How to start work as a freelance translator?

Posted by Bharta Bharta on November 26th, 2020

How to start work as a freelance translator?

If you are good at any language beside your native language, you are able to work as a freelance translator. The first thing you can do is to specialize in any type of translation like medical translation, general translation, financial translation, legal translation etc. For legal translation, it has some other requirements such as the authorization of the translator from the competent authority. For example for legal translation Abu Dhabi, you need to be authorized from Ministry of Justice in Abu Dhabi.

Doctors or students studying medicine can specialize in medical translation; accountants or students studying accountancy can specialize in financial translation; and engineers or students studying engineering can specialize in engineering translation.

You need to practice translation step by step in order to get the experience required in the field of specialization. You can search Google for bilingual samples and try to learn from such samples by hiding any part of translation and try to translate such part by yourself and compare your translation to the model translation so that you can know your mistakes and work on them. You need also to read in your specialization in your native language and the target language.

You need to be familiar with Microsoft office programs such as Word in order to easily handle it so that you can achieve your tasks in a timely manner. You need also to have a good knowledge of the dictionaries and websites that give assistance in such kind of translation. Try to cope with the latest news in the field of specialization.

You should be aware of translation market and the rates of translation. There are many websites that enable freelance translators to offer their services or to apply for any task required by any of the website users.

You need to have some knowledge about marketing and how to acquire new customers. You can build your own website and offer your services. You can target your customers through some sponsored ads on Facebook or make a campaign through Google Adwords.

All you need to get your payments is to have a bank account or an account at any of financial platforms such as PayPal so that you can receive your dues.

Freelance jobs are very good as you will be the manager of yourself. You can arrange your time of work and time of relax. You can also do your important matters at any time regardless of time.

You need to be good at English and a language of your choice that has a good demand on the field of translation so that the proposed volume of work will ensure you a good income.

You can make a list of translation offices in your country and get their contact details and try to offer your services and rates to them and work with them on a freelance basis. Quality is the most important factor in the field of translation. You can provide a top notch translation even if you do not have a bachelor degree in translation as it depends on the person and how to deliver the exact meaning.