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
Guide on Medical Translation by the International Medical Interpreters Association (PDF)
Review of “Yes, I Could Care Less: How to Be a Language Snob Without Being a Jerk”
Glocalisation could lead to handsome profits for agencies and their clients
How I Built My Direct Client Base (without Using Translation Portals)
Create localized screenshots for the App Store (iTunes & Google Play)
7 Ways Professional Translators Share their Creativity with the World
4 Trends That Will Keep Your Brand Globally Competitive
Our “Mother Tongue”: Keeping it Fresh in a Foreign Land
When Bad Translations Happen to Good People
6 Key Steps to Global (Marketing) Domination
Market research: define your niche market
Terminology work and crowdsourcing
Tips for translating medical reports
Bite-sized Tips No. 16: Times
Useful icons for translation
Translations on the Fly
Greek translation & language
Αν αξίζω, πόσο κοστίζω;… Ιδέες για ορθή και δίκαιη κοστολόγηση μεταφραστικού έργου
Blogging, Writing
How to Write a Blog Post with Perfection: The Only Step-by-Step Guide You Need
Sealing Writing Deals: The Golden Bridge
Social media, Marketing, Business, Web Design
7 Questions You Need To Ask When Adding Social Media Buttons To Your Blog
On the Basics: Questions to Ask for the Ideal Client–Freelancer “Marriage”
Advanced Email Personalization Tactics You Can Use Today
10 Steps To a Complete LinkedIn Profile Makeover
20 Habits of Highly Effective Email Marketers
7 Indispensable (and Free!) Website Graders
When to Sell Your Company
Miscellaneous
14 Incredible Images from Smithsonian.com’s Photo Contest
Here’s What Comfort Food Looks Like Around the World
Computing the optimal road trip across the U.S.
50 Amazing Places to See in Ireland (photos)
Internet Use By Canadians Highest In World
10 tech podcasts you should listen to now
10 Stages of Pre-vacation Anticipation
Raul Lemesoff’s Driveable Library
On Germans and Germany
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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