Monthly Archives: May 2010

Training for Professional Translators – ProZ an untapped resource?

Nothing beats the quality of a live training event and the networking you can get from attending a professional conference on a national or local scale, but if you do not have the possibility to… Continue reading the rest of this article...

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Utah Translators and Interpreters Association – developments and events

I am glad to see that there is finally a local association in my neck of the woods for translators and interpreters. This has not always been the case, but now Utah

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Local business expo events – anything for freelance translators?

 

I was heeding the advise of my Entrepreneurial Linguist consultant Judy Jenner and attended a local business expo and networking event arranged by the Chamber of Commerce last week. I was very sceptical
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Vote for Top 100 language blogs

Lexiophile’s are each year giving us the opportunity to vote for the Top 100 Language Blogs. The nomination process is over and the voting has begun. I feel very honored to be

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Definitions of translation, localization, internationalization and transcreation

I know you all probably know what all these terms mean, but the definitions I found for translation, localization, internationalization and transcreation were very interesting. The first three terms were taken from Wikipedia, but

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What a freelance translator can use from The 4-Hour Workweek

The latest book I read for my entrepreneurial pursuit was “The 4-Hour Workweek”
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The One Page Business Plan

I discovered the “MomBizCoach” on Twitter and love her audioblog “What Mom Entrepreneurs Need”. One of the audio-seminars discussed the one page business plan, which seemed to be perfect for me. The one… Continue reading the rest of this article...

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