How to be good (2). Tips for clients
In my last post, I gave some tips on “How to Be a Good Translator”. Good translators (editors, web designers, accountants, insert profession of your
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How to be good (1). Tips for translators
I got a pleasant surprise a couple of weeks ago when I logged on to Twitter and found that several translators had been tweeting and
Fees: to publish or not to publish? (1)
After much humming and hawing, I’ve finally taken the plunge and published my fees on my website. I know that many translators and other small-business
Smart quote-marks for smart translating
I wrote on 21 July about quote-marks — how to decide whether you should be using curly (smart) or straight quotes and, once you’ve decided,
Want to look trustworthy? Write it right.
Word geeks like translators and editors are always wittering on about poor translations or badly written web material being bad for business, because they make a
The language, or the message… Why not both?
I’ve just read an opinion piece on transcreation by Steve Puttock of Schawk, Inc. in the PopSop brand magazine. The article begins: The global marketplace is providing businesses
The king’s speech — and how to translate it
As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve had a speech-flavoured working week. Translating a speech is a good opportunity for translators to provide added
The king’s speech (not to mention the queen and the presidents’)
It’s been quite a month for historic speeches in the UK and Ireland, with the speeches by Queen Elizabeth, President McAleese and President Obama during
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The Institute of Translation and Interpreting’s 25th Anniversary Conference took place in Birmingham on 7-8 May. It was a fantastic event that gave us all
Resolutions for clients
Do our clients make New Year Resolutions? Or, given that as business owners we too are clients (to our accountants, designers, marketing advisers, lawyers, printers…),