This article represents a wrap up of 2017, it also sets some practical solutions to improve my translation business.
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Freelance Translator Essential Skills for Success (Part III)
This is the last article in the series that speak about valuable and essential freelance translator skills to land jobs and work successfully and sustainably.
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Freelance Translator Essential Skills for Success (Part II)
This is the second part of the Freelance Translator Essential Skills for Success series click here to read the first article.
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Freelance Translator Essential skills for Success (Part I)
I- Reading and understanding complex texts
It goes without saying that you have to be bilingual to work as a freelance translator. You should be able to read for hours a day and stay focused for a long period of time. Besides, you have to possess the ability to understand and decipher complex texts and grasp all the nuances.
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A new skill to develop Writing (part II):
As written in the previous post mastering the art of writing is precious and lucrative. This skill is in high demand. With more skills, you will increase your income and make your portfolio more attractive. Writing skill will enable you to write blog posts, articles or even courses in the form of ebooks. If you are a technical person focus on nonfiction writing otherwise fiction if you are a creative type of person.
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