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Lesson 106: Articles and posts on finance for freelance translators

Posted by Marta Stelmaszak Oct 14, 2014 in Crucial skills, Getting started

In the search for articles under the topic of finance, I came across a range of useful resources, so I thought that the best thing I could do was to share them with you. And of course, ask for your contributions to the topic. I’m hoping that we’ll be able to create a small collection of the most important financial articles for freelance translators. Let me start with a few ones that I found.

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Episode 015 – Ensuring payment for your translation services – Interview with Ted Wozniak
Tips for translators: money matters
Financial planning: tips for freelancers
Cash Flow Tips for Freelance Translators
Accumulated accounting tips for translators and freelancers

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Marta Stelmaszak

Marta Stelmaszak is a translator between Polish and English, combining language skills with a thorough understanding of economics and business to help SMEs make as big an international impact as possible, providing translation and interpreting services for the legal, business and marketing sectors. Read Marta's book on business.

2 Comments

Serli Varjabetyan on Oct 14, 2014 Reply

Great idea Marta. These are the ones I have in my collection:

http://thoughtsontranslation.com/2013/08/21/keeping-your-freelance-finances-in-order/

http://thoughtsontranslation.com/2012/01/18/a-few-financial-management-tips/

http://thoughtsontranslation.com/2013/08/21/keeping-your-freelance-finances-in-order/

Marta Stelmaszak on Nov 6, 2014 Reply

These are also very good. Thanks!

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