Apr 25, 2018 07:24:05 PM by Jennifer K W
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Apr 25, 2018 10:06:44 PM by Avery O
Hi Jen,
Your portfolio is where you have the opportunity to impress potential clients with real-life examples of your skills and expertise. Use it to show off projects related to any or all of your skills, so long as you personally have worked on every item you add and adhere to all of Upwork’s Terms of Service.
Apr 25, 2018 10:06:44 PM by Avery O
Hi Jen,
Your portfolio is where you have the opportunity to impress potential clients with real-life examples of your skills and expertise. Use it to show off projects related to any or all of your skills, so long as you personally have worked on every item you add and adhere to all of Upwork’s Terms of Service.
Jun 28, 2018 01:00:22 AM by Hasna A
Hey Avery
I understand that a strong portfolio is very important to attract clients. I'm just not sure how to build mine as a translator. I've done a lot of translation work over the past 5 years so I'm quite experienced
but I don't have the authority to share any of it. Most of my work has been for NGOs and private corporations.
Jun 28, 2018 03:24:16 PM by Preston H
Hasna:
Be creative.
There are MANY ways that you can display your skills as a translator.
- Ask clients (on Upwork or elsewhere) if you may feature the work you have done for them.
- Translate writing that is in the public domain. There are countless articles, stories, books, etc. which are in the public domain. You can do anything you want with them. There are archives of scientific journals, pulp fiction, short stories, poetry, etc.
- Find sources you like and ask the writers if you may translate those items for use in your portfolio. Many writers, bloggers, business owners, etc. would be happy to have you translate their writings, web pages, advertisements, etc.
- Hire writers to write original work that you will then translate into your target language. You are the owner of the writing you commission, and you can do anything you want with it.
- Ask friends to write material that you can translate. Or ask them if they have letters, social media posts, work-related writing, etc. that they can give you permission to translate and feature in your portfolio.