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
Beyond prescription: what empirical studies are telling us about localization crowdsourcing
Solving terminology problems more quickly with “IntelliWebSearch (Almost) Unlimited”
Free MOOC, starts on Mar 30: Miracles of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics
Average Hourly (Median) Wages for Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters in Canada
Looking to increase global sales? Think again about relying on English-only websites
The proceedings from Translating and the Computer 36, Asling, 2014 are online
Interview with Massimo Ghislandi, VP Sales & Marketing at SDL Trados
Glossaries, resources, search engines, oh my! When is enough, enough?
How Do I Find Direct Customers for My Translation Business?
Translation skills as discussed by Geoffrey Samuelsson-Brown
Boutique agencies: the new generation of translation solutions
Common misconceptions of the translation process
The PEN Model Contract for Literary Translators
memoQ&A in Porto – good people, great bagels!
Spotlight on Literary Translator Marek Pawelec
Quality assurance process in translation (pdf)
The Great Productivity Project: Alina Cincan
Proofreading Blunders Will Cost You Dearly
Liens utiles en langue française (institutions)
La terminologie médicale et ses problèmes
Adventures with Direct Clients—Part One
7 grammar myths you learned in school
Getting Things Done For Translators
Windows Phone localization guide
Marketing to translation agencies
Secrets of the Best Global Apps
Translation in transition
Greek translation & language
Μετάφραση ιατρικής ορολογίας από Αγγλικά προς Ελληνικά
Αναζήτηση ορολογίας για μεταφραστές
Ισημεριακά μεζεδάκια πάλι
Blogging, Writing
Why reading and writing on paper can be better for your brain
The Real Problem with Low Freelance Rates: The client perspective
Writing Style – Android’s Voice
Social media, Marketing, Business, Web Design
The 5 Most Common Objections During Prospecting and How to Overcome Them
In-Depth Guide on How to Create Awesome Visual Content That Gets Noticed
Top 15 FREE Internet Marketing Tools To Boost Your Online Business
A Simple Guide to Keyboard Shortcuts for Facebook, Twitter & More
The Tools You Need to Make Every Meeting More Productive
How I Easily Increased My LinkedIn Profile Views By 25%
Building Online Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses
7 Unlikely Places to Get More Personal Brand Exposure
44 Social Media Tools Recommended by the Pros
5 Tools to Boost Your Social Media Productivity
The 10 Biggest Mistakes in Sales
50 Ways to Score More Sales
6 reasons to fire your client
Miscellaneous
5 Reasons Guelph is Better Than Waterloo or Toronto for Tech Startups
How to Use Excel: 14 Simple Excel Shortcuts, Tips & Tricks
Why Do Many Reasonable People Doubt Science?
Hilarious piece on standing desk snobbery
9 Great Yoga YouTube Channels
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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