by Marion | Oct 22, 2019 | Being a freelancer
Contrary to popular belief, interpreters don’t only work for the European Parliament or the UN! The vast majority of interpreters around the world work as freelancers. They build bridges between two different cultures, and like translators, they are quick-witted and...
by Marion | Sep 26, 2019 | Being a freelancer
As a freelance, you have to be prepared to work at a quite unsteady pace. Sometimes, there are very busy weeks and your email inbox is full to bursting with projects and client meetings, and in other weeks, you might start think that everyone’s forgotten about you,...
by Marion | Sep 16, 2019 | Being a freelancer
Being a freelancer can be challenging, because you have to manage many aspects of translation projects by yourself. This means you have to be a translator, a communications manager and an accountant all at the same time. ⭐Some tasks are more time-consuming than...
by Marion | Aug 29, 2019 | Being a freelancer, Translation World
We can’t say it enough: translation is an exciting, but demanding profession. Translators have to pay careful attention to every detail, from typing errors to the text’s specific terminology, not to mention those famous sources that you’re supposed to check if there’s...
by Marion | Aug 20, 2019 | Being a freelancer, Translation World
Choosing a bank when you’re a freelancer isn’t easy. And it’s probably even more difficult when you’re a freelance translator with lots of clients abroad. To help you, here are some tips from our partner Independant.io, the French comparator for companies...
by Marion | Aug 9, 2019 | Focus on languages
The quiz is over!So many of you participated in the game, and we would like to thank you very much! 🙌 We know that you are dying to know the meaning of each idiom. Are you ready? 😉 We made an infographic to illustrate the answers*. Just click on this link! *Erratum:...
by Marion | Aug 1, 2019 | Being a freelancer
Our series of posts about useful tools for freelancers is not about to stop! In the Acolad Community, we don’t hold back when it comes to sharing new (free) tools. We’ve asked our fellow project managers and translators once again about their favourite tools and we’d...
by Marion | Jul 19, 2019 | Translation World
Unless you’ve spent the last few years orbiting around Mars, it’s impossible not to be aware of Neural Machine Translation. It has significantly improved over the last few years, to a point where it now even matches the performance of human translators.Yet, NMT still...
by Marion | Jul 8, 2019 | Being a freelancer
Can you introduce yourself to Acolad Community? Hello there! 😊 My name is Galinie, and I’m a freelance translator registered in Strasbourg, France. I’m French (my mum is French) and Greek (my dad is Greek). I’m a location-independent professional, aka “digital nomad”,...
by Marion | Jul 1, 2019 | Events, Translation World
On the 18th of June, we organised our first meetup for translators in Paris! This was a unique opportunity to come and enjoy a friendly evening and meet the Project Managers that our guests work with every day. 🎉 This meetup is the first in a series of the Acolad...
