Are you planning to become a freelance translator? Our tips will help you start or improve your translator career! Why freelance translation? If you have a passion for languages and speak at least two of them fluently (one of them is your native language), you are simply created for a translator's career. Freelancing is a great setting for people who understand why they are doing it: being your own boss without having to go to the office every day and take on the job you really like. Freelancing does not require an initial investment and can be a profitable business. It also gives you the opportunity to grow creatively - to what extent - it will depend on your specialization, industry and focus. Fierce competition, tough clients and crazy deadlines, like any job here, also have its drawbacks, but for many people it's a worthy compromise. Still want to be a freelance translator? Read on!
So here are 5 tips to help you become truly the best freelance translator:
1. Be known
You need to talk about yourself on social media and forums so that customers know about you and your services. Use the services of advertising agencies if you can afford it.
2. Perform yourself as a professional translator
Set a reasonable price for your services, make high quality translations and be a professional so your customers are happy with your work. Never agree to a job in which you are not qualified enough or that you will not be able to complete on time - this may not have a favorable effect on your feedback.
3. Use your time correctly
This is extremely important. How fast can you translate? It is said that on average the translator translates 1SP (standard page = 1800 characters, including spaces) per hour, however, most of us work much faster. Find your own pace.
4. Lots to work with
Just like in any other business, you have to work hard to be successful. Sometimes, you may have to work nights, weekends and holidays.
5. Collaborate with agencies
Again, it depends on what kind of translation you make. If you specialize in literary translations, you can get bookings from various publishers, and they will be able to help you find jobs. If you are making legal translations, working with a law firm can be a good opportunity to get regular orders.
Translation Center "Standard" works closely with a large number of freelance translators throughout Ukraine. We are always open to new acquaintances and interested in finding professionals!
TRANSLATION AGENCY ETALON - QUALITY TRANSLATION IN ALL LANGUAGES
How many jokes do we know that arise from the lack of understanding between people speaking different languages? Unfortunately, if misunderstandings occur in real life, those affected often find it not very funny. The Etalon Online Translation Agency (Kharkiv) is a reliable partner in all matters related to the translation of documents, texts, and speech. Our specialists have extensive language knowledge and vast experience working with both documents and oral translations.
Not every translation agency can provide such a wide range of services as our translation bureau! With us, you can order translations of various types of personal documents:
- Passport translation
- Birth certificate translation
- Diploma/Certificate translation
- Employment certificate translation
Order translations of large documents on legal, medical, financial topics, technical and artistic texts, as well as translate websites or localize software. We are happy to provide our clients with related services such as:
- Obtaining document duplicates
- Passport application assistance
- Visa assistance
- Obtaining certificates (criminal record, marital status, residency registration)
- Document delivery and more
Our translation agency also assists with document legalization (consular legalization, apostille, nostrification).
In addition to all the aforementioned, at our document translation bureau, you can take advantage of express translation services and get the required document in a foreign language within an hour!
It is important to note that a good translation agency cares about its clients and guarantees the confidentiality and security of information (as it often involves personal documents and information). Etalon Bureau takes full responsibility for the non-disclosure of received information!
Affordable Translation Services in Kharkiv
No matter which language our translation bureau works with – English, Italian, Polish, French – you will always receive a quality result! And you will get translator services at a very reasonable price!
Our bureau works with more than 50 languages of the world! We will consider all your wishes and accurately translate any document within the agreed time frame!
You can contact us in different ways:
- Fill out the "Order Service" form
- Call us, and send copies of documents by email
- Visit our office: 47 Sumska Street, Office # 11, Kharkiv, Ukraine
If you need translation services, contact our translation bureau (Kharkiv). We also want to note that we work with clients from any region and city of Ukraine: Kyiv, Lviv, Poltava, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Lutsk, Vinnytsia, Rivne, Ternopil, Uzhhorod, Chernivtsi, Chernihiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Zhytomyr, Ivano-Frankivsk, Khmelnytskyi, Kropyvnytskyi, Cherkasy, Sumy. If you are not in Kharkiv, you can send us a file for translation by email. We will send you the result within the agreed time and method without delay!
Come to us! We are waiting for you!
