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To get started as a freelance translator you don’t need magic tricks, you only need the right information. Between a person who loves languages and a person who makes a living out of languages, there is one difference: the latter has learned how to do it and learned how to run a business.
In this episode I interview two veteran translators and interpreters who frequently present on how to get started as freelancers and they will share their best business tips.
Important things mentioned in this episode:
- What you need to arrange/get when you first get started
- How to market your services and get your first clients
- Pros and cons of a business plan and whether you need one
- How we can learn from other freelancers and linguists
- How to stay motivated and disciplined
Useful links mentioned in this episode:
- Valeria’s website: http://www.rainylondontranslations.com/
- Vasiliki’s website: https://www.grtome.com/
It’s important to work on your linguistic skills, but if you don’t know much about business and marketing you’ll have a hard time finding clients, especially well paying clients. Whether you focus on direct clients or working for language service providers (LSPs), it’s important to know your strengths and how you can help, plus how to communicate this to potential clients both offline and online. Vasiliki and Valeria shared some great tips here.
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Bio:
Valeria Aliperta (BA in Translation from the University of Genoa, MA in Conference Interpreting in Forlì, DPSI in English Law, pre-candidate AIIC) is an Italian native speaker and a freelancer from 2006 working as a freelance from English, Spanish and French into her native Italian. She runs Rainy London Translations, a business now running for the 11th year while also being a simultaneous interpreting tutor at Surrey University, a mentor, a copywriter, a speaker and a branding + social media aficionado. When she is not working on creative text, consultancy and interpreting all over Europe, she blogs about style, business and beauty at The Stylish Freelancer (www.thestylishfreelancer.com). Twitter @rainylondon, Facebook (Rainy London Translations) and IG @thestylishfreelancer
Vasiliki is a translator, interpreter, transcreator, blogger, consultant and founder of Greek to Me Translations. She works with English and Greek and specialises in legal, marketing, and psychometrics. She is a Chartered Linguist, member of CIoL, ITI and PEM and she is registered with the Greek Embassy as a certified translator and interpreter. She holds a BA in English and Masters in Business Translation and Interpreting. She is a Steering Group Member of the CIOL Translating Division and CIOL Business, Professions and Government Division. She is an Associate Lecturer in Legal Translation at London Metropolitan University, a public speaker and author for industry magazines and blogs. You can follow her on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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