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How to create profitable and rewarding relationships with translation agencies

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Getting established in the translation industry

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Business of Translation and Interpreting
Business skills for translators
Marketing for translators

Course summary

Start time:	May 22, 2018 15:00 GMT Add to calendar The session has already taken place. If you purchased the webinar please find a link to the video at https://www.proz.com/translator-training/my-courses A certificate of attendance can be downloaded at https://www.proz.com/profile/?show_mode=standard#trainings Check what time the course is running in your local time here. The webinar can be purchased individually, but if you wish to participate in all sessions from the bundle you might wish to purchase three online sessions as a complete package at a special price for only ~~90 USD~~ 69 USD today! See other sessions from the bundle below: * March 23 Creating and optimizing a website for your translation business * April 4 Create a short and practical marketing plan for your freelance translation business * May 22 How to create profitable and rewarding relationships with translation agencies Important: Those who purchase a seat in advance may be able to pay an "early bird" or cheaper price, while those who confirm participation later or last minute, may likely have to pay a higher fee. In some training sessions a price increase based on the number of registrants may also apply, i.e. the first 15 registered pay one price, the next 10 pay a a slightly higher price etc. Early payment is advised in order to secure participation and help reach the course minimum participation - unfortunately, courses may occasionally be cancelled or rescheduled, if the confirmed participation in advance is very low. Your purchase includes: * access to the online session with a Q&A portion, * unlimited access to video recording and handouts (available within one working week after the session), * a certificate of attendance available for download from your ProZ.com profile. Even if you do not attend the online session you will still have unlimited access to the video recording and training materials within one working week after the session. Useful links: Once uploaded, the video will be available from the video centre ProZ.com training cancelation policy.
Language:	английский
Duration:	60 minutes
Summary:	This presentation provides tips and strategies on how to find good agencies to work for, get paid a decent amount of money and how to create long lasting and profitable relationship with agencies.

Description

There are a lot of complaints in the industry of abusive relationships between translation agencies and freelance translators these days. But it does not have to be that way. Here are tips and strategies on how to find good agencies to work for, get paid a decent amount of money for your work and how to create long lasting and profitable relationships with agencies. Specific details we will cover are what to look for in agencies, where to find them, payment practices, translation tests, contracts, cat tools, project management tools and customer service.

Target audience

New or experienced freelance translators who want to create profitable and rewarding working relationships with agencies.

Learning objectives

How to find the “good” agencies
How to create mutually beneficial relationships
Tips for working with agencies
How to ensure payment (and raise your fees)
How to deal with translation tests
How to deal with contracts

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Program

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To purchase your seat at this session please click on the "buy" button. Available slots are limited and will be assigned to registered and paid participants as soon as payment is reported. Early payment is advised in order to secure participation. Allow some time for payment processing if you are paying by wire transfer.

After your payment is received, your status will be changed to “registered and paid” and your spot for the session will be secured. An invoice and receipt of payment will be sent to you for your records.

How do I access the online platform?

72 hours before the webinar takes place, you will receive an invitation to join the session. Please, click the registration link or button provided in the invitation email and complete the registration form.

Virtual platform system requirements

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For PC-based Users:

• Required: Windows Vista – Windows 10
• Required: Google Chrome v39 or later; Mozilla Firefox v34 or later; Internet Explorer v8 or later (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
• Required software: GoToWebinar desktop app; JavaScript enabled
• NOT required: Microphone - attendees can communicate with the trainer through incorporated chat.

• Internet Connection Required: 1 Mbps or better (broadband recommended)
• Recommended: 2GB or more of RAM (recommended)

For Mac®-based Users:

• Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) – 10.11 (El Capitan)
• Required: Microsoft Edge; Apple Safari v6 or later
• Required software: GoToWebinar desktop app; JavaScript enabled
• NOT required: Microphone - attendees can communicate with the trainer through incorporated chat.

• Internet Connection Required: 1 Mbps or better (broadband recommended)
• Recommended: 2GB or more of RAM (recommended)

Join from Android

• Operating system: Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or later
• Internet connection: 3G connection or better (WiFi recommended for VoIP audio)
• Software: Free GoToWebinar App from the Google Play Store

Recommendations

• For the visual section of the training course, we recommend that you have a 64kbps link. This means using an ISDN line or Broadband. Wireless connection is NOT recommended.
• For the audio section of the training course, we recommend that you have a headset or speakers.
• We recommend that you log in 30 minutes in advance of the start time to prepare for the training course.

Courses will be open half an hour before the start time. Please login before the start time to ensure that everything on your system is working correctly.

Created by

Tess Whitty View feedback | View all courses

Bio: Tess Whitty has been an English to Swedish freelance translator for the past 18 years. Before that she studied and worked with marketing.

During the past 10 years she has also shared her marketing knowledge and translator experience with other freelance translators as a speaker, trainer, consultant, author, and podcaster. She has been sharing her experience and knowledge in online marketing through workshop, courses and e-books since 2016. In 2020 and 2021, she was ranked among the top 50 world’s industry localization influencers by Nimdzi. For more information, or to connect, go to www.marketingtipsfortranslators.com.

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