Getting started as a freelance translator
3 students enrolled
Getting started as a freelance translator
Establish a successful career as a location-independent freelance translator
3 students enrolled
Price:
$49.99
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This course includes
- 3 hours on-demand video
- Full lifetime access
- Access on mobile and TV
- Certificate of Completion
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What you'll 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
Requirements
- Excellent command of two languages (your native language and another language)
Description
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.
Who this course is 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
Course content
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14 lectures
03:03:56
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Getting Started as a Freelance Translator
6 lectures
01:28:31
About Freelance Translation
28:38
Marketing Yourself to Clients
19:41
Setting Your Rates
17:17
Keeping Your Project Manager Happy
08:34
Patent Translation
08:09
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Computer-Aided Translation (CAT) Tools
3 lectures
38:07
Computer-Aided Translation (CAT) tools
09:58
Demo of the Memsource CAT Tool
08:18
Demo of the Trados Studio CAT Tool
19:51
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Other Essential Resources for Translators
4 lectures
48:34
Using ProZ.com
17:28
Free Online Language Resources
06:38
OCR and Alignment Tools
11:16
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Conclusion
1 lecture
08:44
Final Words of Advice
08:44