by Simon Akhrameev | Feb 9, 2018 | Business Development
Will a client pay for my services? Every freelancer asked this question at least once in his/her career. This question is still topical for many of us – translators who work online. Everyone likes big projects, when contractual relations ensure safe payment,...
by Simon Akhrameev | Jan 8, 2018 | Business Development
Winter break is over and it is high time to set up the plans for the next year. As you know, the main purpose or this website and our community, in general, is to help translators succeed in the complex translation market conditions. So, in this post, I’ve...
by Simon Akhrameev | Dec 12, 2017 | Business Development
It’s not a secret that translating for direct clients is more profitable than working with intermediaries like translation agencies. For the last three years I gradually shifted from agencies to direct clients and today I’d like to share which client acquisition...
by Simon Akhrameev | Sep 29, 2017 | Business Development, Personal Website, Promotion for Translators
Hi, SFT-ers! I have run a webinar about content marketing for freelance translators recently and I’d like to share the content of this webinar with those how did not have a chance to take part in a live session. Today you will learn how to create a...
by Simon Akhrameev | Jul 25, 2017 | Business Development
It is no surprise that entrepreneurs promoting their services via Facebook strive to optimize advertising costs. Though reducing them to zero is not possible for a sustainable business, there are some easy methods to promote your Facebook business page, get likes and...
by Simon Akhrameev | May 12, 2017 | Business Development
As you may know, last week I took part in a translation conference for freelance translators held in Budapest. This was my first international conference, moreover, I was invited as a speaker. I was really excited about that and, at the same time, I felt so nervous...