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Freelancing when you’re ill – a double-edged sword?

February 19, 2020

I recently retweeted a fabulous in-house job offer for a translator in a large international scientific organisation in Geneva, saying …

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It never rains but it pours…

October 15, 2018

I was going to call this blog post “Best laid plans”, but as things got progressively worse last week, I …

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Praise indeed…

February 21, 2018

I’ve been spurred on to write this post by the warm reception to a tweet I posted last week, commenting …

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On portals and electronic invoicing…

March 2, 2017

Is it just me, or does your heart sink when an existing client proudly announces that they’re launching a new …

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Trusting your Gut

May 18, 2016

As freelance business owners, we’re all assumed to be ultra-professional and efficient – as indeed many of us are – …

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Together in Barcelona

February 23, 2016

I first heard about the ELIA Together conference in Barcelona from a Spanish translator colleague at the ITI Conference in …

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Enough is enough – or when it’s time to sack a client

July 30, 2015

I had one of those awful days last Friday, when an agency client got in touch to say her end …

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The Working Hours Conundrum

December 3, 2014

One of the much vaunted advantages of working freelance is that you are supposed to have the flexibility to choose …

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Being picky – choosing your words

November 4, 2014

I’ve been translating for over 30 years now and over that time you come to realise what texts you actually …

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Confessions of a conference addict: my time in Berlin

August 26, 2014

  OK, I admit it: I may well be addicted to conferences. Having resisted their thrall for so long, I …

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