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Glenn's Guide to Translation Agencies has been used by translators and interpreters on all six continents to find more jobs, at higher rates. Its word-of-mouth reputation established it as the system for introducing yourself to agencies. For a time, the 2001 edition was being given away free as a promotional item by a dot com, but they have since gone out of business. I'd like to resuscitate Glenn's Guide in some form, check back at this web site for details.
I'll edit this page if there is news.

 

		Target your favorite subject; or try the U.S., U.K., Europe, or Japan
		Glenn's Guide gives you new power and control: target your favorite subject, or branch out to hundreds of agencies in the United States or overseas.

• Up-to-date data

  Both Glenn's Guide and Glenn's Guide International contain sources of translation/interpretation work for freelancers based in the U.S. and for those based elsewhere. There is added information on which agencies are seeking interpreters and foreign translators, what language pairs they are seeking, etc.

  • All address labels are up-to-date; if you discover any agency that has moved, I send you full new info on it for free. As you probably know, agencies move and change constantly.
  • I've screened every candidate agency and weeded out the ones that are too small, that aren't accepting resumes, and so on.

  There's an easy way to figure whether mailings are profitable for you. Estimate the total dollar amount you would earn over one year from contacting 350 agencies. Be honest. Only a small percentage will send you jobs, and they will primarily be technical, business or legal documents. Underestimate your profit (say US$15 per page). If you estimate you would earn more than $130 - $175 (the cost of one mailing to 350 agencies), then you should send out a mailing.

  Even if you have already contacted some agencies, a mailing is very beneficial. But you don't have to believe me; here are average comments from other translators who have used the list:

  • "definitely helpful! Thanks!" -- Peggy Fallin Wright
  • "extremely helpful!" -- Glenda Fabre
  • "Your list was not helpful. IT WAS GREAT!!" -- Maria Salazar

  It is actually cheaper to use the labels in Glenn's Guide than it is to call agencies long distance for their current address, postal code, and contact person. Not to mention you avoid hand-typing hundreds of envelopes. More importantly, I've weeded out over 300 agencies that aren't good prospects. I also include notes: Do they use oral interpreters nationwide? Do they use translators located overseas? (About half of them do in the U.S., and all the ones in GG International do.) Do they have any specialties; when were they established; are they seeking any particular skills and language pairs?

  What Glenn's Guide can do for you:

  • Locate higher-paying clients.
  • Reach those specializing in your language or subject.
  • Your resume on someone's desk reminds them to give you business.
  • A broad base is essential to carry you through slow seasons.
  • Interpreters can also land in-state jobs from remote agencies. A large proportion of agencies will use you for clients travelling into your area.

  Glenn's Guide includes hints on how to get paid, on what agencies look for in your resume and samples, and on how to conduct an inexpensive mailing.

  If you have any questions, I would be glad to answer them for you: just .

  Sincerely,

  John M. Glenn

• check back soon (I hope) at this web site for details on how to get a copy of Glenn's Guide.

• "I read your letter, thought 'just another advertisement,' and threw it away. However, something you said in the letter stuck in my mind--if I could get only one job from those agencies it would pay for the cost of the list. I fished it out of the trash and sent it in to you....
  [I made enough] that my husband and I were able to take the summer off our regular jobs and go to Lithuania and teach English."
  • Carol Regehr (Russian-to-English)
    Unsolicited letter

And you never know, you may be as lucky as Gabriel:

• "I grew from a $4000 business to a $1.5 million business in 2 1/2 years, starting out using Glenn's Guide."
  • Gabriel O'Meara

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