Embracing the Part-Time Paradigm Empowering Part-Time Professionals To Adopt the Small-Business-Owner Mentality

Embracing the Part-Time Paradigm: Empowering Part-Time Professionals to Adopt the Small-Business-Owner Mentality

By The Savvy Newcomer | March 11, 2025

Many language professionals start out doing their work “on the side” of whatever else they are doing in life. When people find out you…

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Cultivating Connection: 8 Tips for Interpreters and Translators to Tackle Loneliness

Cultivating Connection: 8 Tips for Interpreters and Translators to Tackle Loneliness

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 6, 2024

This post was originally published onKGH Interpretation. It is reposted with permission. In 2022 I facilitated a session of the Language Access Café at…

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Keep Track of Your Translation Time

Keep Track of Your Translation Time

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 23, 2024

Hot Tip for Translation Students Coming from an ex-student now freelance translator, who’s facepalming because she didn’t start this habit while doing university assignments.…

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Savvy Diversification Series – Advice I Wish I Had Followed on How to Become a Medical Translator

Savvy Diversification Series – Advice I Wish I Had Followed on How to Become a Medical Translator

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 9, 2024

The Savvy Newcomer team has been taking stock of the past year and finding that one key priority for many freelance translators and interpreters…

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A Translator's Value(s) in a Shifting Market

A Translator’s Value(s) in a Shifting Market

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 14, 2023

It has to be admitted that the translation marketplace in 2023 is a strange thing to experience. I sometimes imagine that it’s getting stranger…

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The Best Google Search Tips for Translators

The Best Google Search Tips for Translators

By The Savvy Newcomer | October 24, 2023

All translators know that research is one of the key parts of the translation process, but not everyone knows that there are some simple…

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vlog64th Annual Conference (ATA64)

Conference Countdown: Your Guide to Preparing for Success at ATA64

By The Savvy Newcomer | October 17, 2023

Less than two weeks remain until ATA’s 64th Annual Conference (ATA64) in Miami! Attending the vlogconference is a fantastic opportunity to connect with…

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What I’ve Learned in 8 Years of Blogging

What I’ve Learned in 8 Years of Blogging

By The Savvy Newcomer | October 3, 2023

This post was originally published on That Interpreter Blog. It is reposted with permission. When I started this blog in 2012, I was thinking…

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Linguist in the Spotlight

Linguist in the Spotlight – John Milan

By The Savvy Newcomer | September 26, 2023

There is much to be learned from our colleagues, but it can be intimidating to strike up a conversation with the “pros.” For that…

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A Short Guide to Gender Inclusiveness in Italian Translations

A Short Guide to Gender Inclusiveness in Italian Translations

By The Savvy Newcomer | September 19, 2023

This post was originally published at Mirta Boschetti Traduzioni.It is reposted with permission. Do you wish for your Italian translations to be up-to-date and…

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FAQs- Questions I Frequently Ask Clients

FAQs: Questions I Frequently Ask Clients

By The Savvy Newcomer | September 5, 2023

This post was originally published at TAGS-Language Solutions. It is reposted with permission. Frequently Asked Questions on a website are a great way of…

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10 Lessons From Kitesurfing That Apply to Life and Business

10 Lessons From Kitesurfing That Apply to Life and Business

By The Savvy Newcomer | August 22, 2023

This post was originally published on Martina Russo’s LinkedIn. It is reposted with permission. I’ve been learning how to kitesurf recently and these are…

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