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Pricing Your Work: A Guide for Freelance Translators
Setting rates is one of the hardest and least taught parts of a translation career. The common pricing models, what rate...
Translation Memories and Termbases: Working Smarter, Not Harder
Translation memories and termbases are the two workhorses of professional translation. How they differ, how they work to...
Style Guides Explained: Keeping Translations Consistent
Style guides tell translators how a client wants their language used, from tone and terminology to punctuation and forma...
Five Common Translation Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Some errors are caused by ignorance, but the mistakes that recur in professional work are subtler: false friends, regist...
Meeting Deadlines Without Burning Out: Time Management for Translators
Deadlines are the fixed reality of freelance translation, and burnout is the occupational hazard of people who love thei...
Choosing a Specialisation: Finding Your Translation Niche
Generalists can survive in translation; specialists thrive. How to choose a specialisation based on knowledge, enjoyment...
How to Build a Translation Portfolio That Wins Clients
A strong portfolio shows clients what a CV cannot: the quality and range of your actual work. How to assemble one respon...
CAT Tools Explained: A Beginner's Guide to Trados, memoQ and More
CAT tools are the workshop of the modern translator, but beginners find them intimidating. A plain-language guide to wha...
Starting Out in Translation: A Practical Guide for New Linguists
Translation can be a genuinely rewarding career, but the first steps are often confusing. Practical advice for new lingu...