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Marketing and promotion package

Purchase this package to learn how to market and promote yourself as a freelance translator. This collection of courses will prepare you to maximize your marketing efforts and make the biggest impact possible when promoting yourself.

Included courses:
Be Special: Standing Out in the Language Services Industry
(Video by Suzanne Deliscar)
Making More Money
(Video by Konstantin Kisin)
Understanding Your Client
(Video by Konstantin Kisin)
Positioning: How to build Win-Win relationships with clients
(Video by Konstantin Kisin)
Email marketing Tips for Freelancers and Agency Owners
(Video by Pritam Bhattacharyya)
Diversification for Freelancers : More Money and New Skills
(Video by Pritam Bhattacharyya)
Personal branding for business success
(Video by Marcela Jenney)
Marketing techniques for translators
(Self-paced training by Johanna Angulo)
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Project management package

This package is perfect for freelance translators moving from a single freelance translator role into an agency or team leader role working with other translators. Tips on managing a team, organizing a project and finding your footing in a new role will help to set you and your team up for success.

Included courses:
Translation project management
(Self-paced training by Johanna Angulo)
Improving Effectiveness of Multi-Location Teams - “How do you know they’re working?”
(Video by Tom Connolly)
Project management applied to the language service industry
(Self-paced training by Sergio Alasia, Marco Cevoli)
Project Management for Translation Business - Making clients and yourself happier
(Video by Pritam Bhattacharyya)
From linguist to heading a professional agency - Managing the change of roles
(Video by Pritam Bhattacharyya)
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Starter pack

Starting as a freelance translator can be daunting. How do you start? What should you do first? This package answers those questions and more by offering trainees tools, tips and suggestions to help them begin their career as a freelance translator.

Included courses:
Before starting as a freelance translator
(Video by Oleg Rudavin)
Starting as a freelance translator - Client hunting
(Video by Oleg Rudavin)
Starting as a freelance translator: Freelance translator's career development
(Video by Oleg Rudavin)
How to work for translation agencies: Job Search
(Video by Johanna Angulo)
How to work for translation agencies: Competences and marketing
(Video by Johanna Angulo)
How to work for translation agencies: Quality Standards
(Video by Johanna Angulo)
Business skills for translators
(Self-paced training by Johanna Angulo)
The art, science and commerce of pricing your translation-related products and services
(Video by Pritam Bhattacharyya)
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Specialization package

This package is tailored to meet the needs of a seasoned professional looking to push their business forward and maximize their potential. Expert advice on everything from standing out from the crowd to making more money will help trainees take their business to the next level.

Included courses:
Be Special: Standing Out in the Language Services Industry
(Video by Suzanne Deliscar)
Making More Money
(Video by Konstantin Kisin)
Understanding Your Client
(Video by Konstantin Kisin)
Positioning: How to build Win-Win relationships with clients
(Video by Konstantin Kisin)
Personal branding for business success
(Video by Marcela Jenney)
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Client creator package

Looking for some guidance on getting more clients? This package will go though tips on working with agencies and clients with a focus on how trainees can keep bringing in new business.

Included courses:
How to work for translation agencies: Job Search
(Video by Johanna Angulo)
How to work for translation agencies: Competences and marketing
(Video by Johanna Angulo)
How to work for translation agencies: Quality Standards
(Video by Johanna Angulo)
Understanding Your Client
(Video by Konstantin Kisin)
Positioning: How to build Win-Win relationships with clients
(Video by Konstantin Kisin)
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Localization project management package

This package is designed for people whose job function is to manage localisation projects. Trainees will learn how to maintain schedule, quality and cost goals throughout the localisation project timeline.

Included courses:
Localisation Project Management - “Make it clear, keep it simple, make it happen.”
(Video by Tom Connolly)
Localisation Project Management - Process and Tools
(Video by Tom Connolly)
Localisation Project Management - Planning
(Video by Tom Connolly)
Localisation Project Management - Team
(Video by Tom Connolly)
Localisation Project Management - Communication
(Video by Tom Connolly)
Localisation Project Management - Project execution
(Video by Tom Connolly)
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Translation agency package

Working with translation agencies can be confusing for new freelance translators. This package will guide trainees on how to market themselves to agencies and how to put their best foot forward when working with agencies.

Included courses:
How to work for translation agencies: Job Search
(Video by Johanna Angulo)
How to work for translation agencies: Competences and marketing
(Video by Johanna Angulo)
How to work for translation agencies: Quality Standards
(Video by Johanna Angulo)
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Technology toolbag package

Technology is always changing and it can be daunting to step into new systems or formats. The courses in this package will bring some cutting edge technologies and translation skills into focus while providing a detailed overview of many of the tools translators use.

Included courses:
PDF translation
(Self-paced training by Mauricio Coitiño)
DTP for translators
(Self-paced training by Mauricio Coitiño)
Comparison and analysis of CAT tools: Trados, Wordfast , Across, memoQ and Déjà vu.
(Self-paced training by Nicole Keller)
HTML for translators
(Video by Andrea Spila)
OCR conversion/digitalization with FineReader
(Self-paced training by Sergio Alasia, Marco Cevoli)
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Website winners package

Website translation jobs are increasing daily — prepare yourself for this growing job segment with this package. These courses will prepare you to take website translation jobs quickly.

Included courses:
Introduction to web site localization
(Self-paced training by Sergio Alasia, Marco Cevoli)
Website translation
(Self-paced training by Gabriela González)
Web writing for translators
(Video by Andrea Spila)
Social Networking Guide for Freelancers and Agency Owners
(Video by Pritam Bhattacharyya)
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