Quote: (11-16-2014 08:22 PM)Cattle Rustler Wrote:
Have you tried searching the forum?
The problem with spanish/english and english/spanish translations is that there are too many people willing to do it for CHEAP prices. I mean, horrendously cheap.
Since you're Argentinan the wages seem better (compared to someone in the US).
The problem is, how do you plan to go through Kichner's monetary controls in regards to bringing your money from the interwebs?
Yes i have, for that reason if you read the first post you would realize that i ignored that option and just discussed it when the other users asked me about it. I have already found a couple of post where was explained that there is tons of competition for the english/spanish translation gigs. I just said it is something that i can start doing easily. On the other hand, most of chicanos that i have met are actually not very good at writting or even speaking in spanish, with the exception of those who were born in Miami. So i thought maybe i can compete in quality at least.
I'm not pretty sure that i would get better wages for being in Argentina, the reason that i'm looking to get a freelance income is because local full time average income is about 6500 pesos/500 dollars month. Foreign currency is very valuable, because as you said, we are screwed by local regulations, so getting an income in dollars would be ideal, i already have a foreign account, so getting the money from abroad would not be a problem.
Anyway, as i said, being a translator wasn't my plan actually, i'm just thinking about it and considering the benefits. This thread point is actually about finding the most valuable skills to start making money as soon as possible. As i mentioned, the consensus that i found in the forum is to become a copywritter, that is a valuable advice for someone who is a native english speaker, i'm not sure i have the language skills.
Quote: (11-16-2014 08:59 PM)ryanf Wrote:
"Wich skills are quick to acquire to work freelance?"
Spellcheck is an important skill - j/k
Learn to write wordpress plugins and design themes. There are so many WP gigs out there.
You are right, thank you. Coding is one of the most obvious choices that i thought, the problem is that it would take some time to learn. As i said, i have some experience with basic html and css customization in wordpress themes. Can you elaborate about what kind of gigs there are for WP and what kind of skills would be good to learn?