Many of you have wondered what a typical work day looks like for a freelance translator. How do I manage to get all of my work done, take care of my family, spend time with myself and my friends, AND still find time to teach you all?!

Well the short answer is, there is no one good answer. Every day will be different, every challenge will be strange and new, but along the way you will encounter some patterns, so I thought I would share them with you as the third episode of our “Behind the Scenes” series.

To make things a bit more exciting, a colleague of mine, Delfina Morganti Hernández, will be interviewing me using some of the most frequent questions we both receive as freelance translators.

What do we cover?

• Coffee at 6:00 AM, or energy drinks at 2:00 AM? Early birds and night owls battle it out
• The morning routine that sets my day up for success
• How to feel confident delegating tasks when the work becomes too much to handle
• The importance of challenging the brain AND the body
• Where do we find time to just sit, relax, and enjoy time spent with friends and family

Useful links mentioned in this episode:

• Free Daily Planner Template 1
• Free Daily Planner Template 2
• Quick-Start-Guide – 8 Steps to a Marketing Plan for Freelance Translators
• Free Daily Planner Template 1

Now that I’ve shared what a day in my life as a freelance translator can look like, what does a typical day in your business look like?

Share below and let’s compare!

If you’re a skimmer that hasn’t got the time to listen to this episode, here’s a quick takeaway for you; organization and time management are extremely important to maintain. Even if you never find the perfect work-life balance, honing in on these two skills will get you awfully close.

Interviewer’s bio:

Delfina Morganti Hernández is an English-Spanish transcreator, copywriter and reviewer specialized in Marketing and Advertising, also working in the fields of Human Resources, Games, Education and Legal. She is an active member of the Association of Translators of the Province of Santa Fe, 2nd District, as well as of the Association of Marketing Professionals of Rosario, Argentina.Through her creative language services, Delfina helps direct clients and companies succeed in the Latin American, US and Argentinian markets by crafting texts whose excellence translates into value for their community. She is the author of an ebook on literary translation in Spanish and co-host and social media manager of Traductores, al Aire, an online weekly radio show in Spanish by and for professional translators and interpreters.

Interviewee’s bio: 

Tess Whitty is an English-Swedish freelance translator specializing in corporate communications, software and IT. She has a M.Sc. in Economics and a M.A. in marketing and previously worked as a marketing manager. She shares her knowledge and experience in marketing and business as an award winning speaker, trainer, consultant, author and podcaster. For more information, or to connect, go to www.swedishtranslationservices.com or www.marketingtipsfortranslators.com.

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