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The Entrepreneurial Linguist: A Business-School Approach to Freelance Translation

Author: Jenner, Judy A. & Dagmar V.
Yr. Published: 2010
Edition: 1st
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 198   Entries:
ISBN: 0557256232
ISBN13:9780557256235

Price: $ 25.00


   

The "Entrepreneurial Linguist: The Business-School Approach to Freelance Translation gives freelance linguists all the tools they need to go from "just" linguists to being Entrepreneurial Linguists. It includes easy-to-understand lessons based on teachings of business school, with many case studies, examples, etc. The book focuses on how to market yourself, how to reap the benefits of web 2.0, what economics can do for you, advertising strategies, how to streamline your bookkeeping, how to build long-term relationships, insightful tips on productivity, time management, and life/work balance, professional development, and much, much more. Translation-related cartoons from talented cartoonist and translator Alejandro Moreno-Ramos will have you start each chapter with a smile. The following is a part of the index:

1. The New Mindset
2. Organization and Accounting
3. Social media and Web 2.0
4. Marketing
5. Business Development
6. Pricing
7. Negotiating
8. Professional Development
9. Giving Back
10. Work/Life Balance
11. Entrepreneurship Recap