Swedish Translation Services

Ensure a successful translation by providing the following information to the translator

Tess — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:25:06 PST

During my nearly 10 years of working as a freelance translator I have worked with many clients, both direct clients and language service companies. Some of my clients provide almost too much...

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What my yoga teacher taught me about entrepreneurship

Tess — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:37:41 PST

Freelance translators are entrepreneurs and business people whether they like it or not. Being an entrepreneur can be challenging, especially when we have to get out of our comfort zone. I practice...

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Translators – How other people view us and how we view ourselves

Tess — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:18:13 PST

A friend shared this with me on Facebook today and I think it hits the spot. The picture was posted on “Translators do it better” and I believe it was created by Anna Fock and Xenia...

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Tips for getting into medical translation

Tess — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:40:11 PST

Specializing is good, and one of the more popular specialization for translators is the medical field. It is not one of my specialties, but recently I was recommended two posts on getting into the...

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Writing English for a global audience – recommendations

Tess — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:57:07 PST

I have been working half time for a week while enjoying another passion, independent, international films at the Sundance Film Festival. This year I signed up as a volunteer to be able to truly...

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The power of customer service

Tess — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:17:45 PST

I am a firm believer of good customer service and try hard to provide just that to my translation and localization customers or just potential customers. This includes responding to email within one...

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What I look for when evaluating a translation

Tess — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:00:32 PST

After working many years for a number of good translation companies, I have frequently been asked to evaluate other translator’s jobs. This is partly due to the fact that they need more Swedish...

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Happy New Year from Swedish Translation Services

Tess — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:33:49 PST

I would like to wish all my readers, clients and colleagues a very Happy New Year! I am so grateful for all of you and wish you all the best for 2012 and coming years. I am currently on a …...

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Time to update your marketing plan for your translation business in 2012

Tess — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:58:49 PST

The end of the year is approaching and it is time to start planning for 2012. I have done this for my business and can conclude that I have achieved some of my goals and some I am still working...

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Simplify your business tasks in 2012 with some templates

Tess — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:13:04 PST

Freelance translators have interesting jobs most of the time, but there are still tasks that we do frequently that are repetitive and take up valuable time. The solution to this is to create some...

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