how to get a translation job on oDesk so I got a great question from one of my
I got a great question from one of my
I got a great question from one of my youtube viewers love you guys
youtube viewers love you guys
youtube viewers love you guys YUM who wrote in to say I’m considering
YUM who wrote in to say I’m considering
YUM who wrote in to say I’m considering to apply for English Japanese translator
to apply for English Japanese translator
to apply for English Japanese translator job through Oh dance and do you have any
job through Oh dance and do you have any
job through Oh dance and do you have any tips for that it’d be greatly
tips for that it’d be greatly
tips for that it’d be greatly appreciated thank you this is a great
appreciated thank you this is a great
appreciated thank you this is a great question I love oDesk if you haven’t
question I love oDesk if you haven’t
question I love oDesk if you haven’t seen oh that’s catchy go check it out
seen oh that’s catchy go check it out
seen oh that’s catchy go check it out it’s uh Oh Oh des kay calm I’ve hired a
it’s uh Oh Oh des kay calm I’ve hired a
it’s uh Oh Oh des kay calm I’ve hired a number of people throughout us including
number of people throughout us including
number of people throughout us including Christina who edits and does all these
Christina who edits and does all these
Christina who edits and does all these videos thank you Christina great
videos thank you Christina great
videos thank you Christina great resource for entrepreneurs so this is
resource for entrepreneurs so this is
resource for entrepreneurs so this is coming from the other side now this is
coming from the other side now this is
coming from the other side now this is for someone who wants to apply to be
for someone who wants to apply to be
for someone who wants to apply to be hired on oDesk and for a translation job
hired on oDesk and for a translation job
hired on oDesk and for a translation job I recently just hired somebody to help
I recently just hired somebody to help
I recently just hired somebody to help me with my presentation that when I went
me with my presentation that when I went
me with my presentation that when I went to Malaysia for so hired a Malay English
to Malaysia for so hired a Malay English
to Malaysia for so hired a Malay English translator and here’s what I look for
translator and here’s what I look for
translator and here’s what I look for and this is what you want to do to stand
and this is what you want to do to stand
and this is what you want to do to stand out as a contractor and oDesk the first
out as a contractor and oDesk the first
out as a contractor and oDesk the first is be fast okay one of the biggest fears
is be fast okay one of the biggest fears
is be fast okay one of the biggest fears with hiring somebody who’s not in your
with hiring somebody who’s not in your
with hiring somebody who’s not in your office which is gonna be on oDesk or any
office which is gonna be on oDesk or any
office which is gonna be on oDesk or any outsource worker is reliability so be
outsource worker is reliability so be
outsource worker is reliability so be fast you know you may not apply the job
fast you know you may not apply the job
fast you know you may not apply the job really quickly may not be the first one
really quickly may not be the first one
really quickly may not be the first one to apply but you could be the fastest to
to apply but you could be the fastest to
to apply but you could be the fastest to respond to email so there’s always an
respond to email so there’s always an
respond to email so there’s always an email dog that goes back and forth be
email dog that goes back and forth be
email dog that goes back and forth be fast apply quickly right let just let
fast apply quickly right let just let
fast apply quickly right let just let them know that you care about this and
them know that you care about this and
them know that you care about this and that you are reliable that should be
that you are reliable that should be
that you are reliable that should be that should be basic stuff but a lot of
that should be basic stuff but a lot of
that should be basic stuff but a lot of people get that wrong and they take a
people get that wrong and they take a
people get that wrong and they take a day or two days to get back by that time
day or two days to get back by that time
day or two days to get back by that time I’ve moved on
I’ve moved on
I’ve moved on you take two days to get back to me
you take two days to get back to me
you take two days to get back to me about a job I’m hiring somebody else so
about a job I’m hiring somebody else so
about a job I’m hiring somebody else so be fast in your responses the second is
be fast in your responses the second is
be fast in your responses the second is educate so educate educate the buyer one
educate so educate educate the buyer one
educate so educate educate the buyer one of the people that impressed me the most
of the people that impressed me the most
of the people that impressed me the most on the malay translation job was she was
on the malay translation job was she was
on the malay translation job was she was talking about all the differences in the
talking about all the differences in the
talking about all the differences in the malay language and that people coming
malay language and that people coming
malay language and that people coming from different backgrounds might be
from different backgrounds might be
from different backgrounds might be speaking dialects and there’s a you know
speaking dialects and there’s a you know
speaking dialects and there’s a you know authentic way to speak malay and and the
authentic way to speak malay and and the
authentic way to speak malay and and the writing that made her stand out more
writing that made her stand out more
writing that made her stand out more okay so example in english you know we
okay so example in english you know we
okay so example in english you know we have canadian english and we have
have canadian english and we have
have canadian english and we have american english and it’s close but it’s
american english and it’s close but it’s
american english and it’s close but it’s not the same thing and so if you’re
not the same thing and so if you’re
not the same thing and so if you’re writing for canadian audience you have
writing for canadian audience you have
writing for canadian audience you have to make some modifications and if i’m
to make some modifications and if i’m
to make some modifications and if i’m hiring somebody
hiring somebody
hiring somebody you know I may not know I don’t know the
you know I may not know I don’t know the
you know I may not know I don’t know the difference isn’t in Japanese language
difference isn’t in Japanese language
difference isn’t in Japanese language but all I know is I need to get my piece
but all I know is I need to get my piece
but all I know is I need to get my piece of content translated from English to
of content translated from English to
of content translated from English to Japanese and if I want to have this
Japanese and if I want to have this
Japanese and if I want to have this video transcribed in Japanese maybe I’d
video transcribed in Japanese maybe I’d
video transcribed in Japanese maybe I’d hire someone to do it but I don’t know
hire someone to do it but I don’t know
hire someone to do it but I don’t know anything about Japanese I don’t know if
anything about Japanese I don’t know if
anything about Japanese I don’t know if there’s a specific way to write dialects
there’s a specific way to write dialects
there’s a specific way to write dialects whatever so educate me write it shows
whatever so educate me write it shows
whatever so educate me write it shows that you’re a professional because the
that you’re a professional because the
that you’re a professional because the goal here is not to compete on price
goal here is not to compete on price
goal here is not to compete on price because when you’re when you’re bidding
because when you’re when you’re bidding
because when you’re when you’re bidding on something on oDesk you’re gonna have
on something on oDesk you’re gonna have
on something on oDesk you’re gonna have people who are coming in super low and
people who are coming in super low and
people who are coming in super low and people were coming in much higher right
people were coming in much higher right
people were coming in much higher right if you’re coming in at $15 an hour and
if you’re coming in at $15 an hour and
if you’re coming in at $15 an hour and somebody else is charging $3 an hour how
somebody else is charging $3 an hour how
somebody else is charging $3 an hour how do you compete right how do you stand
do you compete right how do you stand
do you compete right how do you stand out you have to show that you know what
out you have to show that you know what
out you have to show that you know what you’re talking about and this is a way
you’re talking about and this is a way
you’re talking about and this is a way to educate the customer so it makes you
to educate the customer so it makes you
to educate the customer so it makes you stand out and I feel more confidence
stand out and I feel more confidence
stand out and I feel more confidence that you can deliver a great product for
that you can deliver a great product for
that you can deliver a great product for me that you know what you’re doing
me that you know what you’re doing
me that you know what you’re doing compared to everybody else and the third
compared to everybody else and the third
compared to everybody else and the third one is wow your buyer find a way to make
one is wow your buyer find a way to make
one is wow your buyer find a way to make them see Wow find a way to stand out all
them see Wow find a way to stand out all
them see Wow find a way to stand out all of these jobs a translation job when I
of these jobs a translation job when I
of these jobs a translation job when I posted that Malay translation job I
posted that Malay translation job I
posted that Malay translation job I don’t know I had maybe 30 applications
don’t know I had maybe 30 applications
don’t know I had maybe 30 applications you do a Japanese one you’re gonna have
you do a Japanese one you’re gonna have
you do a Japanese one you’re gonna have tons right you’re going up against a lot
tons right you’re going up against a lot
tons right you’re going up against a lot of people so you have to find a way to
of people so you have to find a way to
of people so you have to find a way to wow your customers and it could be as
wow your customers and it could be as
wow your customers and it could be as simple as saying your I went to your
simple as saying your I went to your
simple as saying your I went to your website and I loved it and I believed in
website and I loved it and I believed in
website and I loved it and I believed in the in your mission I love what you’re
the in your mission I love what you’re
the in your mission I love what you’re up to
up to
up to like just show me that you did a little
like just show me that you did a little
like just show me that you did a little bit of extra work because a lot of these
bit of extra work because a lot of these
bit of extra work because a lot of these people will hire you on an ongoing basis
people will hire you on an ongoing basis
people will hire you on an ongoing basis right I’ve hired people so like
right I’ve hired people so like
right I’ve hired people so like Christina or Monsour or you know people
Christina or Monsour or you know people
Christina or Monsour or you know people who work for me
who work for me
who work for me they started off I hired them for one
they started off I hired them for one
they started off I hired them for one project one project to see how it goes
project one project to see how it goes
project one project to see how it goes and then I needed them more and more and
and then I needed them more and more and
and then I needed them more and more and I had to increase their hours and
I had to increase their hours and
I had to increase their hours and increase what they do for me right so
increase what they do for me right so
increase what they do for me right so you have an opportunity to build a
you have an opportunity to build a
you have an opportunity to build a long-term relationship with each of
long-term relationship with each of
long-term relationship with each of these buyers who are coming each of
these buyers who are coming each of
these buyers who are coming each of these new clients that are coming to me
these new clients that are coming to me
these new clients that are coming to me it may become a full-time gig for you if
it may become a full-time gig for you if
it may become a full-time gig for you if that’s something that you want but to
that’s something that you want but to
that’s something that you want but to get in the door you have to wow them
get in the door you have to wow them
get in the door you have to wow them you’ve got to do something that’s
you’ve got to do something that’s
you’ve got to do something that’s different that shows them that you did a
different that shows them that you did a
different that shows them that you did a little bit extra research that shows
little bit extra research that shows
little bit extra research that shows them that you care
them that you care
them that you care okay so so look at their websites see
okay so so look at their websites see
okay so so look at their websites see what you can pull out if they’re on
what you can pull out if they’re on
what you can pull out if they’re on Twitter follow them talk to them on
Twitter follow them talk to them on
Twitter follow them talk to them on Twitter comment on their stuff find the
Twitter comment on their stuff find the
Twitter comment on their stuff find the way to wow them beyond just applying for
way to wow them beyond just applying for
way to wow them beyond just applying for the job because that’s what everybody
the job because that’s what everybody
the job because that’s what everybody else is doing
else is doing
else is doing okay so again make sure you’re fast
okay so again make sure you’re fast
okay so again make sure you’re fast respond quickly to every email that
respond quickly to every email that
respond quickly to every email that comes in be responsive show that you
comes in be responsive show that you
comes in be responsive show that you care to show your knowledge explain the
care to show your knowledge explain the
care to show your knowledge explain the difference educate the customer and
difference educate the customer and
difference educate the customer and three find a way to wow them you do that
three find a way to wow them you do that
three find a way to wow them you do that then you can justify church and higher
then you can justify church and higher
then you can justify church and higher prices and you’re more likely to get the
prices and you’re more likely to get the
prices and you’re more likely to get the job believe lucy watching liked the
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