What does the perfect translator CV look like?
At Kwintessential we receive between 30-50 CVs per day. The Project Managers thought it might be a good idea to list all the information they wish to see on the perfect CV.
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Extended Guide to Freelance Blogging
Freelance blogging is like freelance writing, but the “product” which you are selling is the engagement and popularity that your writing is going to achieve on your client’s site/blog and ultimately, the sales it’s going to generate.
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Brace Yourself, Crowd-Translation is Already Here
Translators are here to stay, machine translations are still premature, CAT tools can’t really make a dent. But this year it’s been quite different. 2013, and we’ve already seen a 50M+ inflow of investments into the language industry.
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New (& free) word count ratio tool available
New, free translation tool designed to allow translators to calculate a target document word count accurately.
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First-Time Freelancer Networking
Once you’ve become a freelancer, you may be thinking about going along to some networking events to drum up some work. It’s a great way to meet clients and to advertise yourself.
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How a freelance translator can catch an agency’s attention
What are agencies looking for in a freelance translator? This article gives you tips on what agencies expect from freelance translators and on how to survive as a freelance translator when relying on agency work.
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Marketing your Translation Services through Twitter
Are you on Twitter? If not, then one of the reasons might be that you don’t understand the benefits it offers or how it works.
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Using Social Media and Blogging to Find New Clients
I don’t know if there are many entrepreneurs or business owners left who don’t know “how” to utilize social media and blogging for leveraging traffic and building their brand.
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