Preparing for the end of the year

We are at the end of another year, and this is the best time to check the ending year and start preparing for the new year.

What can we do as translators? I leave you here some tips on what I usually do.

The first I do is take care of my e-mail. I do backups of the most important e-mails and then eliminate everything until December.

This will help free up my e-mail and to have more space. It’s normal to receive many files, and some are big.

I also check my CVs (I have one in English and another in Portuguese). I check my information and update it with, for instance, new phone number, e-mail, website or even LinkedIn. I indicate webinars, courses or CPD that I have done related to translation, courses and trainings that I had taught, and other information that is more important for me at the time, to help me get more clients.

I see my graphics with all translation projects I received throughout the year, to have an idea of the amount of work received, the best and the worst months. With this information I can understand which are the best days or months to contact some clients, find new clients and to do some marketing. This will help improve my next year.

I also send an online Christmas Card to all my clients, even the ones that do not contact me for some time. This is a great time to remind them that I’m still working and that they can count on me, and they still receive a gift!