Translation Agency Tips: #25 Translating in PowerPoint
Posted on21 June 2016
Translating in PowerPoint format isn’t all that different from working in Word format, but there are a few things to be aware of. It can be more time consuming,...
Translation Agency Tips: #24 Maintaining a Good Relationship with Agencies
Posted on17 June 2016
So you’ve been approved to work with an agency, and have maybe had a couple offers of work, but what can you do to ensure these offers keep coming...
Translation Agency Tips: #23 Working Onsite – Things to Consider
Posted on1 June 2016
Working onsite for a client brings with it a different set of challenges for translators. First and foremost, agree with your client what you will be paid up front....
Translation Agency Tips: #22 Tips for proofreading a translation
Posted on20 May 2016
While thinking about proofreading for this blog topic, I was immediately reminded of reading Eats, Shoots and Leaves a few years ago and this quote sums up my feelings...
Translation Agency Tips: #21 Professional Indemnity (PII) Insurance – should you have it?
Posted on13 May 2016
Should you have Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) as a translator? Straight answer – yes! But seriously, to expand further though, you are offering a professional service to businesses. Professional...
Translation Agency Tips: #20 Going to be away? Don’t forget to tell your clients, and send us a postcard!
Posted on5 May 2016
Is it time for you to have a break? Your desk is covered with papers and you’ve been working solidly for months so isn’t it time you booked yourself...
Translation Agency Tips: #19 What professional organisations should I join?
Posted on28 April 2016
We are frequently asked which professional organisations or bodies translators should join. There is no one answer to this question! In fact there are many answers, and it depends...
Translation Agency Tips: #18 Marketing yourself as a freelancer and how to stand out.
Posted on20 April 2016
Whether you’ve recently been approved to work with an agency or have just won a new client, it’s always important to remember that as a freelancer, you are your...
Translation Agency Tips: #17 Top Tips for working from home
Posted on11 April 2016
Freelancers are often found working from home, whether it’s under the stairs, in a spare room, or in a corner of the house. When Atlas Translations started in 1991,...
Translation Agency Tips: #16 Refresh and update your neglected CV!
Posted on23 March 2016
I regularly meet talented and interesting translators and people who want to get into (more) freelance translation, and they ask for my advice. After running Atlas for 25 years,...
Translation Agency Tips: #15 Translating PDFs
Posted on15 March 2016
Thanks for checking out our blog series on tips for language professionals! While we appreciate that freelance linguists are of course experts in their respective disciplines, we’ve learnt a...
Translation Agency Tips: #14 You’ve been offered an interpreting assignment by a client? What should you do next?
Posted on4 March 2016
Thanks for checking out our blog series on tips for language professionals! While we appreciate that freelance linguists are of course experts in their respective disciplines, we’ve learnt a...