Marketing and networking
Watch your language!
May 12, 2010
The importance of impeccable language on a translator's website
New design
July 30, 2009
Have you noticed something different? This site has been redesigned, not only its look, but also its structure. You’ll notice a few new pages: Translator and Interpreter explain the two different aspects of my work, while About is more about...
Email marketing for translators
March 5, 2009
By Jill Sommer, German to English translator I have been a freelance German to English translator since earning my M.A. in translation from Kent State University in 1995. I moved to Germany and worked as a freelance terminologist and translator...
Contributions please!
February 2, 2009
I'm working on a presentation on networking and social media for an audience of translation professionals. I'd love to hear what others have to say on the subject and any experience or insights you think might help me deliver...
October 23, 2008
Since moving to Leeds, my working pattern has changed. In Brighton, the office where I was working was so full of lovely people that I was perfectly happy to spend long hours there, which was conducive to blogging. I spent...
How not to network
February 15, 2008
A certain atmosphere in the office tells me it is time for another round of drinks. I save my translation, get up and start collecting my fellow workers’ mugs. Tea? Coffee? Wild berry and vanilla infusion with a dash of...
More translation blogs
November 27, 2007
Translation rants Because we all love a good old rant. Blogging Translator An inhouse translator decides to become a freelancer. Asso TSM Lille University translation students' organisation. Mac for Translators For those lucky Mac users....
Translators and networking
June 27, 2007
Up until December 12th, 2006, this website attracted a lot of visits and consequently, a fair amount of enquiries from new prospective clients. It was either on the first of second Google page for searches such as "English to...
More translators' blogs
June 13, 2007
Here are a few newish translators' blogs I've recently become aware of. Algo más que traducir (Spanish) Talqualmente (Portuguese) Translator power (English) Masked Translator (English) There's something about translation... (English) Se habla English? (English) The progressive translator (English)...
My new business cards
October 20, 2006
Last week I was interpreting when one of the people in the group asked me whether I had a business card, as she might need to use my services at a later time. I scrabbled around in my bag and...
Translation links
March 10, 2006
I’m manically busy at the moment and unfortunately don’t have much time for my blog. Thankfully, there are lots of other blogs around! Here are some language/translation-related blogs that I've recently discovered: Le petit champignacien illustré Idiomatika blog Translator wannabe...
Search engine optimisation
November 11, 2005
This blog is two years old today. In that time, it’s gone from having no visitors to attracting around 1,900 unique visitors a day, and it’s allowed me to be visible on the Internet and to attract clients: earlier this...
Guest blogger: Networking 101 for freelancers
July 27, 2005
By Christian Hansel Virtual Networking Céline kindly asked me to provide my 2 cents worth of input on techniques of self-promotion and networking. As a self-employed programmer and project manager I‘ve made my share of experience in this but still...