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4 Golden rules for organising work at home as a freelancer

4 Golden rules for organising work at home as a freelancer

by Marion | Apr 2, 2020 | Being a freelancer, Digital Nomad

Being a freelancer is often synonymous with working from home. Indeed, thanks to the internet and the growing digitalisation of jobs, it is now easier to work from almost anywhere and in any situation.Some people decide to embrace life as a digital nomad, whereas most...
Digital Nomad: Sandra, a Globetrotting Translator

Digital Nomad: Sandra, a Globetrotting Translator

by Marion | Apr 15, 2019 | Being a freelancer, Digital Nomad

Sandra’s life is far from sedentary. Over the past 20 years, she seized every opportunity to discover the world. After graduating from ISIT (Institut Supérieur d’Interprétation et de Traduction) in 1998, Sandra has worked as a freelance technical translator in areas...
Digital Nomad : Work, Travel and Family. What else?

Digital Nomad : Work, Travel and Family. What else?

by Marion | Oct 26, 2018 | Being a freelancer, Digital Nomad

How to choose between a job you like, your family and travelling? Don’t! Relax and read Sandra’s testimony. Sandra became a full-time freelancer in March 2017 when she decided to leave her Project Management job at an IT company. She used to translate on the side...
Digital Nomad: Eric And His Expat Family

Digital Nomad: Eric And His Expat Family

by Marion | Aug 8, 2018 | Being a freelancer, Digital Nomad

Eric created his own company 12 years ago, as a translator working from English and Italian into French. When he was chosen as the main editor and translator for the French version of an online art magazine, he realized that this part-time job was the perfect...
What’s so good about being a Digital Nomad?

What’s so good about being a Digital Nomad?

by Marion | Jul 5, 2018 | Being a freelancer, Digital Nomad

Digital nomads have made the bold decision not to choose between working and travelling. Thanks to websites like TextMaster they can work from anywhere in the world. Some of them go from one destination to another, others only do a few trips every year, while certain...
Digital Nomad: Yvonne, the translator’s dolce vita

Digital Nomad: Yvonne, the translator’s dolce vita

by Marion | Apr 25, 2018 | Being a freelancer, Digital Nomad

Yvonne has always loved Italy. At university, she studied the Italian language which exposed her to the (wonderful) world of linguistics. After graduating, she ended up working as an IT consultant, which suited her so well she stayed for almost twenty years. But...
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