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
Once upon a time there was… the MoJ and Applied Language Solutions. A modern-day saga
Το <<Κίνημα Δεν Πληρώνω>> των μεταφραστικών γραφείων και πώς να το αντιμετωπίσετε
10 Tricky Situations Translators Might Find Themselves In and How To Get Out of Them
What sound does a French duck make? (Or onomatopoeia in different languages)
MT, TM’s & TMS’s: Interview with Wayne Bourland, Global L10n Director, Dell
How Brits and North Americans see the world through different words
Studio 2011 SP1 & Trados 2007 bilingual files (DOC or TTX) – Part I
Studio 2011 SP1 & Trados 2007 bilingual files (DOC or TTX) – Part II
How Do You Compare with Bentley Systems’ 40% Reduction in Unit Rates?
Ten Steps to Make Your Technical Translation Project a Success
Just the facts: real rates and earnings of real translators
Language and words in the news – 30th March 2012
Meet the Best-Kept Secret on the Interpreting Internet
Top 10 Worst Dialogue Translations In Video Games
The Funny Grammar Guide to Road Signs Part 1
The Funny Grammar Guide to Road Signs Part 2
Improving scanned PDFs for translation reference
Creative Thinking: Doing What a Machine Cannot
Lesson 29: Don’t even start without a logo
Film review: The Woman with the 5 Elephants
Practical guide to social media for translators
Don’t Ever Forget About The Interpreter
The Funny Grammar Guide to Translation
A Few More Bad Video Game Translations
David Bellos on Being Translated
Marketing Translation Mistakes
Translators, know your enemy!
Is every bilingual a translator?
What Interpreters Really Do
Translating Scientific Reports
Thanking the Translators
Translating With Music
1,000 Links to Glossaries
Freelancing, Blogging, Writing
How to Avoid the 6 Clients that Could Hurt Your Business
Top 10 Things I learned During My First 2 Years of Blogging
Worth-inducing Wednesday (aka Know where the work is)
19 Essential WordPress Plugins for Your Blog
The Top 10 Qualities of High-Quality List Posts
How to Build Links Through Guest Blogging
Brand Yourself in Four Simple Steps
Do You Have a Standard Payment Policy?
50 Golden Blogging Tips For Business
Why They Don’t Hire You
Social media
14 Ways to Build Strategic Relationships With the Who’s Who of Social Media
30 Ways Your Business Should Leverage Social Media This Year
Three Ways to Use a Personal Google+ Profile to Build Your Business
Marketing, Business, Networking, Web Design
3 Techniques to raise prices sky high without losing customers
7 Mistakes to Avoid to Avoid for Customer Satisfaction
Miscellaneous
4 Productivity Threats & How to Overcome them
Read Literature – avoid Road Accidents
How to Be Confident Without Being Cocky
10+ Ways to Get a Better Night’s Rest
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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