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Poll: How do you track your translation/interpretation projects?
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Niina Lahokoski
Niina Lahokoski  Identity Verified
Finlanda
Local time: 15:21
Membru (2008)
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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
 
JaneTranslates
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Puerto Rico
Local time: 08:21
din spaniolă în engleză
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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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