This link deserves its own post: over at Musings from an Overworked Translator, Jill Sommer has an incredibly useful post on job-hunting advice for beginning translators. Jill offers some great tips, and there are yet more ideas in the comments. Definitely give it a look!
Archive for the ‘Links’ Category
Must-read: advice for new translators
Posted in Getting started as a translator, Links, Marketing on January 11, 2012 | 3 Comments »
New blog for interpreters
Posted in Announcements, Links on December 5, 2011 | 10 Comments »
I’ve often harped on the topic of unfilled blogging niches, and specifically on the lack of blogs for/by interpreters and for/by translation buyers and clients. So I was excited to see Tony Rosado’s new blog The Professional Interpreter, written in English and Spanish. Tony is a Mexican attorney, Federally certified court interpreter and well-known conference [...]
Some interesting links
Posted in Links on September 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re looking for some coffee-break reading, here are a few suggestions: From Get Rich Slowly, Eight little-known facts about the Roth IRA. I consider myself reasonably financially literate and I have to say that many of these were news to me. From Spanish to English translator Lisa Carter on Milliver’s Travels, Becoming location independent. [...]
Out and about on the web
Posted in Guest posts, Links on August 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I know that Thoughts on Translation has been a little quiet lately, but I’ve been trying to implement some of my own advice (isn’t that always the hardest thing to do!) and write for other people’s sites as well. The ever-dynamic Jost Zetzsche invited me to write a guest article for his online newsletter The [...]
A few random updates
Posted in Announcements, Links on June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Thoughts on Translation is winding down for vacation, and will be on hiatus until mid-July. A few updates on previously-mentioned issues: Back in March I wrote a post about options for home office phone service. I switched my office line to Vonage Lite (since discontinued by Vonage and repackaged as the US and Canada 300 [...]
ATA-TCD wrapup
Posted in Links, Professional development on May 3, 2011 | 7 Comments »
I just returned from the mid-year conference of the American Translators Association Translation Company Division, which was held this past weekend in Washington, DC. This was without a doubt one of the best conferences I’ve attended; huge kudos to TCD Administrator Rina Ne’eman and Assistant Administrator Grant Hamilton for their incredible work to organize the [...]
Some interesting links
Posted in Links on March 11, 2011 | 5 Comments »
I’ve been really enjoying the string of comments on my last post. Thanks to everyone for your insightful tips and observations, which I’m looking forward to using as inspiration for many more posts! The reader community is what makes this blog so much fun to write, and I really appreciate your time and thoughtful comments. [...]
Some interesting links
Posted in Links on February 18, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I’m working on a more substantive post on “what makes a translation sound like a translation;” if you have any suggestions, feel free to submit them here or on Twitter. In the meantime, here are some interesting links from the rest of the web. Have a great weekend! The Thoughts on Translation world headquarters will [...]
Neat product: Moo mini-cards
Posted in Links, Marketing on February 8, 2011 | 5 Comments »
We all know that one of the primary rules of freelance marketing is “always have business cards with you.” However, this can be harder than it sounds: first, you have to have a good location for the cards. The positive impression you’re trying to create is definitely ruined if you have to rummage through your [...]
Everyone’s talking about work/life balance
Posted in Freelancing, Links, Working from home on December 14, 2010 | 3 Comments »
It must be something about the holiday season that makes bloggers’ thoughts turn to the work/life balance or lack thereof. Here are some excellent posts from around the blogosphere: Jill Sommer’s post ‘Tis the season for no work/life balance points out what many of us are experiencing: clients who have tons of work for us [...]
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Corinne McKay is an ATA-certified French to English translator specializing in international development, law and non-fiction books. She launched Thoughts on Translation in February, 2008 as a way to connect and share ideas with freelance translators around the world.
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