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What does a pack of primitive hunter-gatherers in the Neolithic era and a company that provides, for example, translation services have in common? Are things more difficult for modern translators or primitive hunters? What techniques developed in antiquity do we still use? And how do we use them?

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In our new video, you will see what can be the actual cost of the discount you get from a translation agency.

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Weekly duties of project managers never let them get bored, but sometimes they happen to deal with a lot of “fun.” Do you recognize yourself in this video?

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“To many questions.” That's what you can hear when you're dealing with a customer who doesn’t know how professional translation agencies work. Do you recognize yourself in this video? If you do, click like and share.

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• Tips for freelancers

When trying to get new orders, many freelance translators and translation agencies get the contact information of potential clients, and then send them emails and messages on social networks offering their services. But 99% of these messages are deleted unread. Why does this happen and how do we avoid it?

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So it is your first day as a translator at a translation agency. After all the tests and interviews, you fly inspired and confident in your abilities, you are burning with the desire to translate. But... expectations are not always materialized. If you have ever been in such a situation, you will definitely recognize yourself in this video.

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• project management
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A normal day, a normal project is finished for a normal client, I send them the normal translation and write them the normal email. The person at the other end is a Japanese girl called Totomi...

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To scoop up a big project is a golden dream of sales managers at translation agencies. But they hardly realize what their achievements might cost project managers. If you see yourself in this video, like and share it.

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The incident described below happened at the very beginning of my career as a project manager, and it taught me a lot. It’s the end of a normal working day and time to leave the office, but I’m struggling to wrap up one of my projects. I am still actively corresponding with a client in Japan. I remember her name was Akiko.

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Life of a project manager at the translation agency is tough and full of challenges. This video shows what can happen when you trust an urgent project to an untrusted translator. If you recognize yourself in this video, feel free to like and share it.