If you are a native speaker of a foreign language or have complete fluency, consider becoming a freelance translator and work from home. A number of companies need documentation translated for international partners and hire freelance translators through companies like Welocalize.com Telelanguage.com Accurapid.com Sdl.com. Most companies require applicants to take a written test and sign a non-disclosure agreement. Precision and accuracy is a must. Companies who hire freelance translators prefer candidates who are native speakers of the target language, have experience with professional documents, software or multimedia translations, and are members of a professional translation association. The most in-demand services include translation from English to: Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Italian and Chinese. If you are able to find one, a major corporate client can keep you busy full-time and smaller businesses would likely offer pro...
