Freelancer Training on How to Find Direct Clients
🚀 Welcome to the How to Find Direct Clients Podcast – your go-to resource for ambitious translators looking to level up their careers!
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Grow Your Client Base: Learn proven strategies to attract more direct clients and secure steady work.
Boost Your Professional Growth: Expert interviews and solo episodes tailored to early-career language providers making 3k or less a month.
Maximize Your Potential: Discover how to optimize workflows, embrace technology, and develop skills that set you apart in a competitive industry.
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Overcome Challenges: Gain valuable insights to navigate obstacles, achieve your goals, and become a sought-after freelance translator.
✨ This podcast is for YOU if you're ready to invest in your career growth, learn from experts and take your translation career up a notch!
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Episodes
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Ep 89. How to Use Data to Grow Your Language Business – Without the Overhead with Luke Komiskey
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Ep 88. How to Move Beyond Medical Translation into Regulatory-Ready Linguistic Validation with Nur Ferrante
In this week's episode of Freelancer Training, we’re joined by Nur Ferrante, a seasoned linguistic validation consultant, to explore just how medical translators can evolve into indispensable players in the clinical trial ecosys...
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Ep 87. Powering Productivity with AI: Multitasking Mastery with Tania Lines
Let's face it. Freelancing is a delicate juggling act—client work, keeping up with our source languages, staying competitive in an AI-driven market… not to mention taking care of ourselves.That’s why I’m excited to welcome Ta...
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Ep 86. Designing for Excellence: Gabriel Fairman on Operational Mastery, Risk Management and Building a Winning Culture
In this week’s episode, I sat down with Gabriel Fairman, CEO of BureauWorks, to explore the principles of operational mastery, risk management and company culture. With years of ...
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Ep 85. Disrupting the Translation Tech Market: A Conversation with Wordscope CEO Philippe Mercier
In this week's episode, I sit down with Philippe Mercier, CEO of Wordscope, the entrepreneur paving the way in computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools with integrated professional AI licenses. As AI res...
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Ep 84. From Awkward to Awesome: Mastering the Art of Meaningful Connections
Networking doesn’t have to feel forced, transactional, or overwhelming. In fact, it can be the key to unlocking career opportunities, business growth, and personal fulfillment.In the next episode of Freelancer Training on How to Find Mo...
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Ep 83. From Law to Loyalty: Larry Easto’s Guide to Referrals and Repeat Business
In this week's episode, I sat down with Larry Easto, a lawyer, consultant, author, and coach with over 40 years of experience. Larry stands out not only for his impressive career but for his unique perspective as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)...
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Ep 82. Overcoming the Four Fears®: Unlock Your Confidence and Clarity with Mark Franklin
🎧 Ever wondered what a joint Guinness World Record holder, a West End performer, and a drummer extraordinaire have in common? So come meet my close business friend Mark Franklin—a multi-talented force of nature whose story will lea...
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Ep 81. From Invisible to Unstoppable: Mastering Personal and Business Branding with Sapna Pieroux
In this episode, we’re diving deep into the world of branding with the incredible Sapna Pieroux, multi-award-winning brand consultant, speaker, and author of the Business Book Award-winning Let’s Get Visible!.If you’re an...
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Ep 80. Unlocking Efficiency: How Freelance Translators Can Leverage VA Services with Phill Tomlinson
Are you a freelance translator struggling to do all the things: keep up with admin tasks, marketing efforts or client follow-ups? Do you feel like you're spending more time managing your business than actually translating in your bu...
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Ep 79. Crafting Copy that Converts: How Steven Lewis' Taleist Agency Turns Words into Sales
In this episode, I am joined by Steven Lewis, the mastermind behind Taleist Agency, to explore the art of crafting copy that drives sales. Steven...
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Ep 78. Cracking the LinkedIn Code: How to Skyrocket Your Brand with Sam Swirsky
Ever wondered how some brands seem to set LinkedIn on fire while others barely get a look in? 🤔In this episode, I sit down with Sam Swirsky, a LinkedIn expert strategist who knows E...
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Ep 77. Marketing Beyond the Basics: Creative, Sustainable Strategies with Emily Aborn
This week on How to Find More Direct Clients, I had the privilege of speaking with Emily Aborn—a copywriter, podcast host, and marketing strategist with 16+ years of experience in brand messaging, event planning, and custo...
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Ep 76. How to Master On-Page SEO: Expert Strategies for Top Rankings with Teresa Sousa
Do you work in the SEO translation niche?Does SEO get you all in a flap? Do you just find it hard?Not to worry because I´ve got you covered! 🎙️This week, I’m thrilled to welcome
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Ep 75. Surviving 2024’s Marketing Chaos: Cat Valverde’s No-Hype Formula for Online Success
Ready to attract more translation clients and thrive in the ever changing online business landscape? Tune in to this episode as Cat Valverde, MBA, reveals powerful strategies...
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Ep 74. From Hollywood to Hustle: Liz Scully’s Journey in Business Strategy and Masterminds
In this episode, I caught up with Liz Scully, a seasoned film industry insider turned business strategist. With over 20 years of experience working on major Hollywood films and a trea...
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Ep 73. People Over Profits: How to Find Translation Clients with Purpose and Passion
In this week's episode, we're joined by Nicky Billou, an incredible Christian immigrant from the Middle East, now thriving in Canada, with a powerful story and an unwavering belief that business isn’t just a numbers game—it’s a people game.&nbs...
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Ep 72. How to Find Translation Clients Q4 Enrollment Now Live
This week’s Q4 translator training was a huge success with nearly 100 signups and 90% attending live—it was the most interactive session I’ve ever hosted!If you missed it or want to review key points, you can still download the wo...
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Ep 71. How to Find Translation Clients as a Serbian Language Teacher with Natasa Budisin
In this week’s episode of How to Find More Direct Clients, I’m thrilled to welcome Natasa Budisin, a highly experienced Serbian language teacher. With her deep e...
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Ep 70. Why do we Find SEO so Difficult? Barb Davids Tells us it Really Isn’t!
Why do we find SEO so difficult? Barb Davids tells us it really isn’t!We misunderstand SEO but it’s really not rocket science. It matches up closely with our content marketing and is not going anywhere anytime soon. -&...
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Ep 69. Business Mentor and Online Business Owner Trudy Rankin Shares Essential Career Tips on Business Building
This week I was delighted to catch up with my business mentor Trudy Rankin from The Online Business Liftoff. Trudy...
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Ep 68. Gareth Everson Reveals How a Summery Glass of Iced Lemonade Can Spark Your Marketing Efforts
This week on the podcast I caught up with systems marketing expert Gareth Everson.Gareth helps solopreneurs small business owners to fix their lead and sales funnels using CRM and sales and marketing automations. Whether you're adding sy...
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Ep 67. Navigating Rome's Rental Market: Expert Insights from Marie-Hélène Hayles
This week on the podcast I caught up with Italian to English translator, local real estate consultant and my 1:1 coaching client Marie-Helene Hayles.
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Ep 66. AI, Translation Tech and Future-Proofing Your Career with Carlos La Orden Tovar
On the podcast this week I caught up with translation tech expert Carlos La Orden Tovar. Carlos is close to hitting the milestone of 25 years providing language servi...
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Ep 65. Tune In to Hear David Shriner-Cahn and I Discuss Building a Lifestyle Business by Leveraging Your Professional Expertise
This week on the podcast I was most fortunate to speak to New Yorker David Shriner-Cahn, a former professional chemical engineer and now sought after business consultant. <...
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