After almost three years of hard work (and lots of fun!), Yourtranslator.gr’s three co-founders have now joined their three sole proprietorship companies into one General Partnership (G.P.) company under the name Yourtranslator. Although this change has no effect on the company’s usual operation and the management of its translation projects, accounting and invoicing procedures in Yourtranslator.gr’s transactions with its clients will be simplified and improved….
Interview of the month – Keith Taylor
Interview of the month – Keith Taylor (Professor at University of Michigan – writer – translator) Please scroll down to read the interview in Greek. Tell us a bit about yourself. When and how did your relationship with literature and poetry start? What is your main occupation today? I was bitten by poetry early on, maybe at age 11 or 12. I think it…
Yourtranslator.gr wishes you a Happy New Year!
…with plenty of love, happiness, optimism and success! This year, we will still be keeping you company with articles, interviews, interesting news and what not, and we invite you to share with us any articles or posts that might be interesting to our readers. Please send your submissions to yourtranslator.gr@gmail.com. With best wishes for the new year, The team of Yourtranslator.gr
An interview with Yourtranslator.gr on Platform magazine!
Platform magazine published an interview with Yourtranslator.gr in its December issue. You can see the interview in Greek or read the English translation below. YOURTRANSLATOR.GR – ONLINE TRANSLATORS Yourtranslator.gr was created by three friends, professional translators, whose aim was to manage larger volumes of work in collaboration with other translators, but also to have direct contact with clients without the intermediation of translation companies…
The underestimation of translation; how to fight against ignorance
Let’s face it; most people underestimate the work us translators do. This comes from many different sources throughout our life and is in most cases the result of a general ignorance of translation, its difficulties, and its value. -Underestimation by friends/acquaintances When I was studying translation, I often had to respond to offensive remarks from people I knew, ranging from complete ignorance (Are you…
The importance of good “supplier service”
It is no news to you, I am sure, how important it is for a company or service to have good customer service. The best companies always pay the utmost attention to the people they hire for these positions and usually monitor them on a daily basis to make sure they behave nicely to customers (sometimes even in a scary, Big Brother sort of…