Anastasia Giagopoulou's blog

No better way to start 2022 than being a guest speaker at the Department of Translation and Intercultural Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

The emails I receive from time to time from freelancers looking for new clients inspired me to write this series of articles on several topics, all aiming on how to present yourself in the correct light and win some really good jobs and clients. Let’s call it… A Successful Step-By-Step Business and Marketing Guide for Freelance Translators.Today I’m focusing on the Presentation Email and I’ll give you the basic steps on how to introduce yourselves in a professional manner.

It’s the End of an Era

In this digital era, mobility is evolving at a breakneck pace.

The new technology rules instruct in a way society to adapt to the new digital reality. This also reflects on the electronic devices people use on their daily routine. So, portability becomes the new normal.

As desktops started to fade away, laptops took over the world and became the trusty hard workers of the modern way of living.

Portability Is the New Black

According to Nature.com, "To share is human".

Humans have been sharing stories from ancient times to today's digital world.

Content Marketing is just a new medium that helps people to keep telling more stories than ever.

Content Marketing spreads valuable information, educates, persuades and attracts traffic to your content. It also stimulates desire, maintains credibility, and results in sales.

I am delighted that I have decided to enter for the Best performance on a translation assignment award on the ITI Awards 2021.

For starters, let me tell you why it's a great idea to enter for the ITI Awards.

• You gain recognition for your achievements, or those of a peer, colleague or  

   student, if it's a team entry

• Your work stands out in a highly competitive market

BP21 Online Translation Conference starts today!

This year's theme is about Breaking Patterns. Yes, we have to break patterns if we want to stay on top of business in an industry that is full of new challenges.

What a year indeed!

I hope you and your loved ones are all safe in these difficult times.

Last week, Csaba Ban, hosted another great BP Conference. This year's translation conference was planned to take place in Nuremberg, Germany, but due to the pandemic of Covid-19, the skilful and resourceful host succeeded in organising the entire event online on the Zoom platform. A great experience and pretty challenging, I would say, and it turned out a huge success as any other BP Conference.

It's a fact that online shopping is one of the most popular online activities around the globe.

According to Statista, "In 2019, retail e-commerce sales worldwide amounted to 3.53 trillion US dollars and e-retail revenues are projected to grow to 6.54 trillion US dollars in 2022."

Ακόμη μία φορά η Πανελλήνια Ένωση Μεταφραστών (ΠΕΜ) παραμένει στο πλευρό των μελών της και όλων των επαγγελματιών γλωσσικών υπηρεσιών κατά τη διάρκεια της κρίσης του COVID-19. Η Ένωση συνεχίζει να μας ενημερώνει για οποιοδήποτε θέμα σχετίζεται με την κρίση του κορονοϊού και την υποστήριξη της επαγγελματικής μας δραστηριότητας.

Δείτε την ειδική δυναμική σελίδα ενημέρωσης:

Ελληνικά

English

και ενημερωθείτε για θέματα όπως:

Μετά και τις πρόσφατες εξελίξεις της πανδημίας, η Πανελλήνια Ένωση Μεταφραστών προχώρησε στη σύσταση Κέντρου Διαχείρισης της Κρίσης COVID-19, με σκοπό τη διατήρηση της επιχειρησιακής συνέχειας του γραφείου της ΠΕΜ και την απρόσκοπτη παροχή υπηρεσιών στα μέλη της.

The spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is the most serious global health security threat in decades. My heart and thoughts go out to all who have been affected by this outbreak. I'm so grateful to the thousands of healthcare workers and other professionals and volunteers who are on the front lines helping their communities and the world.

Across the globe, due to the spread of the new virus, Coronavirus (COVID-19), at least 200 conferences have been cancelled or postponed so far.

Great news for the Greek translation industry and tourism, as the first nationwide tests for PEM’s new innovative interpreter / translator finder mobile app took place in Kalamata, Greece.

Read more at PEM's new website: https://bit.ly/2Ifs92v

As the year draws to an end, I am proud to announce some very exciting achievements.  

1. Get Connected: Customer Satisfaction Survey

Thank you so much for taking the time to complete my Customer Satisfaction Survey conducted during 2019. I really appreciate it as your feedback helps me improve the way we work together. I made notes of every single response I received, and your comments really makes a difference.

As you are one of the most integral parts of the work I do, I want to ensure your opinion is being heard and respected.