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 Translation 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
Is It a Good Idea to Advertise in the Telephone Book in the Age of Internet and Smartphones?
L’importance du marketing de contenu électronique pour les traducteurs en pratique privée
Q&A: There’s an ATA Certification exam in my city next month — should I take it?
11 examples of what can go wrong in translation of marketing materials
Marketing your translation services to translation companies/agencies
Why translation and terminology are so important at a global market
Outstanding translation is usually draped in a cloak of invisibility
Book review: Marketing Your Editing & Proofreading Business
How to update internal crosslinks after CAT tool translation
10 Ferengi Rules of Acquisition for Language Freelancers
Are You Asking Customers This Important Question?
21 funniest Greek expressions (and how to use them)
LocJAM2 presentation: An Insight into Localization
What Does it Mean to Think in a Second Language?
Linguistic trends: That Way We’re All Writing Now
Localization: using Excel to check string length
Adverts on Translation Blogs – Survey Results
Présence sur le Web : pourquoi et comment?
Common Abbreviations in Pharma Products
8 Signs You’re a Language Learning Addict
How can niche marketing help translators?
On Alternate Cost-control and Pricing Policies
Web Globalization Report Card Released
Erin McKean: The joy of lexicography
Where can a translator use a USP?
Posts of the Day – February 2015
11 idioms only Brits understand
Historical Thesaurus of English
12 Wonderful Words from TED
Interview with a game localizer
Pharmaceutical Abbreviations
Linguistic History of Canada
Les maux du traducteur
Life as a translator
Blogging, Writing
Is Your Photo Practice Ready to Grow? Find Your Cost of Doing Business
English Resume – How to Avoid 5 Common Written Mistakes
The Seven Deadly Sins of Freelance Editors
Editorial self-promotion – banish the worry
Double and half (freelancer math)
Social media, Marketing, Business, Web Design
Five easy steps to increase your website’s conversion rate and win more business
The Problem with Marketing, It’s an Ongoing Decision Making Process
Build a Professional Bio That Highlights Your Career Achievements
8 Personal Branding Hacks to Increase Your Online Visibility
9 Email Marketing Tools for WordPress (for Small Business)
21 Call to Action Examples and 3 Rules for Effective CTAs
The 10 Slides You Need to Pitch Your Business Idea
Super Simple Social Media Strategy: Get Big Results
How to Easily Write Better Emails [Infographic]
15 ways to negotiate better rates of pay
Top 50 Sales & Marketing Blogs 2014
How to Create on a Deadline… Fast
15 Ideas for Selling with LinkedIn
Miscellaneous
How to Build an Easy, Beginner “Set and Forget” Investment Portfolio
The secret to prioritising when you have too much to do
100 Good Books to Read: Book Recommendations by Topic
11 Great Pre-Trip Prep Tips to Start Your Travels off Right
Seven Spectacular Wildlife Phenomena to Experience
If Greece Embraces Uncertainty, Innovation Will Follow
The Shape of Things to Come
How The World Sleeps
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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