| The first step in finding a freelance
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| translation job is to assess your
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| | at is an excellent resource for the art
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| experience and capabilities; simply
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| | and business of freelance translation
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| speaking two or more languages fluently
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| is not enough. To find a job as a
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| freelance translator your curriculum
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| vitae should include:at least a
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| bachelor's degree,qualifications and
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| | German/Hungarian/English Translations
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| experiencetarget language (mother
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| tongue)source languages (the ones you
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| translate)a picture of yourself(not
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| compulsory)contact informationarea of
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| | For all the sites you need to pay if you
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| specialization, i.e., technical, legal,
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| | want premium membership. Remember, as
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| medical or literaturereal life experience
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| | non-paying member, you still can get to
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| in source language country
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| | know about job opportunities. You can do
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| The ability to write your own mother
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| | some research and find out the agency or
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| tongue fluently in regards to both style
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| | the poster and then send your CV to them.
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| and context in relationship to the topic
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| | Not all jobs come from these sites. In my
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| of the translation is essential. The real
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| | opinion about 50% of the jobs are
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| life experience of living or studying in
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| | available from other sites. So, always
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| a country where the language that you
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| | look for clients wherever you can. Scan
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| translate is spoken, will give you the
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| | the daily newspaper and search for leads,
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| realistic nuance of the language.
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| | create a website of your own, promote
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| Preparation and resources are the keys to
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| | your site, add url to search engines.
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| finding work as a freelance translator.
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| | These are very slow processes but if you
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| Preparation for being in business for
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| | do them regularly you would start getting
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| yourself means having the basic tools to
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| | jobs. Once you do a job, ask for
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| produce your work:an internet
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| | testimonials and then add this
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| connectioncomputer and appropriate
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| | testimonial in your CV.
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| softwareprint and online
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| | Freelance translators are not good
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| dictionariestranslation software'sand
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| | businessmen. Like any other business
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| ideally a dictating machine
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| | freelance translation is also a business
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| If your budget allows, investing in
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| Trados, the industry standard in
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| | clients. How you can promote? By website,
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| Computer-Aided Translation will be
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| | direct call, email, etc. How often? Every
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| invaluable. Your cover letter should
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| | day, whenever you find time, whenever you
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| describe how your will produced as well
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| | have time in between jobs. The mantra
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| as all of your channels of communication;
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| | should be market, market and market your
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| email, fax or instant messenger.
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| | services. Another important factor is
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| With these tools you are now ready to
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| | communication- Internet is an anonymous
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| start marketing your services. There are
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| | medium so you have to create trust and
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| sites, which share tips for translators
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| | credibility. You can do that slowly. The
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| like There are many freelance
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| | first step is to reply your emails as
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| translator/ agencies/forums and where you
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| | soon as you receive them. Then there are
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| can register for work and gain valuable
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| | few other steps which are very important
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| exposure:
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| | and about the I will discuss in my blog
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