How to Be a Self Marketing Freelance Translator?

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First of all, we can't at any level ignore the importance of "Marketing", as it plays the major role nowadays in trading process, actually in business by general means.

"Marketing" is another name for creativity; to be a good marketer, you have to be creative, you have to fly out of the box, you have also to think how to be unexpected, and you have most of all convince everyone that they need your service, but the creativity is not to be so pushy, not to make it hard for others to listen to you, because you are so pressing. You don't have to seem like you're trying so hard to sell your product.

No. I think that the good marketer is the one, who understands your needs, then try to figure how his \ her product would benefit clients, and convince them that it will.

Now I feel that this introduction is much enough.

- How to find a freelancer translator vacancy through search browsers?

Well. Nice question. Simply type between brackets "Translators needed" and here exactly comes the role of creativity.

Try to phrase this sentence in more other ways as you can, such as:

- "Translator Required"
- "In need for translator"
- "I need to translate"
- "Translation service required"
- "Translators needed" ....etc.

This way, you can create phrases and words that gave the same meaning and help you reach the desired results.

- Regarding (Google) search browser, as you may know , it has different domains, such as:

Google.com.eg (For Egypt)
Google.com.ca (For Canada)
Google.com.sa (For Saudi Arabia)
Google.com.ru (For Russia)... etc.

- You can type the mentioned before search phrases on those domains , and benefits from the button in every domain that allows you to search in specific countries

For example:

You can visit the Google domain of (Saudi Arabia) at Google.com.sa, and type "Translator needed" into the search box, then choose the button of "Pages from KSA", and the search results that will appear, will e the pages and jobs , which were published only in KSA. And so on...

Of course, you may simply ant any search browser type the phrase of "Translator needed" between brackets then type - out of it - any country name, which you may want to be involved in the search
Example:

"Translator needed" Russia

- You can also type any other word in any category that may help defining your search more and more, such as a specified company name, field, or salary range, etc...

- Now, this is the time of some suggestions on how to market you small business as a freelancer translator.

- Search for publishing houses, they are , at most times, in need for translators, and always mention that you accept to do tests. This is a basic rule.

- Search for legal offices, they always need translators, especially French translators.

- Search for both media and marketing agencies, they always need to translate their brochures, flyers, ads, and also correspondences.

- Finally create some short introduction e-mail, in which you should write a short description about the service provided by you, such as how many languages you speak and translate from and to, and keep it as draft.

- This way you'll manage to benefit from the almost daily ads that you receive on your personal e-mail. You may simply press the reply button, paste your draft, and then send.

I assure you, that you'll get responses out of that way, because I've actually had got a lot of responses out of that creative also simple method.

- Some last advice, If you didn't get replies soon, don't stop the process and give up.

Don't worry, at least the company has got your offer, and it will be kept for future.

I hope I had helped.

Accept my best regards

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