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What Thomás said Oct 17, 2015

Being successful as a translator requires running a business. How many businesses sit around waiting for clients without investing their time and money into their clients first? Zero...or at least zero successful ones. You're not an employee waiting for the boss to tell you what to do. Be proactive.

I'm not going to write a lengthy response here because Thomás has really laid out some more great advice for you. In short, if you're not getting work and/or only getting low paid work,... See more
Being successful as a translator requires running a business. How many businesses sit around waiting for clients without investing their time and money into their clients first? Zero...or at least zero successful ones. You're not an employee waiting for the boss to tell you what to do. Be proactive.

I'm not going to write a lengthy response here because Thomás has really laid out some more great advice for you. In short, if you're not getting work and/or only getting low paid work, you're doing something wrong. ▲ Collapse


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