Why are hashtags important for your social media presence?
Translation hashtags and hashtags in general get more exposure for your message as it will not only appear on your profile but also on the hashtag page – therefore it will be visible not only to people who are already following you, but also to people interested in the particular industry/product/service
It is a great way for you to discover new content and see what people are saying about products/services similar to yours.
It saves you time as you search for specific problems to fix, trends to follow and new developments in your industry
Tip: Use some “big” general hashtags such as #translation but also use some smaller, niche ones for example #translatetogreek (or your target language) #translatorsoffice #translatingprocess
Here are some popular translation related hashtags to use with your next blog post, Instagram story, LinkedIn article.
#translation #translator #n #english #translationservices #language #translate #languages #translators #translationagency #t #interpreter #translations #proofreading #xl #traducci #translationservice #interpreting #translatorslife #translatorlifestyle #freelancing #freelancelife #metafrasi #CATtool
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| #xl8 #t9n #l10n #i18n #g11n #linguistics #medxl8 #techxl8 #MultiLanguages #CrossCulture #MT #1nt #translators #t9njobs #lsp #translationcpd |
Explaining some of the not so obvious ones:
#xl8
It means “translate” x = trans – l = l – 8 = ate.
#T9n
It means translation: t + 9 letters + n. as i18n means: “internationalization” and l10n means: “localization” take the first letter, then the number of letters up until the next to the last, and the last one.
#l10n
Similar to the above – except starting with an ‘L’ and ending with an ‘N’ with ten letters in-between for ‘localization’.
#i18n
The same idea is behind #i18n for ‘internationalisation’.
#g11n
Same as above: globalization
#t9y
Stands for #terminology (introduced by @TermServ).
#LSPs
Stands for language service providers
#xl8cpd Stands for continuous professional development in the language/translation industries.
#CATtool is used to refer to “Computer Assisted Translation Tool”, i.e. translation software that helps translators to translate faster and improve translation quality. Some CAT tools are memoQ and SDL Trados, which have their own hashtags: #memoq and #trados.
Now you are all set to conquer the social media sphere
If I missed any hashtags you like to use, please leave your favorite in the comments below.
