Workaholics Anonymous?
The self-employed are notorious for their workaholic tendencies. I have to admit that my ex-father-in-law once asked me if I …
Tag Archives: Freelancer
Lucky for some?
How often do we hear people saying “Oh you’re so lucky to have worked in-house/have direct clients/work from home…”? And …
Printer Trials, Tribulations & Tips
For a freelancer, printers are the kind of thing that you end up replacing more often than anything else. In …
New Year’s Resolutions 2017
I’ve been meaning to set down my New Year’s resolutions for the past couple of days, but it’s been a …
Face to face
It’s that time of year when, even for isolated freelancers, opportunities for actual face-to-face networking abound. We may not have …
A change is as good as a rest
I know, I know, it’s been ages since I last posted. In my defence, I was on holiday the last …
Happy Anniversary, ITI! Thirty years on…
Last weekend I was lucky enough to be one of the 150+ guests at the ITI’s 30th Anniversary Lunch at …
Translators and the ‘D’ word
I don’t know whether it’s just me, but I have the impression that an awful lot of translators are divorced …
Tools for Translators
I felt very honoured recently to be asked to contribute to a great new initiative by Alina Cincan, of Inbox …
Trusting your Gut
As freelance business owners, we’re all assumed to be ultra-professional and efficient – as indeed many of us are – …
