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Launching a successful freelance career in translation
and interpreting
Marta StelmaszakFebruary 2014
Agenda
• About the speaker• Introduction• Milestone 1: Qualifications• Milestone 2: Setting up a business• Milestone 3: Marketing• Milestone 4: Networking• Milestone 5: Becoming involved
Introduction
• What does it mean to be successful?• There’s no one way• Freelance career means being a business• It requires passion and dedication
Milestone 1: Qualifications
• My path• Finding out about the industry• Qualifications• Continuing Professional Development• Professional organisations• Developing specialisms
Milestone 1: Qualifications
• Resources– http://wantwords.co.uk/school/lesson-64-market-researc
h-resources-for-translators-and-interpreters/
– http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/translation/publications/studies/translation_profession_en.pdf
– http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/study-on-the-size-of-the-language-industry-in-the-eu-pbHC8009985/
– http://www.iol.org.uk/– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK6NJcEdyp0
Milestone 2: Setting up a business
• My path• Attend a set-up workshop• Learn from HMRC and local council• Ask for help• Attend a business course• Get a business plan
Milestone 2: Setting up a business
• Resources– www.hmrc.gov.uk– Gov.uk (former Business Link)– Local council– http://wantwords.co.uk/school/translator-business-plan/– http://wantwords.co.uk/school/lesson-73-planning-busin
ess-development/
Milestone 3: Marketing
• My path• Attend a workshop or training session• Get some marketing materials• Hire an expert• Read blogs and follow experts• Get a marketing plan
Milestone 3: Marketing
• Resources– http://translationtimes.blogspot.co.uk/– www.wantwords.co.uk/school– Thoughtsontranslation.com– http://freelancefolder.com/– http://thefreelancery.com/– The Entrepreneurial Linguist– http://www.marieforleo.com/
Milestone 4: Networking
• My path• International Calendar of Events• Don’t restrict yourself to translation-related
events only• Learn how to network• Practise!
Milestone 4: Networking
• Resources– http://wantwords.co.uk/school/networking-for-translator
s/
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh25P4oyis8– Online networking
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/Watercoolernetwork/
Milestone 5: Becoming involved
• My path• Volunteer, offer help to professional
organisations• Start a blog or write an article• Present at industry events• Take pride in belonging to the profession
Milestone 5: Becoming involved
• Resources– http://wantwords.co.uk/school/lesson-46-popular-transla
tor/
– http://alexandria-library.com/2014/02/03/standing-out-or-the-art-of-becoming-an-outstanding-translator/
