Getting started as a freelance translator

Getting started as a freelance translator, available at $44.99, has an average rating of 4.45, with 14 lectures, based on 57 reviews, and has 201 subscribers.

You will learn about How to get good clients and keep them happy The top web sites and translator directories to submit your profile to Online dictionaries, books, podcasts, and other resources Why you need a Computer-Aided Translation (CAT) tool Invoicing, taxes, and other business topics How to set and raise the rates you charge clients How to get started in the lucrative field of patent translation This course is ideal for individuals who are People with excellent command of two languages (their native language and another language) who want to establish a successful career as a location-independent freelance translator It is particularly useful for People with excellent command of two languages (their native language and another language) who want to establish a successful career as a location-independent freelance translator.

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Summary

Title: Getting started as a freelance translator

Price: $44.99

Average Rating: 4.45

Number of Lectures: 14

Number of Published Lectures: 14

Number of Curriculum Items: 14

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 14

Original Price: $89.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

How to get good clients and keep them happy
The top web sites and translator directories to submit your profile to
Online dictionaries, books, podcasts, and other resources
Why you need a Computer-Aided Translation (CAT) tool
Invoicing, taxes, and other business topics
How to set and raise the rates you charge clients
How to get started in the lucrative field of patent translation

Who Should Attend

People with excellent command of two languages (their native language and another language) who want to establish a successful career as a location-independent freelance translator

Target Audiences

People with excellent command of two languages (their native language and another language) who want to establish a successful career as a location-independent freelance translator

The translation industry doubles in size every ten years, and demand for skilled translators continues to grow. In this course, I teach you how to get started as a location-independent freelance translator. I focus on freelance translation, but the information is also relevant to in-house translation jobs. I cover the basics of the freelance translation industry, including types of clients, lucrative specializations, and the future of translation as a career. Other topics include getting clients, keeping project managers happy, and essential dictionaries, books, Computer-Aided Translation (CAT) tools, and other resources.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Getting Started as a Freelance Translator

Lecture 1: Getting Started as a Freelance Translator

Lecture 2: About Freelance Translation

Lecture 3: Marketing Yourself to Clients

Lecture 4: Setting Your Rates

Lecture 5: Keeping Your Project Manager Happy

Lecture 6: Patent Translation

Chapter 2: Computer-Aided Translation (CAT) Tools

Lecture 1: Computer-Aided Translation (CAT) tools

Lecture 2: Demo of the Memsource CAT Tool

Lecture 3: Demo of the Trados Studio CAT Tool

Chapter 3: Other Essential Resources for Translators

Lecture 1: Using ProZ.com

Lecture 2: Terminology Management

Lecture 3: Free Online Language Resources

Lecture 4: OCR and Alignment Tools

Chapter 4: Conclusion

Lecture 1: Final Words of Advice

Instructors

John Fry
Freelance Japanese to English Technical Translator

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