As translators and freelancers, we have the great opportunity to work with people from all over the world. However, this could be problematic when it comes to setting a deadline or, even worse, scheduling a conference call with several people in different parts of the world: which time? yours, mine, GMT?.
There is a handy, little tool that can easily solve this. Some of you might be aware of it, but for those who have never heard of it: I heartily recommend Time and Date’s Time Zone Converter. This tool works pretty straightforward: enter a time/date and a city, and Time Zone Converter will calculate the time/date for a different city.
For instance, my client in Prague wants me to deliver a translation on April 24 at 8:00. I’m in Chicago. So I enter:
And the result is:
It’s very easy to use and extremely helpful. Time and Date’s Time Zone Converter can be found at this link.
#1 by yuvaraj on May 28, 2010 - 2:26 am
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Nice post. Useful information
#2 by Tim on September 28, 2010 - 5:10 am
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That’s a great idea! Will use it. Thanks!
#3 by Don on November 25, 2010 - 8:55 am
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Another great tool where you can save the link with added cities/zones, and bookmark it or give to your colleague is http://www.gmtslider.com/. Try it, it’s the best.
#4 by Claudia Alvis on December 13, 2010 - 8:52 am
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Thank you Dom.
#5 by remodeling Tucson on May 26, 2011 - 9:40 am
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Thanks you for providing the link. I already bookmark it. I always do an online chat and conference call with my employees around Asia. Time zone converter is a big help for me. By using world time zone clocks there is no danger for me of missing phone meetings and important deals from my clients.
Hank Jones
Director Remodeling
#6 by Nabil @ gå ner i vikt snabbt on June 7, 2011 - 10:32 am
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This tool will really come in handy sometime in the near future, Claudia! I’ve been having lots of problems when it comes to the time with my clients.
Sometimes I’ve even lost clients due to misunderstanding what time they want their stuff done…
/Nabil, a web developer from Sweden.
#7 by Deborah Bradley on June 29, 2011 - 1:45 pm
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Been using this tool for a while and it’s a great tool indeed.