Episode 251: Use Your Website to Market Your Translation Services
08/03/2020
Episode 253: Productivity and Organization Apps to Streamline Your Workflow
08/17/2020
This is the fifth part in a series of reruns this summer of episodes with tons of value that you might have missed.
Would you like to know how agencies pick translators and what they want from translators?
In this episode, I am interviewing a translation agency owner from the UK, David Smith. We are talking about what agencies want from translators, based on a well-received presentation he held during the BP15 Conference in Zagreb. We also discuss how he became a movie star in China.
In this episode we cover the following:
- The best way to apply to a new translation agency
- Making sure agencies want to continue working with me
- How these agencies pick freelance translators to work with
- How to appear professional
- How to set good rates for agencies and making sure we get paid
- Best tip for marketing to translation agencies
Useful links mentioned in this episode:
It is always nice to chat with agency owners and see how we can work better with them.
If you would like to learn more about how to optimize your website, LinkedIn profile, and use content marketing to attract clients to you online, you can also check out my new on-demand mini-course:
In this course, we give you step-by-step instructions and give you feedback on your online presence and strategy, so go check it out!
Bio:
David Smith is Managing Director of Constructive Translations. He graduated in 1997 with a Bachelors Degree in Physics, before completing a post graduate program in Civil Engineering at Tsinghua University in Beijing and a Masters’ Degree in Translation at Imperial College London. He has more than 10 years experience as a full-time translator. Currently, David is a visiting lecturer in Translation Studies at the University of Essex, and is a member of the ITI and the IOL. Constructive Translations helps construction and engineering companies achieve the international business goals.
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