I TRANSLATED ON UPWORK FOR A WEEK AND MADE $___! (Freelance Translator)
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This week's video was a special one. I attempted to translate on Upwork for one whole week. Make sure to watch till the end to see how much money I made. Let me know in the comments if you work on Upwork and how it's going for you.
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Video by Adrian Probst
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The candle bruning so close to the edge of the screen made me anxious 😉
Haha … I’m looking at the candle right now and it’s all burnt down, so it won’t bother you again 😀
@Freelanceverse – Adrian Probst What scent was it? Burned plastic? 😀
@Bastian Haab Vétiver des Caraïbes, whatever that is 😀
I think I’ll steer clear from Upwork if I ever get into freelancing. Thank you for making these videos and sharing your knowledge so freely! As a freelancer, how do you handle it when you unexpectedly need time off (getting sick, family emergency, etc.)? What happens to the projects you were supposed to work on during that time?
Hi Mini, thans for the comment 🙂 good question, usually I finish the jobs I’m currently working on and then I just tell my biggest clients that I’m off and the rest will see it in a automated email response. I almost never work on very large projects over multiple days or even weeks/months, there it would be another question of course.
@Freelanceverse – Adrian Probst Thank you for the insight!
I absolutely love your videos! They’re so helpful! Keep up the good work! Truly inspiring.
Happy to hear!
I had the same experience, so I gave up with this idea 🙂 thank you for your video 🙂
You are so welcome!
Hello everyone. I just wanted to say that I managed to get started on upwork. It took me a long time but now I am top Rated and it is much easier. Its a platform that is really hard to get in, but once you are things are much easier. Would you be interested in me doing a video explaining how I made it work?
Sounds awesome, Lisa! 🙂 thanks for sharing
Yes please
yep
Wow I haven’t even gotten a job and am sad and I feel like giving up
Dont give up! Try to move away from gig websites, I have many tips on my channel for that.
Heyy, I have a question 🥺, if I started translating on proz and translatorscafe (English and Spanish) as a part-time job, how much could I approximately earn in a month? Thank you for your help!
Hi Vanessa, as a part time job you mean 50% or so? You can probably earn anywhere from 1,000-4,000$ a month, depending on your workload and success
@Freelanceverse – Adrian Probst yes, thank you so much 🙏🏻
Very good video with important practical information. Many thanks, and greetings from Virginia in the USA.
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excellent work, Adrian.
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Thanks for sharing! I have a question. Can I work with different profiles on Upwork? For instance, as a Graphic Designer and Translator?
@Efe Tevfik Thanks for the answer!
You actually can, you have to create specialised profiles within your main profile. so when applying it will ask you under which profile you want to send your proposal on. hope i am clear
@awenia john Yes! It is very clear and helpful. Thank you!
Hi! What do you think of those who contact u outside of Upwork and ask for a levy or refundable payment made by the translator himself?
I’ve never heard of that, but sounds a bit scammy if I have to be honest.
That’s a big no! It’s against Terms of Service, you can get banned from Upwork, and most probably scammed! Don’t do that.
@Freelanceverse – Adrian Probst I do think so, too. I made a mistake of contacting them once and they’ve been all over my phone. I just blocked them.
Thank you for trying their website and making this video. It’s been extremely helpful.
Thank you for the video and your honesty.
Thanks for being here 🙂
This video is from almost 2 years ago so probably someone already told you this but just in case: on Upwork when you clicked “no hires” on the filter “Client history”, it doesn’t mean what you think it means. It’s not that the client hasn’t hired anyone for that job that you’re applying for right now (if they had, the post wouldnt be up), it indicates if a client is new, like you, or if he or she has used the platform and actually hired someone for a past job before (that’s why it’s called history). The more hires a client has, the more trustworthy they are. So what you want to do is filter by number of PROPOSALS. If a job was posted 12 hours ago and already has 50 proposals, your chances of being seen are slim, but if you apply for a job that only has 5, maybe you’ll get noticed.
Thanks so much for the clarification 🙂 I haven’t used Upwork since this video, but this comment will definitely be helpful for many!
I have worked on Upwork since 2009 and am very happy with it. Plenty of work and soli8d clients, plus money is guaranteed and paid very quickly.
That is great to hear, Geoffrey
It took me 6 months to get my first job on Upwork, but now I charge $50 an hour there, and get job offers frequently. It is geared to people who have built a reputation on Upwork, but is well worth the effort.
That is great Geoffrey!
Do you make that much with translation services, or something else?
Thank you for sharing your experience with upwork! I,m looking forward to start translating as a freelance which is actually my professional degree! I am a English teacher and I am tired of that!
Best of luck!
You should definitely remake this experiment again! Upwork has changed a lot in the past two years, you can even say is more ”professional” and ”trustworthy” lol. I created my profile as a Spanish-English translator about two months ago, and I dare to say I’ve been doing pretty decent for someone who just started, as a matter of fact, I’ve only had three jobs on the platform so far, but still. It all depends on how much you know how Upwork works because it can be a little tricky if you don’t know anything about the website.
I really appreciate your video, I do! I thought I was the only one struggling at the translation niche, I’m still trying to figure out how this works out due to the fact I want to have some savings till I go to college. 😀
congratulations, im happy for you! i still havent got any jobs yet even tho i did everything right😭😭
Good to hear. I will not remake it though, I decided that I don’t want to work with these kind of platforms and therefore don’t want to promote it anymore 🙂
where did you learn to well use upwork ?