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Apart from marketing your services effectively and delivering quality work, on time, the next biggest challenge is getting your customers to pay you fully and on time. Many businesses have folded due to failing in this department.
I was never happy with the idea of doing nothing more than "window dressing", to me a website is a work horse that is supposed to bring in clients, not an impressive looking Arab racehorse people admire running around in the field.
The principle of marketing freelance translation services is easy: To get freelance translation work you need to get yourself known.
Here is a list of the basic technical equipment for the home office of a freelance translator. It may look rather obvious but the important thing are the details: Yes of course you need an Internet connection. But is it fast and reliable?
At first sight working from home may appear the perfect solution, especially for (young) mothers. The most important thing is to ensure that your family understands that you are at work when you are at your desk.
Explain to your children that you are at home unless you are at your desk. When you're at your desk you are at work and only to be disturbed on really important occasions.
These are some of the skills and personality traits I have found useful in my working life as a freelance translator. The list is by no means exhaustive:
If you are thinking of becoming a freelance translator yourself, you may find the following pages helpful. I have put together a number of ideas and suggestions born out of my own experience. Select the topics that interest you from the menu on the right or read through this whole section by clicking 'Next' at the bottom of each page.
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