The “Entrepreneurial Linguist: The Business-School Approach to Freelance Translation” book gives freelance linguists all the tools they need to go from “just” linguists to being Entrepreneurial Linguists. It includes easy-to-understand lessons based on teachings of business school, with many case studies, examples, etc. The book focuses on how to market yourself, how to reap the benefits of web 2.0, what economics can do for you, advertising strategies, how to streamline your bookkeeping, how to build long-term relationships, insightful tips on productivity, time management, and life/work balance, professional development, and much, much more. The following is a part of the index in its almost-final version:
- The new mindset: freelance translation meets business school
- Marketing and advertising
- Social media and Web 2.0
- Accounting
- Economics and pricing
- Entrepreneurship
- Work/life balance
- Productivity
- Keeping up with your languages
- Professional development
- Giving back
We’ve already received many pre-orders for our upcoming book (thanks for the sign of trust!). If you’d like to order your copy, which means we will send you purchase information or ship you a copy as soon as the book rolls off the presses, e-mail us here.
