Today has been my first day of properly applying myself to finding work for my #freelancetranslation business. And what a long day it has been! Luckily I have had my manatee bag and Beyoncé to keep me from giving up :)
I am starting by applying to agencies to try to get a steadyish flow of work to begin with.
Every agency seems to have a different process or requires different information from you. Some have one short contact form, others have a long data collection process so it has been fairly complicated! I have tracked everything I have sent out and any replies I have received as I can imagine it will be easy to lose track of things quite quickly! I am also trying to add a personal message in any correspondence but who knows how long I will manage to keep that up!
One area that I am finding particularly difficult to navigate is the world of #rates. I don't want to price myself too low and have people thinking you are some kind of charlatan, but on the other hand I don't want to price myself out of the water. I suppose you get to learn these things along the way but it is pretty hard to begin with. Anyone else had this problem?
Stick at it Beth, and keep your chin up!! Keeping my fingers crossed for you that work will start coming in soon. Xx
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