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03/26/2017Hello and welcome to Marketing Tips for Translators. In today’s Ask Me Anything episode, I will be answering questions about marketing your services online via LinkedIn or through your own website, and I’ll also be looking at the advantages and possible pitfalls of blogging in your source language(s).
Important things covered in this episode:
- Creating a professional and effective LinkedIn profile
- The advantages of a personal profile vs. a company page
- Websites – your personal online hub
- Writing blogs and LinkedIn posts in your source language(s)
- What to consider before setting up a bilingual blog
Useful links mentioned in this episode:
- Using LinkedIn Efficiently to Find Translation Clients
- Using LinkedIn to market translation services – Interview with Anne Diamantidis
- Ask Me Anything – About Websites and Analytics as Marketing Tools
That’s all for today’s episode. I hope I’ve answered your questions thoroughly, but feel free to follow up with more if you would like clarification on anything! Check out this episode’s sponsors below. Thank you so much for listening, and good luck working on your LinkedIn profiles and/or websites; I wish you every success. Until next time!
A special thanks to Catherine Metcalfe for editing the show notes.
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