Translation

💰 Startup$0

⏱️ First $1–4 weeks

📶 LevelIntermediate

Translate documents, subtitles and websites between languages you know well. Steady freelance demand globally.

Quick-start steps

Prove fluency in your language pair.
Build sample translations.
List on translation marketplaces.
Specialise (legal/technical) to charge more.

Tools people use

CAT tools (Trados) ProZ DeepL (assist) Google Docs

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