Welcome to episode 227 of Marketing Tips for Translators, with business and marketing tips for freelance linguists. How are you today? I’m doing great.

In this episode we’re talking about freelance translator teams, the benefits of creating one and how to do it. Sometimes we’ve reached our capacity when it comes to the amount of translation work, area of specialization, technical skills etc. Having someone else on our team might just be the best solution. Inger Lise Kontochristos – a Norwegian translator, translator team owner, and translator trainer is sharing her experience from forming a translator team and gives us tips on how to create one ourselves.

Important things mentioned in this episode:

• The benefits of creating a freelance translator team
• What services a translator team can offer
• How to actually form a translator team
• Dividing up responsibilities and having agreements
• Systems or programs that can be useful

Useful links related to this episode:

• Inger Lise’s new course on how to create a translator team
• Inger Lise’s Team – Adepto
• Inger Lise’s Translator Training Website
• LSP.Expert (use TESS19 for a 15% discount)

Working in a team is important in corporate environments, but it is also very beneficial for freelancers. We get out of our solopreneur isolation and can serve our clients better. I frequently work with a few freelance translators as backups and as proofreaders and I think we all benefit from it, including the customer.

Now a question to the listeners. Do you work in a team? If so, how do you go about it? Please share in the comments below.

Listener shoutout:

This one is from Lucijay in the UK, who wrote the following review:

Excellent podcasts I’ve recently started listening to the podcasts and I love them. I especially listen to them during my commuting because it’s a sort of relaxing time for me after a long day of teaching. They are full of great tips and advice, which I look forward to implementing in my business as a freelance translator.

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Bio:

Inger Lise Kontochristos has been working as a freelance English/Danish/Swedish > Norwegian translator for 15 years. Her translation company, which she founded 14 years ago, has grown to include more than 15 freelancers and project managers who work with clients in more than 40 countries. She established a training course for beginning freelance translators 4 years ago, which is now launching internationally.

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