Help, The US Dollar’s Falling!

Do you invoice in US Dollars? You better think again! And I’m sure you’ll do just that after reading this eye-opening Common Sense Advisory’s Global Watchtower post. BTW, you’ll be shocked to know that I normally used to invoice in US$ even for my European clients and even though I don’t reside in the USA [...]

Translator Experience Day – Disappointment, then Relief and “WOW!”

(Translator Experience Day (TED) last week: Sheila Anderson (German/English/German translator/interpreter) and her friend Valerie Chen (Chinese/English/Chinese translator/interpreter) have decided to launched an all-out assault on the Iron and Steel industry. Their friend Ron Wilkinson, an industry insider ageed to introduce them to at least 80 people on the list …) Sheila and Val were slightly [...]

Differentiate and Avoid Commoditization!

The Wiki definition of a “commodity“: “A commodity is something that is relatively easily traded, that can be physically delivered, and that can be stored for a reasonable period of time. It is a characteristic of commodities that prices are determined on the basis of an active market, rather than by the supplier (or other [...]

From Freelancer to Entrepreneur – How I Did it

I was just like many other freelance translators Got all my jobs through networking and referrals, for many years (did I mention I’ve been “in the trenches” since 1972!) I didn’t “market”, didn’t even know it was really necessary That was looong before the Internet Then, with the Net, I started posting my profile on [...]