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Here we’ll go through the process of registering with two different freelancer’s sites. We’ll start with iFreelance.com, a general freelancer’s forum:
1) Go to iFreelance.com. Click on the “Sign Up” link, which is located near the top right hand corner of the home page. You may get a pop up box that asks you if you’re looking for work, or wanting to post a job. Click on the box indicating that you are looking for work.
2) You’ll be redirected to a new page where you’ll be asked to choose a Log-in name (this can be your real name or a nickname/handle), a display name (this should be your real name or the name of your translation business, if you have one) and your email address. You’ll also be asked to choose and then confirm a password. Once you’ve filled out all of these fields, click on the button marked “Create Account.”
3) Choose your payment plan. It costs money to join iFreelance.com (it will be money well-spent if you’re good at what you do and you bid fairly). iFreelance has three membership levels, ranging in price from $6.25 to $12 monthly. Each level/plan has successively more benefits and advantages. However, we would suggest that you start out with the least expensive plan. You can always upgrade later on. Click on your chosen plan.
4) On the next page, choose how you want to pay for your membership. You can be billed monthly, annually, or every two years. You can save even more money if you choose an annual or bi-annual plan. After clicking in the corresponding field, you’ll be asked to choose under what category you want your profile to be listed. From the drop-down menu, choose the “Writing/Editing/Translation” option.
5) Depending on which membership level you’ve selected, you’ll get to choose options to be listed within your profile. You’ll be asked to choose a certain number of “sub-categories” which you’ll work under. Choose as many as are applicable and as you are allowed, but make sure that one of your choices is the field marked “Language Translation.”
6) Once you’ve chosen all your options, fill out your bio information. Then choose your payment method. (iFreelance accepts PayPal and most major credit cards.) Don’t forget to agree to iFreelance’s “Terms of Service.” Finally, click on “Create Account.”
After you create your account, spend some time familiarizing yourself with the bidding process and perusing the jobs that are posted in the translation category.
If you prefer not to have to pay for a subscription, there are other freelancer’s sites, such as Guru.com which are free to join. Guru.com does offer subscription membership as well, which gives you extra benefits (such as priority bidding) not available with free memberships. You can always join for free and then upgrade to a paid subscription later on if you wish.
If you wish, you can join up with a freelancer’s Website that is specifically for translators and translation jobs. They are similar to other freelancer’s sites, but deal only with translation work.
One such Website is TranslatorsCafe.com. Basic membership on TranslatorsCafe.com is free, with the option to purchase a subscription membership which entitles the translator to added benefits (such as priority bidding). Here’s how to sign up:
1) Go to http://www.translatorscafe.com.
2) Hover your mouse over the tab that says “Home,” located near the top of the page in the left hand corner to see a drop-down menu. On that menu, click on the “New Members” link.
3) On the next page, read the terms of use and click on the button at the bottom of the page that says “I accept.”
4) On the next page enter your name and address, select your country of residence, and choose a user name, password and password hint. Click on the “Submit” button.
5) You’ll be sent an email registration confirmation. Open the email and click on the confirmation link. Once you do this, you’ll be able to complete your profile and add your language and any other specialties or training that you have. You’ll also be able to upgrade your membership at this time if you desire.