Optimize your basic marketing material to attract translation clients

Formats: Webinar presentations
Topics: Getting established in the translation industry
Business of Translation and Interpreting
Marketing tools for translators
Approved for ATA CE points
Personal branding
Business skills for translators
Marketing for translators

Course summary
Start time:Mar 1, 2019 15:00 GMT     Add to calendar

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Language:English
Duration:60 minutes
Summary:Tips on how to create a great CV for translation buyers, a killer cover letter or email to go with the CV, an effective and convincing online directory profile and a show-stopping portfolio - all to attract translation buyers.
Description
Are your basic marketing materials – your CV, cover letter and portfolio – attracting the right work and clients for you? Over the past decade, Tess Whitty has mentored and coached other freelance translators with their marketing. One of the most frequent tasks she’s had is to review and help them with their basic marketing material, CV, cover letter, and samples or portfolios. The tips outlined in this presentation will help you create a great CV, a killer cover letter, and a show stopping portfolio. You will also get several examples and templates to help you along the way.

Target audience
Newly graduated freelance translators
Freelance translators just getting started
More experienced translators who want to fine-tune and optimize their CV, cover letter and online profiles.
Learning objectives
How to create an optimized CV for translation buyers
How to create a convincing cover letter to make translation buyers want to read your CV
How to create an online directory profile that attracts translation buyers
How to create a portfolio to showcase your best work
Prerequisites
Basic Windows Office or Mac skills
Program
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CV/Resume
- What to include and not include
- How to optimize the CV for your ideal clients
- How to protect your CV from scammers
Cover letter
- Cover letter do's and dont's
- Cover letter examples
Online profile
- What every translator profile needs
Samples/portfolio
- Layout tips
- Content tips

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Virtual platform system requirements
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For PC-based Users:

• Required: Windows Vista – Windows 10
• Required: Google Chrome v39 or later; Mozilla Firefox v34 or later; Internet Explorer v8 or later (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
• Required software: GoToWebinar desktop app; JavaScript enabled
• NOT required: Microphone - attendees can communicate with the trainer through incorporated chat.

• Internet Connection Required: 1 Mbps or better (broadband recommended)
• Recommended: 2GB or more of RAM (recommended)


For Mac®-based Users:

• Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) – 10.11 (El Capitan)
• Required: Microsoft Edge; Apple Safari v6 or later
• Required software: GoToWebinar desktop app; JavaScript enabled
• NOT required: Microphone - attendees can communicate with the trainer through incorporated chat.

• Internet Connection Required: 1 Mbps or better (broadband recommended)
• Recommended: 2GB or more of RAM (recommended)

Join from Android

• Operating system: Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or later
• Internet connection: 3G connection or better (WiFi recommended for VoIP audio)
• Software: Free GoToWebinar App from the Google Play Store



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Created by
 Tess Whitty    View feedback | View all courses
Bio: Tess Whitty has been an English to Swedish freelance translator for the past 18 years. Before that she studied and worked with marketing.

During the past 10 years she has also shared her marketing knowledge and translator experience with other freelance translators as a speaker, trainer, consultant, author, and podcaster. She has been sharing her experience and knowledge in online marketing through workshop, courses and e-books since 2016. In 2020 and 2021, she was ranked among the top 50 world’s industry localization influencers by Nimdzi. For more information, or to connect, go to www.marketingtipsfortranslators.com.


General discussions on this training

Optimize your basic marketing material to attract translation clients
Phuong Luu
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Video Availability DateMar 2, 2019

Hi,

Please let me know when the video is available for download.

Best regards,
Phuong


 
Video Availability DateMar 4, 2019

Phuong Luu wrote:

Hi,

Please let me know when the video is available for download.

Best regards,
Phuong


Hello Phuong,

As a rule, a video to the video and handouts is sent within one work week after the webinar.
The video has just been released and a link to the handouts has been shared.

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My bests,
Helen


 

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