So be patient while I figure everything out and get everything set the way I want it. In particular, I haven’t been able to get the header image personalized yet. I think I’ve figured it out now, so I just need to find some time later today to give it another go. Thanks for your [...]
Read more →Today, a petition was started against the manner in which ProZ.com runs its job-placement service for the translation industry. Here’s the key passage from the petition: …as in any freelance profession, we believe the freelancer and not the client should establish working conditions, prices, etc. We hope that ProZ.com will take swift action to revise [...]
Read more →There’s a fairly common belief among freelance translators that translation agencies are, at best, something you necessarily grow out of as your career develops and, at worst, a plague to the translation industry. The problem with this belief is that it assumes that all translation agencies are nothing more than paper-shufflers passing e-mails back and [...]
Read more →I’ve recently been trying out the translation service myGengo as a translator and thought I’d share some of my experience and impressions. I started by creating an account and taking my first shot at the test to qualify for jobs at the “standard” level, which pays the translator a whopping $0.03 per word. Much to [...]
Read more →Well, there are a few sections of the Italian site where my Italian still needs to be checked, but I think my new site design is ready to be announced to the world! So here it is, my new WordPress.org site for my business, drane.it! Here’s a quick rundown of the most important changes introduced [...]
Read more →There are still a couple of minor tweaks to be made, but my web site is now essentially all converted over to WordPress.org format! One thing this means (apart from the addition of this blog, of course) is that you will now be able to have an idea as to whether I’m available for a [...]
Read more →Welcome to drane.it! Bear with me as I convert my web site over to WordPress. Everything should be up and running again by Monday (24 Nov.). Thanks! ~Grey
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