One Hour Translation Blog

Translation is a world wide necessity and translators have the entire world as their canvas. With the advent of the internet it is easy for service providers and prospective clients to contact each other. As a freelance translator, you may be working for clients across borders and may be paid in multiple currencies. This blog talks about how to manage such payment which was briefly touched upon in another blog on translation and freelancing.

There are 2 aspects to receiving payments from abroad: one is the mode of receiving payment and the other is managing exchange rate fluctuations. … Continue Reading

Is translation a high paying profession? How much can one earn doing translation 40 hours a week? Can one reach a six figure income doing freelance translation? These are some of the issues that would-be-translators would like to know. While there is no general earning guideline for translators with some reporting income in excess of $100,000 a year while most others aspire to reach that figure, it all depends on the source and target language, the subject area, the time factor and volume.

High translation rate per word is dependent on many factors like niche area, dealing directly with client … Continue Reading

Whether you’re working as a translator for a large, multinational professional translation agency or as an individual freelance translation service provider, you should probably be aware of the fact that quoting the correct price for a would-be client is one of the most crucial (if not the most crucial) parts of your work. However, to many a human translation expert, it’s nigh-impossible to give out the right estimate if he has no initial information of what his impending translation job entails. As a translator, you must first have a good idea of what’s the nature of … Continue Reading