Question 1

How do you start a real side hustle?

Accepted Answer

While there are many side hustles you can start, selling your skills as a freelancer is my favorite.

It allows you to do a job you are good at, and choose it when and where to do it, and for whom. Maybe even more important, you can scale your freelance side hustle to a full-time business that earns you more than 6 figures per year.

Question 2

Is it hard to get a job as a translator?

Accepted Answer

Translators are more as more often self-employed. Getting translation jobs as a freelancer is easy (if you know how to do it), but getting a 9 to 5 job as an in-house translator is quite hard.

Question 3

Are side hustles worth it?

Accepted Answer

It depends. To me, starting to translate as a side hustle was worth it, as I was able to turn it into a full time freelance business and make a living out of it.

Depending on your situation, it may or may not be worth it. Do you need an extra $1,000 per month? Because it's doable, but at the beginning it will probably take 10 to 20 hours per week.

Question 4

Can you translate without a degree?

Accepted Answer

Of course. Translators have been around for centuries, even when no translation degree existed. If the question is 'can you start a career in this field without a degree?' then my answer is YES.

Side hustles

How to Become a Translator as a Side Hustle