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AI3 - The Chicken And The Egg (For Freelancers) from 2016-05-26T13:08:31
This is the third interview my sister has with me. Here we talk about the Chicken and the Egg. If you don't know which comes first, how do you get started. Bear with us (and the stretch of a metaph...
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Edpisode 17 - AIDA in depth (Interview) from 2016-04-27T03:54:12
This is the second interview my sister has with me. It ended up being more of a discussion surrounding AIDA, and marketing as a freelance translator in general.
To recap, A.I.D.A. stands ...
Episode 16 - Interview With A Freelance Translator from 2016-04-27T03:26:55
My sister interviewed me because she doesn't understand what I do as a Freelance Translator and with my Translation Agency. So, there you go. At the end we discuss what books we've been reading.
Episode 15 - Turn your Service into a Product from 2016-04-27T03:21:37
This episode discusses Products vs. Services and some of the differences between them, such as how you usually pay for Products in advance, but you pay for Services after they've been rendered. So ...
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Episode 14 - The Chicken And The Egg from 2016-04-27T03:19:04
Which came first? The Chicken or the Egg?
Here I talk about the age old question of the Chicken and the Egg. If you don't know which comes first, how do you get started. Bear with me (and...
Episode 13 - Book Recommendations For Language Studies from 2016-03-29T07:31:49
**** I have no affiliation with the authors I mention, nor do I receive any benefit, monetary or otherwise, from mentioning them or their books. I am just recommending these books because I liked t...
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Episode 12 - A Rant - The Problem With Startups from 2016-03-29T07:25:53
Basically:
1) Google and Facebook are NOT startups.
2) If you are striving to be a successful startup, you're doing it wrong.
More of a rant than anything. About h...
Episode 11 - Glossaries (And Why You Should Keep One) from 2016-03-29T07:24:16
A shorter episode today just talking about glossaries
Glossaries are essential for every translator. Even if you don't have a fancy CAT tool with its own built-in glossary, you can keep on...
Episode 10 - Good Points About Being A Freelance Translator from 2016-03-29T07:24:10
For the sake of balance, I decided to talk about one of my favorite ongoing jobs at the moment. Just to show you some good points about Freelance translation.
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Episode 9 - A Bad Experience In Translation You Can Hopefully Learn From from 2016-03-29T07:08:01
I felt that, in order to be fair, I should point out some of the bad points of freelance translation, first among which is almost always non-payment. Here is my story about a client who never paid ...
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Episode 8 - Your Second Language Is Like Having A Second Degr from 2016-03-29T06:59:26
If you are looking for a job or need to earn money, your second language is your most valuable asset. Don't waste it.
In this video I mention another blog post of mine on getting started....
Episode 4 - Book Recommendations - Time Management from 2016-03-29T06:30:55
Here is a rather long-winded episode that I wanted to get off my chest. These are 4 book recommendations for the freelance translator who is serious about time and workflow management, and about be...
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Episode 5 - OCR from 2016-03-29T06:30:51
This episode discusses Optical Character Recognition, or OCR.
The one I use: http://www.onlineocr.net/
Feel free to let me know if you use any other tools or recommend anything e...
Episode 7 - Recommending Fellow Translators from 2016-03-29T05:44:35
Episode 7 - Recommending Fellow Translators by Acahi
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