WE 1. Learning new things One of the great things about translation is its sheer variety; one day you’ll be translating manuals of a washing machine and the next the website of a hotel on a dreamy island. Besides keeping boredom at bay, this multitude of subjects helps you learn a great many new things you would never have imagined existed. Naturally, if you…
Interview with Ioanna Karamitsa, Digital nomad
Interview of the month – Ioanna Karamitsa Translator-Digital nomad *Translated into English by Ioanna Karamitsa. You are the first Greek “digital nomad” translator we have come across. How did you decide to do this and how long have you been travelling?* You’re starting off with the toughest question because I really have no idea how I ended up making this decision! I have always been…
What I’ve learned from yoga about professional translation
When you start practicing yoga, you are told things you find hard to believe; one of them is that you can apply things you learn about yourself on the yoga mat to your everyday life. It sounds quite ambitious, but one of the main goals of the yoga philosophy and practice is self-awareness. Even if you resist it initially, at some point you are…
Five tips to be a happier freelancer!
Much has been said and written about the life and work of freelancers…here we offer you some of our best tips, based on years of freelancing experience! Enjoy! 1. Try to keep fixed working hours (more or less) We know it’s difficult to have a schedule when there’s no one breathing down your back and your bed is only a few steps away from…
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…