Weekly favorites (Oct 17-23)
Every week we share many interesting blog posts and online articles on translation, interpreting, languages, freelancing, writing, social media, business and travel. If you missed any of the great content that was shared via Twitter last week, here is your chance to catch up. The content is listed in categories based on the topic, so just scroll down to find your favorite and enjoy reading!
Translation, Interpreting & Languages
12 good French-language blogs on freelancing, translation and webwriting
Brits And Americans Don’t Speak The Same Language In The Kitchen
Real voices: What translators do and why we need to keep doing it
Is Machine Translation Making Experienced Patent Translators Redundant?
10 things to do when starting up a translation service business
Quality Assurance for the Translation Industry: Tips and Tricks
Seven favorite tools in my everyday translation business
Managing Deadlines (For Managers and Freelancers)
Proofreading, editing, copy editing and post-editing
Service quality for translators: working with SMEs
Do you speak the language of translation agencies?
The Future of Crowdsourced Post-Editing is Here
How to Wish Happy Birthday in Different Languages
Best rate: Pam (evil PM) vs Bill (direct client)
Quote Me on This: How Language Affects Punctuation
The Professionalization of Community Interpreting
How to quote a document for translation Part 1
Work-Life Balance: How Do You Achieve It?
Compensation for Translation Samples
The Interpreting Student’s Reading List
Top 5 Translation Career Mistakes
English Is A Crazy Language
A Procedure for Self-Revision
Email marketing for translators
What Is It Like to Be Bilingual?
Why do men and women talk differently?
2nd issue of The IAPTImes
Code of Ethics for Medical Interpreters
Farewell: A Translator’s Journey
How to Kill Your Translation Business
The Accidental Linguist?
12 funny ‘lost in translation’ photos
Open Translation Tools FLOSS 2008
The ALTA guides to Literary Translation
A bad sign for translation?
The Undercover Writer
My top ten apps for translators
10 Terms for the Common People
Five Translation Competencies
To Sub or to Dub
Freelancing, Blogging, Writing
How to Stop Procrastinating and Achieve Your Freelance Writing Dreams
How to Get Paid What You’re Worth as a Freelance Entrepreneur
How to Use Personal Outsourcing to Increase Your Freelance Income
Building New Income Streams When Client Work is Slow
Words on the Page: More Bang-bang in Your Shoot-em-up
10 Surefire Ways to Overcome Blogging Procrastination
Give a little, get a lot – how writers can make “free” pay
6 Essential (But Boring) Tasks Freelancers Hate Doing
Free Business Resources for Freelance Writers
65 Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Blog
10 Ways to Win Back a Former Client
12 Reasons Your Business Blog Is Failing
Writing Tools, Part 2 – Living with an iPad
7 Ways to Tell a Client He’s Wrong
50 Redundant Phrases to Avoid
Words on the Page: Committed
Social media, Web Design & Business
The Social Media Handbook – 57 Resources For First Time Entrepreneurs
The Anatomy of an Effective Facebook Business Page
Your client is wrong. Now what?
Twitter for Business Best Practices
How to find better clients
41 Causes Of Brand Failure
7 Myths Surrounding the Twitter Universe
Getting the most out of Linkedin Groups
9 Must-Haves for the Perfect Landing Page
Travel & Miscellaneous
40 Ways to Give Yourself a Break: Recharge Physically, Emotionally & Spiritually
The Art (and Science) of Giving Good Feedback: 3 Rules to Remember
The Perks of Working at Google, Facebook, Twitter and More
Time For Tea: The History & Customs Of High Tea
35 Remarkable Photographs from National Geographic
How to Avoid Burn Out: 10 Symptoms of Severe Stress
How to Write a High-Quality eBook in 30 Days
How You Can Broaden Your Horizons with Travel
10 Things That Will Get You Kicked Off a Plane
10 Tips to Achieve Worklife Balance
40+ Elegant Business Card Holders
10 Amazing Pictures of Lucky Escapes
22 Incredible Photos of Faraway Places
Green Photos: Antarctica
How to Know When to Quit
Tired of Being Tired
Which blog post or article inspired you this week? Share in the comments section below so we can add your links to next week’s list!
Thank you for another great collection, Catherine! And thanks for including my post there