Speaking of Translation Podcast – October 2020: Making the most of LinkedIn for Freelance Translators

Eve is the co-host with Corinne McKay of the long-running podcast Speaking of Translation, focusing on translation and the business of translation. 

Eve and Corinne discuss how to make the most of LinkedIn as a freelance translator or interpreter, including:

• Tips for optimizing your profile (specifically for our industry)
• How we use LinkedIn in our own businesses
• Eve’s ongoing use of LinkedIn Premium
• Corinne’s recent experiment with the LinkedIn Premium free trial

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Eve’s Global Reads book club
• Eve interviewed by Isabella Massardo for her blog and #SmartReads newsletter
• See your LI profile as others see it and modify what they see (if you are logged in)
• Customize your LinkedIn profile URL
• Miriam Hurley’s article on LinkedIn profiles for translators
• Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo’s articles on LinkedIn profiles for translators
• 7 Ways to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile and Gain More Leads
• These Simple Tweaks to Your LinkedIn Settings Could Help You Get More Translation or Interpreting Work
• 4 Things You Didn’t Know LinkedIn Could Do for Your T&I Business
• Article comparing LinkedIn plans
• Maeva Cifuentes’ article on LinkedIn for freelance translators
• Canva’s LinkedIn banner templates
• Corinne’s blog post on the free trial month of LinkedIn Premium

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