Learning the translation business

So a few months ago I officially set up my own business (drum roll), Katherine Osgood Translations LLC! Yay! The first few months have definitely been a learning experience, but I’m very happy to report that I’ve been extremely busy! So busy in fact, that I’m starting to get a little bit freaked out about how I’m going to balance the business with my studies. I have a few clients at the moment that are sending me work almost on a daily basis, and I’ve been frantically trying to squeeze in my Master’s work around them, but this week I decided that that system was not sustainable. My solution is to be more strict about my schedule and only make myself available for freelancing from Mon-Thurs, giving myself Friday, Sat and Sunday to concentrate on my Masters. I’m going to see how that goes for the next month or so. I keep telling myself that the good news is that I’ve got plenty of paid work, but now I just need to learn how to handle it all!

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