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Poll: How do you track your translation/interpretation projects?
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Niina Lahokoski Finland Local time: 13:20 Member (2008) English to Finnish + ...
Email tasks + homemade database
Oct 3, 2020
As a more immediate tool, I use the calendar in Thunderbird to convert handoff emails to Tasks - these are listed in a side bar in the email program. There I can check off each task after it is finished. Then I have an OpenOffice database containing tables for all clients, projects and invoices, forms for adding data, and some useful queries. I update it at the end of each month during invoicing. I've been using this system almost since I started my business, and while it's not very... See more
As a more immediate tool, I use the calendar in Thunderbird to convert handoff emails to Tasks - these are listed in a side bar in the email program. There I can check off each task after it is finished. Then I have an OpenOffice database containing tables for all clients, projects and invoices, forms for adding data, and some useful queries. I update it at the end of each month during invoicing. I've been using this system almost since I started my business, and while it's not very advanced or user-friendly, it's at least tailored to my way of working (plus creating the DB was quite a learning experience!). ▲ Collapse
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JaneTranslates Puerto Rico Local time: 06:20 Spanish to English + ...
Word documents and Google Calendar
Oct 3, 2020
That's it. Almost all my jobs are relatively large and I seldom have more than two going at a time. so it's easy enough to keep track. I have created templates for all the Word docs that I use (quote, invoice, time on the job, errata, etc.).
I don't necessarily recommend my system to young translators starting out, but it has served me well.
--Jane
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