Thursday, February 16, 2023

What Are The Platforms I Choose For Freelancing Translation (Eng-Chi)?

 Well, there are many platforms you can go to if you are starting out as a Freelancer. I didn't know where to go in the beginning. I did some searching on the internet, and there are plenty of platforms for freelancers, such as Freelancer.com, Upwork, etc. But it is quite competitive as there are many freelancers from all over the world, especially if you are a beginner without experience.

I saw other advice, such as starting a website, a blog, Facebook, etc. I started it by posting in forums for Malaysian. Ya, it was quite popular during the time I started. Not sure if it is still popular now, as I have stopped using this method. 

I started a Facebook page not long later. Till now, most of my translation jobs have come from there. My Facebook page is still around, but I don't really manage that often. Like I said in my previous post, I have a full-time job. I spend some time posting on my Facebook page to get extra jobs. Whenever there's a job, I will manage it in between. 

It can be quite competitive in this digital era, as you can work from home and get jobs from any part of the world. Well, you have to work hard for it. 

See you in the next post. 

Saturday, February 11, 2023

What I Had Experience In Freelance Translation?

 Well, it is not easy to be a freelancer. I don't really focus on freelancing as I have a full-time job. I did once think of doing full-time freelancing, but it didn't really work out for me. I was really on my own, and I'm not good at marketing, so yeah, I have very limited resources to find clients. 

Besides the marketing part, partly also I wasn't really focus on going full force in freelancing. I was kind of I would take the job when there is. Sometimes there are projects that were too big for me, maybe around 10k and above. That can be a chance for me, but with a full-time job on hand, and doing that amount alone, it was a bit difficult for me to take up the job. 

Every freelancers will face their own difficulties during their freelancing journey. It is a matter of how are they going to solve it. Well, I will try to solve the problems that I faces during the journey and gain the experience that I need to. Hopefully, I will be able to go full-time one day. See you at the next chapter.

First English To Chinses Translation Job

 My first English-to-Chinese translation job was translating a company document. Well, it is challenging as there are many business terms an...