| Freelance translators make money obviously by selling | | | | that there are a lot of organizations that do really great |
| their translation services for payment. However, one of | | | | work and are often in need of translators to help them |
| the problems translators often face is how to | | | | get their messages out to those who don't speak |
| continually find clients for their services.Well, believe it | | | | English. These non-profit organizations, however, don't |
| or not, one of the ways you can increase your | | | | often have the budget for this, so by providing your |
| business as a freelance Spanish translator is to | | | | time and talents to help them out, you will be doing a |
| provide free Spanish translation online."What!", you say. | | | | great service.So how can this help you increase |
| "If I offer free Spanish translation online, I won't get paid | | | | business? Well, one of the best ways to get more |
| and I won't eat! How will that increase my business?" | | | | business is word-of-mouth. By providing quality free |
| Well, at first, this seems counterintuitive. Providing free | | | | Spanish translations to well-deserving organizations |
| services costs you money as well as time that can be | | | | during your down time, you will advertise your business. |
| spent doing work that will bring in money for your | | | | While the person you translate for might not be a |
| wallet.Well, let me take some time here to explain how | | | | paying customer this time, if they are impressed with |
| taking some time out of your schedule doing paid | | | | your work and your willingness to help them out, they |
| translation work to provide free Spanish translation | | | | will most likely tell others and pass your name around, |
| online can not only increase your business, but help you | | | | which could very well lead to more paying work for |
| feel like your giving something back to the | | | | you.Another way you can help your business by |
| community.First of all, freelance translators usually go | | | | providing free Spanish translation online is to ask for |
| through periods of "feast or famine" meaning that they | | | | something such as a reciprocal link to your website |
| don't always have work. They might get a few jobs or | | | | from the non-profit organization's website.Giving back |
| a big job, finish it, and then have to wait a few days or | | | | will not only help you feel good, but can also improve |
| weeks before another job comes in. Well, during this | | | | your business.Clint Tustison is a Spanish English |
| time, one of the things you can do as a translator is | | | | translator interested in helping businesses and |
| provide free Spanish translations online. By this I mean | | | | translators better understand the translation industry. |