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
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
The Future of Crowdsourced Post-Editing is Here
Quote Me on This: How Language Affects Punctuation
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?
Code of Ethics for Medical Interpreters
Farewell: A Translator’s Journey
The Accidental Linguist?
12 funny ‘lost in translation’ photos
The Undercover Writer
10 Terms for the Common People
Five Translation Competencies
Freelancing, Blogging, Writing
How to Get Paid What You’re Worth as a Freelance Entrepreneur
Building New Income Streams When Client Work is Slow
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
50 Redundant Phrases to Avoid
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
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
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
Tired of Being Tired
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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Thank you for another great collection, Catherine! And thanks for including my post there 🙂