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soooo... normally, how much time do you spend in a week on this kind of work...
other than translating, would you recommend other areas such as data entry? what about payment... do you use paypal, credit card or just the local bank account...
sorry... many questions to ask...

i work everyday, though now i dont usually work on the weekends unless there's an urgent task. so in a week it should be around 40-50 hrs depending on the volume. i try to make sure i earn a certain amount every week so how much i work depends on the money. haha.

i focus on translating but i did some transcribing tasks before. i got the audio clips from research agencies to transcribe + translate from english to BM. usually it is their focus group discussion audio. the pay was around RM120 for an hour clip. this rate is actually low because we have to transcribe and translate, 2 in 1. now i'm thinking of doing data entry, have some friends from a research firm, they have lots of samples to do. i think they pay around rm3.50-4.50 per sample. never tried this before so i'm not sure abt the rate for data entry.

i get my payment in RM, which is paid to my bank account every month and in USD, received via paypal or wire transfer to my account. normally the payment term is 30-45 days upon task completion but i do have a client who pays immediately after the task is completed.


well.... you are one of a kind... not many would do that... in a way, im kinda agree with you... a car is just a mean of transporting... a home is a shelter... but many would spend more than what is necessary just to say that the can afford all that... anyway... its their money... their choice... someone did say sometime ago.... "i worked to live, not live to work"...

yeah. i'm happy, living comfortably, have a car and a home. i think the most important thing is to have cash handy. whats the use of driving an expensive car when at the end of the month, u are groaning to pay the installment. a house is different, it is an investment. thinking of buying a house but have to consider a few things 1st.
 
urgh. ~X(

anyway, i'm going home tonite for raya. yeay. :D

have a nice holiday then...
have a safe trip home and have a safe trip back...
i worked yesterday... i worked today...
still need to work tomorrow...
and the day after too...:(
:)
 
i work everyday, though now i dont usually work on the weekends unless there's an urgent task. so in a week it should be around 40-50 hrs depending on the volume. i try to make sure i earn a certain amount every week so how much i work depends on the money. haha.

i focus on translating but i did some transcribing tasks before. i got the audio clips from research agencies to transcribe + translate from english to BM. usually it is their focus group discussion audio. the pay was around RM120 for an hour clip. this rate is actually low because we have to transcribe and translate, 2 in 1. now i'm thinking of doing data entry, have some friends from a research firm, they have lots of samples to do. i think they pay around rm3.50-4.50 per sample. never tried this before so i'm not sure abt the rate for data entry.

i get my payment in RM, which is paid to my bank account every month and in USD, received via paypal or wire transfer to my account. normally the payment term is 30-45 days upon task completion but i do have a client who pays immediately after the task is completed.

i got myself registered to freelancers recently... was with odesk before... but remain as that... up to registration only...
with this freelancers, i select translation and data entry...
daily, they would sent 3 - 4 emails, each with 4 - 10 projects...
out of those, majority are data entry related...
for each project, there is a budget and bids... so, can determine the rate from there...
the only thing now is to look for a good internet provider...

thank you for the elaboration... appreciate it...:)
 
yeah. i'm happy, living comfortably, have a car and a home. i think the most important thing is to have cash handy. whats the use of driving an expensive car when at the end of the month, u are groaning to pay the installment. a house is different, it is an investment. thinking of buying a house but have to consider a few things 1st.

buy a piece of land and build yourself if you can... decide your own design... a home with your own office in there...:D
 
i got myself registered to freelancers recently... was with odesk before... but remain as that... up to registration only...
with this freelancers, i select translation and data entry...
daily, they would sent 3 - 4 emails, each with 4 - 10 projects...
out of those, majority are data entry related...
for each project, there is a budget and bids... so, can determine the rate from there...
the only thing now is to look for a good internet provider...

thank you for the elaboration... appreciate it...:)

odesk is good. i'm with odesk. u can also register at translatorscafe and proZ as a free member for translation jobs.
 
buy a piece of land and build yourself if you can... decide your own design... a home with your own office in there...:D

nah... a small duplex studio would be perfect.

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have a nice holiday then...
have a safe trip home and have a safe trip back...
i worked yesterday... i worked today...
still need to work tomorrow...
and the day after too...:(
:)

so, you're going to work for raya is it?
anyhow, selamat hari raya. :)
be safe at work, going to work, or going elsewhere.:D
 
odesk is good. i'm with odesk. u can also register at translatorscafe and proZ as a free member for translation jobs.

wokeh... will do that soonest... tq...

selamat hari raya aidiladha... not going home this holiday?
 
nah... a small duplex studio would be perfect.

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empire damansara??
weiii... this is luxurious...:)):D
very nice for an urban dwelling... gated area... a peace of mind..:">
so... when are you planning to get one?:)
 
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so, you're going to work for raya is it?
anyhow, selamat hari raya. :)
be safe at work, going to work, or going elsewhere.:D

i went back to kampung yesterday evening...
then went to the clinic to get a nab..:D
spend time with the family until this afternoon...
then drove back to work and arrived 230pm just now...
maybe after this, gonna visit those doing the qurban at the surau...
and attend some other activities for the evening...
:)
 
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