I’m excited to announce that I will be running another Selling Translations® workshop with Common Sense Advisory. ‘Fuel Growth with Existing Accounts’ will be held in Paris, France on October 6-7, 2016. This workshop is focused on account management. CSA Research has found that language service providers do not achieve sustained growth unless they nurture and grow their existing client base. This workshop […]
Fuel Growth with Existing Accounts Boston USA July 21-22 2016
I’m excited to announce that I will be running another Selling Translations® workshop with Common Sense Advisory. ‘Fuel Growth with Existing Accounts’ will be held at the Westin Hotel Copley Place Boston on July 21-22, 2016. This is our first sales workshop focused on account management. CSA Research has found that language service providers do not achieve sustained growth unless they nurture and […]
За пределами Рунета: Переводческий тренинг на конференции TFR в Астрахани 30 июня 2016
Selling Translations® «За пределами Рунета» Продвижение ваших переводческих услуг онлайн на мировых рынках Рад сообщить, что в июне я буду проводить тренинг “За пределами Рунета” в рамках переводческой конференции TFR, которая пройдет в этом году в Астрахани. На этом тренинге вы научитесь: • Формировать маркетинговое обращение для вашего веб-сайта и онлайн-профилей; • Создавать привлекательные профили […]
How to Become the Ultimate Salesperson Atlanta, USA May 7-8 2015
I’m delighted to announce that I will running another Selling Translations workshop with Common Sense Advisory in Atlanta, GA, USA May 7-8 2015. The course, exercises and reference materials were developed from the ground up exclusively for the language services industry. Our sales training is based on Common Sense Advisory industry research and delivered by […]
One Month in China: Day 16
One Month in China: Day 16
One Month in China: Day 1
One Month in China: Day 1 First impressions: Arriving at 6am in the morning in fog (or smog take your pick) at 26c was a bit worrying. Despite having official taxis I still had to argue with several drivers until I eventually found an honest one (a woman) that charged the going rate (rather than […]
What I do
People often ask me what I do for a living. The answer is usually not very straightforward or interesting. The questioner often starts to lose interest quite rapidly. This animation explains what I do more succinctly and in a far more interesting manner. Hhmm … maybe it’s the backing track?
Teaser for Translation Sales Workshops at TFR Sochi 2013
My fourth year at Translation Forum Russia! I’m very grateful to the organisers who have invited me again … спасибо огромное! I’m looking forward to going to Sochi where I shall be speaking and running pre-conference workshops for translators and translation companies. I hope you enjoy this animated teaser for TFR Sochi 2013 …
Selling Translations® and CSA Sales Workshop How to Become the Ultimate Salesperson Announced
“How to Become the Ultimate Salesperson” Sales Workshop Chicago, October 24-25, 2013 Hello All! I’m excited to announce that I’ll be running another workshop with CSA in Chicago in October. Hélène Pielmeier, CSA Director of LSP services, will co-present with Don DePalma and Rebecca Ray joining us by video-link. The workshop is designed specifically for […]
Setting Arabic WordPress locale
These are the steps I went through with the help of Ben Huson to: 1) Set the locale of my Arabic site on my English language Multisite 2) Install the Arabic languages files on my English WordPress Multisite 3) ‘Activate’ the rtl style sheet for the front end of the Arabic website Set the locale […]