You are highly trained and highly motivated to get started as a freelance translator. You would like to gain experience and offer your skills on the open market. But theory and practice are two different worlds. You don't have a plan for how to gain a foothold in practice. Where do you find your customers? How do you present yourself to the outside world? What are your main areas? When do you take which actions? What visions do you have for the future?

For all these questions – and more – we are at your side with our many years of expertise in the field of language services and business consulting.

Business consulting

We support founders in the start-up phase or young entrepreneurs in the further development of their company.

• Financial planning and pricing: What investments are to be considered? How do I scale my prices? Do I always charge the same amount for every text?
• Business plan and strategy development: What would I like to specialise in? What sets me apart from the competition? Who should my customers be?
• Language technology and innovation: Which CAT tools will get me ahead? What tricks are there?
• Marketing and sales: Is an e-mail address enough? Or would a website be better? Do I need a social media presence?

The initial consultation, during which we clarify your needs and determine the possible scope of the consultation, is free of charge for you. If we agree to collaborate, there is the possibility of taking advantage of subsidised counselling under certain circumstances.

Make an appointment for a free initial consultation: claudia.hagendorfer[at]text-it.at

Further training

Our workshops focus on practical experience:

• Translation memory tools (Trados and memoQ)
• Terminology management
• Automated quality assurance
• Templates, file formats and their pitfalls

We highlight processes and work steps that you will encounter in your day-to-day work as a translator. Tips and tricks from our wealth of experience will enrich your expertise. The aim is to gain the confidence and standing to accept orders and advise customers.

Find out about our next training courses on our website: www.text-it.at