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
when a PM is asking me for an update on work I forgot I was supposed to be doing
How to create a marketing plan for your freelance translation business in one hour
The 5 Snares of Translation Review, or “Wait, There’s A Bear In My Software!”
when the client revises my copy and it’s riddled with grammatical travesties
101 things a translator needs to know but doesn’t necessarily think to ask
Why In-Country Review Is So Painful — And How You Can Fix It
Cool downloadable hanger for writers, translators and interpreters
10 Steps to Determine CAT Tool Compatibility with the Dragon
10 Things freelance translators should do every day (Part 1)
10 Things freelance translators should do every day (Part 2)
Translation: Price is what you pay, Value is what you get
10 Surprising Words The English Language Borrowed
Why do you need a website in more than one language
Oops! 7 Awkward (But Common) Grammar Mistakes
when you finally get a project after a slow period
How to access the old Eur-lex bilingual display
Review of “Beyond the Basics of Freelancing”
The Top 4 Blogs In The Translation Industry
Nice or nasty? Which translators finish first?
20 Terrific TED Talks for Language Lovers
When everything is due in the same week
Hints and Links for Medical Translators
On the Job: Rushing to an Appointment
5 top tweets from #eliand 2014 in Riga
Choose a clearly defined target market
Bad habits that hold freelancers back
Marketing for translators – Mailing
Future of translation industry
Specialising is for the Strong
Keep Calm and Interpret
Top tips for freelancers
Greek
Διαγωνισμός για την πρόσληψη Ελλήνων μεταφραστών στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση
Freelancing, Blogging, Writing
9 Crucial Tips for Self-Editing Your Blog Posts (That Every Blogger Can Use)
Five Quick Grammar Tips to Improve Your Writing – Plus Free Cheat Sheet
Setting Up Your Blog? Use This Checklist to Start Off on the Right Foot
10 Steps to Your Freelance Writing Brand
Social media, Marketing, Business, Networking, Web Design
50 Tweetable Twitter Tips You Wish You Knew Years Ago
Why Twitter Is LinkedIn’s Secret Weapon For Prospecting
5 SEO Techniques You Should Stop Using Immediately
Example CVs, Covering Letters and Application Forms
How to Conduct a Content Audit on Your Site
7 Steps to Spring Clean your LinkedIn Profile
Miscellaneous
17 Quirky, Cool Bookends To Organize Your Shelves In Style
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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It would be so nice if one could earmark the links/articles you avail to us for subsequent reading, culling the selected ones and presenting them in a separate box or window… Dreaming?
Not sure what you’d like exactly Enrique, care to elaborate? I’ll do my best to grant your wish 🙂