Hello AUSIT Queensland members

Hello to fellow AUSIT members who are dropping by after yesterday’s professional development session on building a strong professional presence online.

I will upload my slides, along with some additional resources, by the end of the day today. In the meantime you might find the following posts interesting:

• A 5-minute video on how I use WordPress for this blog. This is the same system I use for my website.
• Some 5-minute videos with demonstrations of how I use LinkedIn and Google Reader for professional purposes.
• A half-hour presentation on social media for translators, which looks at Tweetdeck (co-presented with Philippa Hammond – check out her blog for a great guest post on search engine marketing (SEO) too).
• Finally, here is a list of 107 blogs by (mainly) freelance translators. (There are also plenty of blogs by interpreters, but these can be a starting point for finding them if you wish). If you’re thinking of starting a blog, it’s a good idea to know what’s out there already. If blogging is not for you, that’s fine too: but you might be interested in keeping up-to-date with what other professionals are writing.

Thank you very much to everyone who attended last night, and for your interesting and insightful questions.

About the author

Sarah Dillon is a qualified, accredited and experienced professional translator originally from Co. Clare in Ireland. She specialises in producing English-language texts that don't "sound" like translations, ensuring her clients' message has the desired impact in their overseas market. She is based in Brisbane, Australia and works with corporate clients, small businesses, agencies and nonprofit organisations all over the world. In her spare time, Sarah is also Marketing Director of eCPD Webinars.

Sarah Dillon has written 252 posts for There's Something About Translation.

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