions
So, you need something translated. If you’ve never dealt with a freelance translator before, it’s entirely natural that you have very little idea of what that translator might need to know before they can tell you how much your project is going to cost. As a freelancer with over a decade of experiences, I’ve received […]
Tools for Translators
Every translator worth their salt has a whole box crammed full of tools that they’d be pretty stuck without. Whilst the uninitiated might think that translation is as simple as opening a Word document and swapping one language for another, there are actually quite a few tools involved in keeping a translator’s show on the […]