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07/09/2014Episode 19: Pricing strategies for freelance translators – Interview with Gwenydd Jones
07/23/2014Episode 18: How to boost your translation income – Interview with Luke Spear
In this episode I am interviewing Luke Spear, the author of “The Translation Sales Handbook”, for tips on how we can boost our income with direct translation clients and agencies, especially by changing our mindset, and we are also discussing a price or rate calculator for translators. I have read his handbook and found many great tips in it and wanted to share some of his insights here.
In this episode we cover the following:
- Pricing based on value instead of commodity
- How to immediately boost our income with direct clients and agencies
- A rate calculator for translators
- The Translation Sales Handbook
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Luke Spear
Luke is a freelance translator from French and Swedish to English, based in Derbyshire, England. He also runs a small agency and is finishing work on the second iteration of Linguaquote, a site that lets translation buyers manage multilingual projects, working exclusively with a manually vetted database of linguists and agencies. Approved translators thus get the chance to offer their expertise and compete on a level footing with agencies. Luke has also put together ‘The translation sales handbook’ which features a range of strategies to help readers create a solid framework for growth and sustainability. It offers practical advice for marketing, both online and offline, as well as for streamlining work processes and restoring the work/life balance, handling the client cycle and positioning yourself for better rates. It also features interviews on the subject with 12 top translators. More information is available on the blurb page, found here.
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Thanks a lot for the interview, Tess. I’ll keep an eye on the comments section here for any questions anyone might have.
Isn’t the podcast format such a great way to share information? Looking forward to the next!
Thanks Luke!
Thank you Ruth!I am glad you liked it. Good luck with your business expansion.
Thanks for this podcast – I am trying to expand my business a bit and it was nice to get confirmation for some of my marketing methods and get some more food for thought about pricing and value etc.
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