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 colleagues working on the same project as me have already queried what I want to query
Why Having Another Translation Agency as a Client Is Not Good for Business
How to Differentiate Yourself as a Professional… and Love your Job
Heard, not seen: The interpreters who make the UN’s work possible
Computer-aided translation: Rise of the machine translators
When It Comes to Translation, It’s a Small World After All
Technology Considerations for Beginning Translators
Translators’ rates and the poverty cult. Plus ça change?
A post-editor’s experience with machine translations
Questions of a court interpreting student. Part 2
Translation Tech Roundup, June 2014 Edition
4 Reasons Why LSPs May Charge a Rush Fee
Getting the most out of industry events: Part 4
You’re probably using the wrong dictionary
Tina and Mouse: In awe of myself (TM-46)
The struggle of translating impossible puns
It’s Not About You — Pitching to Clients
How languages evolve (YouTube video)
The Hardest Foreign Language to Learn
Dear Translator: Please pay your taxes!
Translation In The Nonprofit Industry
WordLo at LocWorld: the day after…
How to set your rates
Greek
Μεταφραστής: επιστήμονες και τεχνικοί της γλωσσικής βιομηχανίας σε παλιό «κάδρο»
Freelancing, Blogging, Writing
5 Really Bad Writing Gigs that Keep Perfectly Good Writers from Making Ends Meet
How to build a portfolio from scratch (with little experience)
Why introverts make great freelancers
When Clients Hold Checks Hostage
The Prepared Writer
Social media, Marketing, Business, Networking, Web Design
SlideShare Best Practices: How to Turn Written Content Into a Winning Deck
6 Steps to Managing Internal Change for Content Marketing
8 Types of CTAs You Should Absolutely Try on Your Blog
A Go-To Guide to Screwing Up Your Landing Pages
6 Signs Your Landing Page Needs to Be Redesigned
15 Resources to Create Images for Social Media
The Guide To Social Media Time Management
So You Won An Award? Now What?
Branding & co: foreign sells
Miscellaneous
100 time, energy, and attention hacks to become more productive
Find Your Balance
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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