Translation Favorites (Feb 19-25)
Every week we share on Twitter many interesting blog posts and online articles on translation, interpreting, language, as well as freelancing, blogging, business and social media. If you missed any of the great content we shared 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! You can read the Weekly Favorites from previous weeks here.
If you read any fabulous posts that we missed, let us know in the Comments section or email us at info@linguagreca.com so we can add your links to next week’s list.
Translation, Interpreting & Languages
How Machine Translation Has A Habit Of Mangling Multilingual SEO
ProZ-TAUS ‘Great Translation Debate’: Not So Great and Not Really a Debate
How Effective Are Proofreading Methods Practiced by Translation Agencies?
No or low cost continuing education opportunities for freelance translators
Starting an interpreter training course? Better (not) keep your day job!
Social media marketing for translators. Part 1. My experience
Social media marketing for translators. Part 2: It’s all about reputation
On Language and Translation: Integrating Social Media Accounts
Understanding Where Machine Translation (MT) Makes Sense
Tips for Navigating Your First ATA Conference – Webinar Q&A
Ten Years After 9/11, America Still Has a Language Problem
Freelance Translators Hold a Treasure Map to Skilled Labor
Characteristics of an Unsuccessful Localization Project
Translation Tips from the Catskills: Grant Hamilton
Interview with a translator with 15+ years of experience
Using i.e. and e.g.: Ditch the Latin book and follow these tips
What You Won’t Hear in the ‘Great’ ProZ-TAUS Debate
What our language choices reveal about our personalities
How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Spell Check
Translation Practices in International Advertising
Translation Tribulations: Your Cheating Agency
separated by a common language: shoes
What you need to be a games localiser
When Spell-Check Can’t Help
Trados Studio 2011 – first impressions
Self-Exploitation, Anyone?
My Life in Translation
Freelancing, Blogging, Writing
Should Freelancers Outsource? Pros and Cons
15+ Things You Can Do In 5 Minutes to Help Your Freelancing Business
Finding a Mentor–A Freelancer’s Simple Success Secret
How to Insulate Yourself From Bad Freelance Writing Clients
20 Writing Mistakes that Make Any Freelancer Look Bad
Writing Ergonomics: Tips for Proper Posture, Alignment, and Movement
Social media, Web Design & Business
Why I’m Disliking your Facebook Page
7 Social Media Time-Sucks to Eliminate Today
The Ultimate Cheat Sheet for Expert Twitter Marketing
Why Do People Share Online?
LinkedIn: 100 Million can’t be wrong!
20 Ways to Promote Your Facebook Fan Page
You No Longer Need 25 Fans To Get A Custom Page URL in Facebook
Designing a Website’s Introductory Text: Tips and Examples
Firing My First Nightmare Client
The 32 Dumbest Things That Real-Life Managers Said
Travel & Miscellaneous
Life In Toronto – What Makes Living And Traveling Here So Exciting?
Top 10 hottest new travel gadgets
9 Tips on Handling and Eliminating Negative Stress
About the author
Catherine Christaki has been a full-time English-Greek translator since 2001 and co-owner of Lingua Greca Translations since 2012. She specializes in Information Technology, Medical, and Technical texts and loves writing for the Adventures in Technical Translation blog. She regularly shares her experience and insight on social media and blogging for translators, giving interviews and presenting at conferences. Connect with her on Twitter @LinguaGreca.
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Thanks for including my blog post about using Dragon Dictate and Dragon Naturally Speaking.
I have read and reread an article that you first shared on Twitter: Designing a Website’s Introductory Text. Thanks for referring me to this! It’s not just for designers, but also for translators and copywriters.
When it comes time to rewrite my website copy, I’ll definitely come back to it for inspiration.
You’re welcome Catherine! You are right about that article, it has lots of great tips, I’m planning on doing the same as you when it’s time to update my website.
Thank you for mentioning my posts, Catherine! I am glad you liked them 🙂
Congratulations for the blog! It´s great!