Translation Agency Tips: #11 Do you offer other services your client should know about?
You probably offer all sorts of other services. But do your clients know? Have you even clearly identified them yourself? Calling our business Atlas Translations, I am always keen to...
Translation Agency Tips: #10 Translating in Excel
Thanks for checking out our blog series on tips for language professionals! Welcome to number 10, translating in Excel. While we appreciate that freelance linguists are of course experts...
Translation Agency Tips: #9 Researching & Dealing with Queries
Whether you’re translating, proofreading or transcribing, projects will inevitably throw up a few queries as you seek to gain a firm understanding of a source text. Most clients will...
Translation Agency Tips: #8 Translating in Word
Word is definitely the most popular format that our clients send us documents in, and which translators work and deliver their translations in. It is fairly simple to use...
Translation Agency Tips: #7 You’ve been offered a translation job by the client. What should you do next?
You’ve been offered a new translation job. Great news! Let’s start working on it! The first thing to do is to make sure that you’re comfortable with the subject...
Translation Agency Tips: #6 You’ve been approved by an agency – so where is the work?
At Atlas, we deal with supplier applications on a daily basis and there are thousands of freelancers who have been approved to work with us. Unfortunately, it is impossible...
Translation Agency Tips: #5 An agency has asked me to lower my rate. What should I do?
The question nobody likes to ask, but in our blogs we like to tackle these kinds of questions, and it shouldn’t be like the cartoon above suggests! Remember that...
Translation Agency Tips: #4 Qualified but no Experience
As all translators must know, the road to becoming a professional and qualified translator can be long and stressful. It is vital to gain the suitable qualification(s) and to...
Translation Agency Tips: #3 What qualifications and experience will you need?
We are often contacted by parents of A level students, language students, teachers wanting to change careers… all looking for advice on how to get started in translation, or...
Translation Agency Tips: #2 Applying to work with a client – the best approach
Thanks for checking out our blog series on tips for language professionals! While we appreciate that freelance linguists are of course experts in their respective disciplines, we’ve learnt a...