Must have links and resources for Professional Translators
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Translator Links
American Translator Association (ATA) -- http://www.atanet.org
Translator Journal -- http://www.accurapid.com/journal
PROZ -- http://www.proz.com
Monster.com -- http://www.monster.com
Aquarius -- http://www.aquarius.net
Translator/Interpeter Guild -- http://www.trans-interp-guild.org
Translator Tips -- http://www.translatortips.com
MultiLingual.com -- http://www.multilingual.com
Small Business Links (borrowed from the ALTA website)
http://www.resumescorecard.com
Resume Services - resume services, writing, editing, templates,
cvs, cover letters, and more. High quality and fast results -
you and ResumeScorecard get better jobs
http://www.gohome.com
Articles on marketing, new technology, new office products, legal
aspects of the home office, telecommunications information.
http://www.quicken.com/small_business
This is Quicken's small business site. You can download business-plan
templates as well as obtain the usual home-office information.
http://www.language-museum.com
Language links for Translators. A great resource! This site lists language samples for 2000 different
languages and dialects.
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/developr/msdn/newup/glossary/
Download the individual Microsoft International Glossaries
http://www-math.uni-paderborn.de/dictionaries/Dictionaries.html
On-line dictionary compendium including many languages (some exotic)
and a number of English dictionaries, thesauri, etc.
http://www.wwli.com
The Worldwide Language Institute. On-line dictionaries and glossaries in a variety of languages, primarily Asian.
http://babel.uoregon.edu/Yamada/fonts.html
Yamada Language Center non-English Font Archive -- A library of
downloadable fonts for displaying non-roman characters. Provides
a terrific selection of just about any font you could want. All
fonts are downloadable from the Web.
Software for Translators
http://www.Trados.com
Home page for the industry-standard TRADOS translation software.
Visit to download a trial version.
http://www.practiline.com
Used by Schreiber Translations! PractiCount and Invoice is a great product for obtaining wordcounts in a wide variety of file formats, and can create very helpful reports and invoices as well as process multiple files in batches.
http://www.WebBudget.com
Web Budget is a feature-rich application for creating wordcounts
in HTML and other file formats. Also assists with budgeting and
invoicing. FREE DOWNLOAD!
http://www.LandSW.com/translators.htm
Here is a link for an invoicing program designed specifically
for Freelance Translators. There are both PC & MAC versions
available.
http://www.textware.com
Instant Text -- a companion for popular word processing programs
which allows you to create complicated auto-text entries and glossaries.
FREE DOWNLOAD! (DEMO)
Other Recommended Utilities, Resouces and Sites
http://www.luomapinyin.com
Learn Mandarin - Free online Chinese course with pinyin and esl
Learn Chinese Mandarin with pinyin and esl. Has a free online chinese course.
http://www.translationschools.org
Translation School: Worldwide language schools directory. Here you can find the language course that you are looking for, in any language in any country.
http://www.fortranslators.com
A fantastic place for Translation resources in a variety of languages. Most recent offerings include a French to English medical dictionary and a multicultural Spanish Business Dictionary.
http://www.translation-guide.com
Information about and resources for all types of translation and
language products. Find out what makes a good translation, learn
about a new language, translation software, gadgets and more.
http://www.learnenglishguide.com
Learn English: Learn English guide, all about how to learn English and how to speak English.
http://www.bls-frenchcourses.com
Learn French in France: Learn French language in France with BLS. Personalized French language courses in France for adults and teenagers. Award wining schools in Bordeaux, Biarritz.
http://www.european-patent-office.org
Official Website of the European Patent Office. Available in 3 languages.
http://www.prestigeproofreading.com.au
Proofreading, copywriting and copyediting by Prestige Proofreading.
Solutions for students, businesses, publishers, writers, jobseekers
and individuals. Offering online quotations and payment through
Pay Pal.
http://www.landmarkcurriculumforliving.com
Provides four individual programs that focus on people's lives, families, workplaces, and their communities.
http://www.DesktopPublishing.com
This site is a free resource for students, teachers, and parents
...or anyone else involved in the graphic arts/publishing industry.
You can also find reviews .. as well as a state of the art message
board/forums system.
http://www.PayPal.com
A great way for translators to receive payments via E-Mail, especially
since they are able to do international currency conversions.
As an added bonus, most of their services are absolutely FREE
for individuals, and payments can also be made free or charge
by the payor! Check it out!
http://www.Xdrive.com
Create your own Internet drive! Useful for sharing files in an
on-line virtual drive instead of E-Mailing them back and forth.
FREE DOWNLOAD!
http://www.DialPad.com
Call any phone in the world from your computer! All you need is
an internet connection, microphone and speakers! FREE DOWNLOAD!
http://www.eFax.com
Get a free fax number that allows people to send faxes which you
can view through your E-Mail. Great for translators who don't
want to pay for an extra line, plus there are no frustrating paper
jams to deal with! FREE DOWNLOAD!
http://www.bostonlanguage.com
Language School - Boston Language: Leading language school in Boston, MA, offers language education including Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Portuguese, and over 140 languages.
http://www.teflcertificate.com
Teaching English as a Foreign Language: American English Programs offers intensive 4 week International TEFL Certificate courses in Teaching English as a Foreign Language overseas.
http://www.blitranslations.com
Professional Language Translation Services: A division of The Boston Language Institute, offers a full range of services from foreign language translation and interpreting service to multilingual website and desktop publishing.
Compress your files to save time and space. Also helps get rid of those pesky file-transfer problems that occur when sending files through some types of E-Mail systems.
WinZip -- http://www.winzip.com
-- FREE DOWNLOAD! (PC)
PkZip -- http://www.pkzip.com
-- FREE DOWNLOAD! (PC)
Stuff-It -- http://aladdinsys.com
-- FREE DOWNLOAD! (MAC/PC)
Recommended Search Engines and Web Directories
Google -- http://www.google.com
MSN -- http://www.msn.com
Yahoo -- http://www.yahoo.com
DC Pages -- http://www.dcpages.com
(WDC area Search Engine)
One Genesis -- http://www.onegenesis.com
(WDC area Search Engine)
