You are on page 1of 8

Translation –

Translation is one of the best ways of making money online if


you can understand various languages. There are a number of
customers always looking for people who can translate content
from one language to another. With the right knowledge
required for translation, you can try and start earning today.

If you are bilingual or trilingual, this might be the opportunity


for you. While being fluent in English and one or two Indian
languages might serve you well enough, taking a language
course can add significantly to your earning potential.

Plenty of international businesses, scholars and authors would


be willing to enlist your services for their translation needs if
you can prove your proficiency.
To start earning, enlist on a popular freelancing site like
Fiverr.com or Upwork.com, listing the languages you are
proficient in.
1) Languagesunlimited.com
This company hires linguists on a freelance basis for translation
jobs as well as on-site and telephone interpretation and
transcription services. To apply, register in company’s database.

Languages include: English, Bengali, Hindi, French, German,


Russian, Portuguese, and more.

For Hindi Translation, Interpretation and linguist -


http://www.languagesunlimited.com/hindi-translation-
interpretation-services/

2) ABC Translation Services


https://www.translationsabc.com/career-opportunities

3) Avant Page
https://www.avantpage.com/

4) AccuRapid Translation
http://www.accurapid.com/contact/translator-
application/

5) Butler Hill Group


https://join.appen.com/

6) African Translation
http://www.africantranslation.com/join-our-global-
team/submit-your-qualifications-and-resume/

7) Dialog One
http://dialog-one.com/

8) Global Link Translations


http://www.languagetranslate.com/about-
us/employment/

9) Pacific Interpreters
http://www.pacificinterpreters.com/careers/

10) Responsive Translation


https://www.responsivetranslation.com/

11) SDL International


https://www.sdl.com/about/career/

12) TeleLanguage
https://telelanguage.com/

13) Trusted Translations


http://www.trustedtranslations.net/translator-jobs/

14) We-Translate
https://www.wetranslateontime.com/

15) Lionbridge
This company deals with translation, interpretation, internet
research, and data entry.

Company Description
Based in Waltham, MA and founded in 1996, Lionbridge
employs more than 4,000 people and has locations in more
than 26 countries. Additionally, its Lionbridge Enterprise
Crowdsourcing division uses network of 100,000 work-at-home
independent contractors to provide data management,
translation, search evaluation and testing via a crowdsourcing
platform.

The company provides translation and localization to business


clients (see client list below). This includes developing products
such as software, websites, marketing materials,
documentation, multimedia and e-learning products and
training. Additionally, Lionbridge provides "global
crowdsourcing solutions for clients with international search
engines and online marketing initiatives." Its Internet assessor
jobs (similar to Google's ads quality rater) are in this division.

Types of Work-at-Home Opportunities at Lionbridge -


The crowdsourcing division (Lionbridge Enterprise
Crowdsourcing)
The translation and interpretation divisions (LionBridge Service
Partner Portal)
InterpBridge offer work-at-home for independent contractors.

Applicants are usually recruited from specific countries.


In crowdsourcing, the positions include Internet assessors
(evaluating results of a web search), social media search
consultant (expressing opinions on the quality and content
available on Internet), Internet judge (similar to Internet
assessor but hired worldwide), in-country financial consultant
(monitoring and documenting changes in regulatory
requirements and national standards in a given
country/market) and online maps specialist (evaluating and
improving online mapping software).

These are all home-based freelance jobs.

In translation, Lionbridge calls its independent contractors


“service partners.” These include providers of translation,
desktop publishing, audio, multimedia, technical writing,
testing, software development and internationalization
services. These are also home-based too, but interpretation
jobs may be on-site.

Because Lionbridge is a global localization company, most of its


opportunities are for bilingual jobs (though there are some
English-only jobs in crowdsourcing). The languages needed
range from commonly spoken to niche. Usually, a specific type
of the general language is required, e.g., Brazilian Portuguese,
Canadian French.

The languages include (but are not limited to): English, Hindi,
Tamil, Telugu ,Albanian, Azerbaijani, Portuguese, Bulgarian,
Faroese, French, German, Icelandic, Kurdish, Japanese, Kazakh,
Korean, Spanish, Mongolian, Quechan, Portuguese, Russian,
Tatar, Zulu, Basque, Catalan, Galician, Swiss German, Chinese
(traditional and simplified), Dutch, Danish, Polish and Welsh.

In addition to its home-based independent contractors,


Lionbridge allows telecommuting for some of its employment
positions. Use work at home to search its jobs database.

Applying to Lionbridge
The application process varies depending on what type of work
you want to perform for Lionbridge.
For crowdsourcing opportunities -
http://www.thesmartcrowd.com/about/workers/

For the service partner jobs (often translation jobs), register as


an expert -
https://partners.lionbridge.com/WorkWithUs/Introduction.asp
x

The application begins by collecting basic information, work


experience, and education. Next, you check your areas of
expertise (choice range from automotive and business retail to
esoteric practices and law). It then asks what software and
equipment you have access to (translation packages, operating
systems, graphics, hardware, personal productivity packages,
communications equipment, utilities, etc.) and your skill level
with them.

Potential earnings:
Rs. 1/- to Rs. 5/- per word. It can go up to Rs. 10/- for some
languages.

You might also like