Consulting Marketing Tips for translators

Perhaps you want personalized help? A little more hand-holding? Or a review of your current business and marketing? I’d be happy to help you with that too, by offering one-on-one consulting during which I share my expertise with you and help you grow your business the way you want to grow.

I can help you if…

You’ve been in business as a freelance translator for a while, but you’re not reaching the income level you want.

You might have a website and social media profiles, but you are not seeing any results from these.

You’re done with trying to do it alone. Perhaps you’ve also taken some courses or workshops, but have not been able to implement the tips from them, or see results.

You’d like to get more personalized help by an experienced consultant that can analyze your business and your situation and give you concrete steps for what to do to grow.

I can help you because…

I have worked as a freelance translator for over 16 years and can share my own experience and insights. I have two degrees in marketing and worked with marketing in the corporate world before I became a freelance translator. I can apply this knowledge to my own and other people’s freelance businesses. I’ve been mentoring, training, coaching, and consulting other freelance translators since 2010 and I love helping other freelance translators market and grow their businesses. In 2015 I got certified as a life-coach to be able to help people better achieve their goals. I incorporate these techniques to have a holistic approach when helping YOU grow YOUR business. I can bring this depth of experience to you, helping you create a marketing or business strategy that is aligned with you, and your situation. You have no idea if your current strategy is right for you, or worse, you may not even have a strategy for growth in your business. You’d like to get more personalized help by an experienced consultant that can analyze your business and your situation and give you concrete steps for what to do to grow.

To be more specific, I help you to:

Identify your goals and how to reach them
Identify your ideal clients and create a plan for how to contact them
Create a strong positioning and messaging that speaks to your ideal clients and increases conversions
Create a strategic roadmap or plan with specific tasks, and schedule them to make sure they get done
Strengthen your confidence and improve your mindset
Create an online platform that attracts your ideal clients to you

I also give you:

Tools, systems, and checklists to keep you moving forward
Productivity tips and tools to work faster and stay focused

What previous consulting clients say:

As a translator needing a lot of help with marketing skills, I feel fortunate to have found Tess Whitty as a coach. She provided me with a step-by-step marketing plan that removed the confusion and intimidation from the whole process, and she generously offered tips from her own experiences as a successful translator and businesswoman. Personally, Tess was very approachable, and she responded thoughtfully to all of my questions. It is clear that she is genuinely interested in helping her colleagues succeed. Whether you’re just starting out or whether you’d like to improve your current marketing plan, I highly recommend making Tess Whitty your first call!

Carol

After 5 years as a freelance translator, I got stuck in my career and was looking for some solution to get my business going again. I followed a webinar on mindset shifts for income growth offered by Tess and then decided to book a personal consultation with her. Tess brought me a new vision of how my translation business could evolve in the future. She also helped me to better define my target market, create a unique selling proposition and come up with a new comprehensive marketing plan. With precisely formulated business goals and set up a marketing schedule, I could start off with a more efficient marketing strategy and finally make my marketing effort consistent!

Vera Levina-Prod’homme

After reading Tess Whitty’s information-packed blog, Marketing Tips For Translators, I contacted her about conducting a review of my website and resume. Tess brought experience, wisdom, and empathy to the consultancy project. Her presentation of findings was not just a pep-talk; Tess found about 20 solid opportunities for me to better communicate my capabilities in a way consistent with the “brand” I am developing. One of the things I found most refreshing was the efficiency with which the project was completed. As a freelance translator, time is a valuable resource. With just two 1-hour phone calls, all at a very reasonable cost, all the information that I needed to know was efficiently and effectively communicated to me.

Alan

Thank you very much for sharing your expertise with me. The advice given in this session was very professional. This has largely contributed to upgrading the quality of my sales promotional materials and, eventually, how my potential clients will view my own qualifications and the benefits they can derive from using my services. I am very pleased with your competent, friendly as well as perfectly organized consultancy services, and will certainly ask for your help again when I need expert advice.

Erwin Höhne

Discovery Questions for Consulting

After you have filled out the survey I will contact you and we can do a short no-strings-attached consultation on your needs, in order to create a consulting package that works best for your needs.

You can get answers and suggested action steps by email, zoom, phone, or any combination of these.

Consulting sessions take place over Zoom and you get a recording of our sessions.

To speed things up, I have created this Survey so that I can better assess how I can help you. Click below to answer the questions.