Comments on: 8 Skills you Must Have to Succeed as a Freelance Translator—and How to Get Them

By: Dmitry Kornyukhov

Dmitry Kornyukhov — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:11:19 +0000

Excellent post, Tess! As always! 🙂
I’d like to add that every freelance translator should have an ability to learn news skills. Being a good translator helps but sometimes it’s not enough. You’ll need to learn a lot about marketing, web design, SEO, graphic design and a lot of other things that are not related to your profession but will be necessary when it come to promoting your image online.
I never stop learning.
After all, knowledge is power.

By: patenttranslator

patenttranslator — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 15:02:20 +0000

Having been a freelance translator for over 28 years, I forgot that all of these skills are needed, although I have to agree with you that all of these skills are needed. However, if I were to rank these skills in order of importance, I think that the most important skill is your skill number 1. That is probably also why you put in the first place. All the other ones can be learned, but many people don’t realize that either you are a good writer, or you are not, and there is not much you can do about it.

By: Frieda Ruppaner-Lind

Frieda Ruppaner-Lind — Wed, 20 May 2015 15:53:41 +0000

These are excellent tips. It’s not just a list of the required skills, it also mentions how to improve these skills!

By: patriciafierroc

patriciafierroc — Tue, 05 May 2015 15:32:40 +0000

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