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
Market research tips and marketing systems for translators – interview with Eve Bodeux
Why You Should Localize Your App (And What Exactly Localization Is Anyway)
Language Learning As a Social Experience: Interview With Keith Swayne
Why Do People Want To Do Away with the Translating Profession?
How to Localize Your App – Be a Roman Boss, Not a Viking Raider
Translation: When Industrialization and Professionalization Collide
What direct clients want: From a Marketing Director’s perspective
Translating the Untranslatable: An Interview with Barbara Cassin
How to become a Freelance Translator – The Definitive Guide
On dinosaurs and dragons – why change is a Very Good Thing
An interview with a conference interpreter, Emmanuël Hazé
What’s new in Xcode 6 Localization for iOS 8 and Yosemite
Why So Many Translators Hate Translation Technology
Glossary Versus Terminology – What’s the Difference?
7 Reasons Why It’s Good To Speak Another Language
SEO: Translating and Choosing the Right Keywords
Seven Super Skills: Progressing in Translation
5 Top Tweets from locworld 2014 in Dublin
Lost without translation: scientific research
16 Twitter Accounts for Word Nerds
Internet research: Serious games
Thirteen untranslatable words
Translation quality at Mozilla
Greek
CAT-Quickies: Πώς να κάνετε παραλληλοποίηση κειμένων με το Align Assist
Από πού (δεν) ξεκίνησαν 11 γνωστές εκφράσεις
Freelancing, Blogging, Writing
Thinking about starting a blog? This is a great list of useful posts
The Startup Costs You Should Consider Before Freelancing
7 Ways to Increase Your Blog’s Social Media Shares
10 Ways To Improve WordPress Security
Social media, Marketing, Business, Networking, Web Design
The Ultimate Guide to Embedding Social Media Posts on Your Website
4 Tips for Leading Through the Peaks and Valleys of Startup Life
How to Repurpose Your Content [and Why You Should Do It!]
Your own coat of arms (aka: branding means identification)
The Marketing Industry According to Google Autocomplete
How to Use Twitter Advanced Search Queries for Leads
You don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate
The Surprising Secret to Higher Email Open Rates
8 Types of Twitter Cards Businesses Are Using
5 Tools to Monitor Your Online Reputation
This is Why Your Brochure Tanked
20 LinkedIn Mistakes to Avoid
Miscellaneous
Recommended summer reading: Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies
10 Secret European Spots You’ll Want To Visit Stat
Beautiful, beautiful Ireland: here’s your virtual tour
Funniest Books You’ll Ever Read
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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