Advice required - work from home translator services

milesm_2

Hi, I am interested as starting as a translator in slavic languages, Serbian, Bosnian, Serbo-Croat working from home has anyone any experience in this area, that could offer some advice? where to start etc?

conniem

Hi, I am in a similar situation. I am German but have been in the UK for the past 13 years. My experience so far is that most translation companies or anyone wanting things translated are looking for people with qualifications and accredited certificates. Check out www.language123.com
You can register there and get requests from potential customers.
Also; do a google search on UK translation companies. You can register with them and up load your CV. It's also a good way of finding out the going pay rate per hour/per word.
Perhaps we should start our very own translation company.

Good luck and let me know how it is going.

jellybabyjane

Hi there
I'm a freelance translator and highly recommend having a look at proz.com - you can create a profile for yourself to advertise your services, and it's also possible to reply to job advert posts. There is tons of useful info on working in translation, e.g. articles, forums etc. The basic membership is free. You could also try translatorscafe.com, which is the same kind of idea. I'm afraid I don't work in your language combinations (I translate Spanish & Portuguese to English) so I can't give you any specific advice about those areas, but do check out these sites and let me know if I can tell you anything else.

Good luck!
Jane

Dick_here

milesm wrote: »

Hi, I am interested as starting as a translator in slavic languages, Serbian, Bosnian, Serbo-Croat working from home has anyone any experience in this area, that could offer some advice? where to start etc?

There are numerous errors in your English here.

ianmr65

jellybabyjane wrote: »

Hi there
I'm a freelance translator and highly recommend having a look at proz.com - you can create a profile for yourself to advertise your services, and it's also possible to reply to job advert posts. There is tons of useful info on working in translation, e.g. articles, forums etc. The basic membership is free. You could also try translatorscafe.com, which is the same kind of idea. I'm afraid I don't work in your language combinations (I translate Spanish & Portuguese to English) so I can't give you any specific advice about those areas, but do check out these sites and let me know if I can tell you anything else.

Good luck!
Jane

Caramba!! I'd forgotten I can do this. Especially at up to twenty notes per hour. Muchisimas Graciazas (A large quantity of extra large thanks !!) Jane.
ps if you ever want to irritate an educated Spaniard, ask him or her what the masculine for giraffe is 'en castellano'.

inmypocketnottheirs

ianmr65 wrote: »

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ps if you ever want to irritate an educated Spaniard, ask him or her what the masculine for giraffe is 'en castellano'.

No soy educado, pero mi gustaria que mi lo enformas!