Why you need a specialized translator for your travel and tourism business
A translator specializing in travel texts can make the potential traveler feel excited about the place they are about to visit
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How to avoid burnout as a freelance translator
Or as a freelance business owner. This post title should come with a question mark at the end. Burnout has so many forms and can affect you in so many ways that you are never really ready to deal with it even if you have in the past. The reasons that cause burnout for freelance…
How to keep track of your business accounts as a freelance business owner
If there are 2 things that are certain in life, these are death and taxes. And while we cannot avoid the first, we can at least try to do our best to pay as less of the latter!
I designed a planner! And you can have it, too!
Get an idea on my etsy page: My Life Notes Planner It is a weekly planner, or diary, or journal, whatever you would like to call it ? It helps you organize your life, your thoughts and it helps you get your inspiration back with quotes from famous authors and the wise internet ? How dit it all…
How your 9-5 has prepared you to be your own boss
In the age of start-ups and entrepreneurship being your own boss is the new goal for many people. However, it is not as easy as it sounds and a lot of you are hesitant to do the leap and go from a stable employment to the insecurity of running your own business. The good news…
Step up or step out – will there be no translators in 2025?
At the 1st Conference of Professional Translators and Interpreters, which took place on 30/09-01-10 in Athens, with the title STEP FORWARD – Translation & Interpretation in Greece and the International Market, we had the chance to attend a lot interesting speeches and presentations from professional translators and interpreters, regarding current issues and challenges in our…
5 tips for getting experience in translation when you are just starting out
I know how frustrating it is when you are just starting out your career in translation (or any field, really) and no-one wants to hire you because you have no experience yet. Well, if someone among them doesn’t take the leap of faith to employ you, you will never gain some, will you? I know,…
7 things to cheer you up when you are down
I’m an inherently optimistic person and for the 10 times I fall down I will always get up 11 – here is a list of my favorite things to do when things don’t go as planned 🙂 Go to your favorite Chinese all-you-can-eat Sunday buffet After all, you know what they say : “It’s better to…
What I learnt at my first job!
At my first job, after my postgraduate studies, I had a colleague called Olga. Her surname, age etc. are not significant here but she was one of the kindest people I have ever met and thinking of her I would like to talk about the kindness of people who have nothing to gain from helping you….
How to publish a cook-book
Inspired by my talk with Nadia, over at @greenrootskitchen, a personal chef and vegan enthusiast. So you’ve got a few cool recipes, an audience with raving reviews of your food – an idea about a book has been forming, and it has got you thinking, “Oh well this could be something great, but how on…
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