Lesson 10: Service quality for translators: working with SMEs

Posted by on Oct 19, 2011 in Business School for Translators | 0 comments

Meet John. John runs a successful local vintage clothes store and he wants to invest in his business. One of the steps John wants to take...

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Lesson 9: Never bury your talents

Posted by on Oct 14, 2011 in Business School for Translators | 0 comments

I planned to write this post in 3 days time, but I’ve underestimated the power of Twitter again. I’ll start with a background...

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Lesson 8: 8 weird opinions on translators and how to educate the public

Posted by on Oct 13, 2011 in Business School for Translators | 10 comments

“Lay people” tend to have a whole lot of weird, unsubstantiated and simply harmful views on translators. Taken away all...

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Lesson 7: 10 managerial skills for freelance translators

Posted by on Oct 11, 2011 in Business School for Translators | 0 comments

So you thought you’re going to be a freelancer and you’ll be free from any managerial stuff? Is this why you left your...

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Lesson 6: Introduction to branding for freelance translators

Posted by on Oct 8, 2011 in Business School for Translators | 3 comments

Ok, so you walk into a supermarket to do your shopping. Here’s your list: bread, hummus, baked beans and washing powder. How do you do...

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