Posts in category Freelancing

Translator Paid Per Word or By the Hour?

As a translator should you get paid by the word or by the hour? This is a question that new translators face when taking a new translation job. Even established translators may occasionally have to make a decision on which of the two modes of payment is best for a particular project.

In most cases, the translation industry prefers paying by the word. Under certain circumstances, established and experienced translators offer some of their services and charge them by the hour. The two methods have advantages and disadvantages. It is important to have the whole picture of the project before deciding on the best billing method.  Read more...

Getting Jobs from Small and Midsize Translation Agencies

It is many translators desire to set up their own translation services business. For various reasons, this may not be possible at the outset. A good way of getting into the waters of the translation world is to start as a freelancer and get translation jobs from both small and midsize translation agencies. How can you improve your chances of getting jobs from these agencies?

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Getting Paid as a Freelance Translator

It is demoralizing and frustrating to do a translation job expecting to be paid only to realize that your efforts could go uncompensated. The inability of using legal means to get your pay due to client geographic location or involved legal expenses, make the situation worse. What are some of the reasons why expected pay could fail to materialize? There are many reasons and the following are just a few of them.  Read more...

1. Fraudsters and Internet Scammers

Freelance Translation

As a freelance translator, one of the biggest issue when starting out is finding the right clients, and that is just the beginning. After landing that client, the next big issue is how do I retain that client? Which we know is not as easy as we think.

Now comes the part that we have to choose how we get our clients. Is working for a translation agency the ideal route or having a mix of translation agency work and private clients? Undoubtedly, working for translation agencies will give some comfort, since you are more likely to get a more reliable flow of projects, even though you may have to offer lower rates to translation agencies.  Read more...

Translation Glossary of Terms

Adaptation

Process of converting information into an appropriate format for the target language and culture.

Alignment

An alignment involves matching segments of an original text with their corresponding translations to create a translation memory. The alignment process is made easier with the use of certain CAT technologies, but still often requires the manual effort of the project manager. An alignment saves the translated text into a translation memory, allowing the client to use previous translations in future texts, saving money and ensuring consistency.

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Freelance Translation Jobs Online  Read more...

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Translator Gigs

We know as translators, looking for freelance gigs is not easy and often at times it is time consuming. With TranslatorGigs.com, the process will be alot easier and faster. No need spending all that time marketing your business, we will do that for you, that way you can concentrate on what you do best, which is running and growing your solo translation business or running a translation agency.

Look for topical articles that will help grow your business, along with time saving and project management tips, essential in been a successful small business owner.  Read more...