Leveraging ChatGPT to Break Down Wordplays

Alfonso De Luca

Aug 132 min read

Leveraging ChatGPT to Break Down Wordplays

ChatGPT and AI tools in general can help us translators boost our work - wordplay breakdowns included, when used the right way.

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Localizing Skywind: Iron Armors, Concept-to-Asset

Alfonso De Luca

Aug 122 min read

Localizing Skywind: Iron Armors, Concept-to-Asset

How Skywind videos are subtitles from YouTube, with all the professionalism and technicalities of the case!

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Advanced Client Management on Spreadsheet

Alfonso De Luca

Jul 292 min read

Advanced Client Management on Spreadsheet

There are a few suggestions I'm giving out here on how to create follow-up tables for clients in spreadsheet tools.

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Alfonso De Luca

Jul 272 min read

Grammarly for Writers and Translators

Leverage Grammarly, a free tool for your copy purposes, to better write and accurately spell-check your work as a writer or translator.

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Using AI Tools to Create Agency Lists to Apply

Alfonso De Luca

Jul 252 min read

Using AI Tools to Create Agency Lists to Apply

Quick and simple prompts to use ChatGPT to apply to more and more agencies, actually reducing the web search work.

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Alfonso De Luca

Jul 233 min read

Free... Invisible, and Minimal Signature for Your Emails (With Logo!)

There is a trick for having a free, invisible, and minimal signature in your emails by just using a spreadsheet app... Read it all!

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Browser Settings and Extensions to Assist Your Writing in Online Translation Editors

Alfonso De Luca

Jul 212 min read

Browser Settings and Extensions to Assist Your Writing in Online Translation Editors

Lots of times we'd like to use our favorite CAT tool to translate the agency's files. There are however tricks to help us with online tasks!

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Using Google Sheets to Create a Follow-up Record Table for Clients

Alfonso De Luca

Jul 192 min read

Using Google Sheets to Create a Follow-up Record Table for Clients

Google Sheets can be a useful way to track the hard-done marketing you pursue to reach and find your ideal clients as a translator!

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Customer Service: How Far Thank You and Follow-Ups Go with Clients

Alfonso De Luca

Jul 182 min read

Customer Service: How Far Thank You and Follow-Ups Go with Clients

Following up with clients, even for just a short thank you message improves relationships and work received by them; it's customer service.

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Alfonso De Luca

Jul 163 min read

An Overview: The ProZ.com Blue Board

An overview and some considerations on The ProZ.com Blue Board, which some measures on how to assess agencies.

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Good Cashback and Other Advantages for Your Wallet With Wise

Alfonso De Luca

Jul 142 min read

Good Cashback and Other Advantages for Your Wallet With Wise

My reasoning and decision to switch over to the Wise app for money management - such as for the good cashback!

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How to Find Better Work-Life Balance as a Digital Nomad

Alfonso De Luca

Jul 113 min read

How to Find Better Work-Life Balance as a Digital Nomad

Tips and tools to strike a better work-life balance while living the digital nomad lifestyle.

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Following up clients via email as a freelance translator

Alfonso De Luca

Jul 92 min read

Following up clients via email as a freelance translator

Tips to snooze your emails to follow-up quickly and effectively with your clients as a freelance translator.

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Tips to Cold-Apply via ProZ.com BlueBoard

Alfonso De Luca

Jun 303 min read

Tips to Cold-Apply via ProZ.com BlueBoard

Tips on where to find and how to use a tool for marketing cold emails to agencies in ProZ.com.

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Alfonso De Luca

Jun 234 min read

Coming Back From a Year of Burnout

Today, after much waiting, and back and forth on my side on whether to stop blogging and my career altogether, we're talking about burnout.

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Unleashing Your Potential: The Power of Localization with Regex

Alfonso De Luca

May 12, 20232 min read

Unleashing Your Potential: The Power of Localization with Regex

Today we're back on track with a topic that requires more exposure. Of course, we're talking about regular expressions (regex, for short).

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More Metrics to Get Hired by Agencies: Worked Volume

Alfonso De Luca

Jan 30, 20232 min read

More Metrics to Get Hired by Agencies: Worked Volume

Metrics such as worked volume (i.e., total words translated) are useful to give agencies an overview of your experience.

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More Than Just Translating: Work Speed as a Freelance Linguist

Alfonso De Luca

Jan 28, 20232 min read

More Than Just Translating: Work Speed as a Freelance Linguist

It's more than being a translator. Work speed is one metric that helps you land jobs and make more money.

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Recontacting Clients for Feedback as a Freelance Translator

Alfonso De Luca

Jan 26, 20232 min read

Recontacting Clients for Feedback as a Freelance Translator

Not all translators take these key steps to actively ask for feedback and get better clients.

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Client Feedback and Reputation to Land a Job

Alfonso De Luca

Jan 24, 20232 min read

Client Feedback and Reputation to Land a Job

Freelance translators should not underestimate the importance of these feedback and reputation tips to land jobs.

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