Translation Agency Tips: #23 Working Onsite – Things to Consider
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: #21 Professional Indemnity (PII) Insurance – should you have it?
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!
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?
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: #16 Refresh and update your neglected CV!
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: #10 Translating in Excel
Thanks for checking out our blog series on tips for language professionals! Welcome to number 10, translating in Excel. While we appreciate that freelance linguists are of course experts...