There is a huge number of ICOs in need of translations, you can also contact them and offer other services you are good at. You can also do bounties, if you have a great social media presence you can earn a decent living, especially if you are good at videos.
I already said BCT does not support my language.
If you're good at organizing become a bounty campaign manager here.
I was thinking about working under some BM instead of offering service directly.
There are a lot of options off this forum too, register on sites like fiverr, 99designs and behance, post your work and get some references.
If you're good at moderating try the modsquad.
Was not aware of modsquad. So thank you.
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@bitperson, @mrtree420,
I am working on building my CV and then will apply to some of those agencies + individual companies. But not optimistic about it.
Don't know the third world country you living in but in any case if the primary language isn't English then you could probably get work teaching it. You write it pretty well, some syntax errors but nothing major, don't know how well you speak it but if you speak it even kind of okay there is a good chance you could make money teaching it to other people in your country who want to learn it.
Problem with this again is pay would be much less than my expenses.
I read in your post that you're an introverted person so granted, this will make it more difficult but as with most things the more something is done the easier it gets.
As an introvert it's going to be important to push yourself to get out. I tend to be introverted also and definitely understand the comfort factor but have found that usually it's not as bad once one gets out and active, sometimes it can even be stimulating.
Good luck and keep your chin up!
Thank you for sharing your experience with this issue. But this is not the only issue I am concerned about.
Another idea is since you have experience as a translator free lance for other companies that need translators. You could start by finding companies that did similar things as your previous company, prepare a simple brochure (you can get those and business cards for not much money at Vistaprint) and start contacting companies.
P.S. I cut and pasted the below from one of your posts.
it would not be a good idea to post a "looking for a job". People might start saying I am begging.
As I mentioned above I have no idea where you live but it seems strange that because one is looking for a job people think they are begging. I would think that people would respect the fact that you are trying to make your situation better, just something to think about .
I am working on building my CV. After that I will do that. And again thank you for sharing your view but I am not going to start a looking for job thread. But will knock some doors.
What country and industry you were in? Age? If you dont have kids, then it's not a disaster. Cut ALL expenses, eat ramen for a while, write good resume based on good examples and start looking internationally. Dont "invest" in anything risky. If it goes from bad to worse, you can always pick up low wage jobs like washing dishes that will hold you afloat while you looking.
I am 34 single and honestly having an analyst mindset right now all I see is disaster waiting for me ahead. About expenses, they are already at minimum and one bad habit. And won't be investing as well because I know where will that lead me. And entry level job is what I am trying to avoid and get a job with which I can survive.
If you have a good command of language, I'd look for remote job, positions of Customer Support, Copywriter, Content Manager. Try varying it a bit, it doesn'nt necessarily has to be a translation-related job
I have this kind of thought in my mind but that you for pointing these out. Sometimes things get mixed up with too many thoughts.
Learn to code, start with HTML, CSS and JQuery. You can then earn a basic income from freelancing sites such as upwork and freelancer, perhaps even Fiverrr. Once you're proficient in those and are making a small amount of money, you can progress to full stack development in Ruby, SQL, Ajax etc and can start to charge higher fees.
Have some basic knowledge on HTML, CSS, SQL but it is not the right time to spend time in learning something new. One of my next target was to learn about the crypto and blockchain industry. And have been on upwork for years and applied for some work once in a while when I had free time but never got a work.
If you have the time and inclination to learn (which i assume you have as you are on the BCT forum), you can start with something like
https://www.freecodecamp.org/. They have a whole course structure starting with front-end development for beginners and going to back-end tasks.
They also provide help in setting you up with NGOs for hands-on experience and then preparing for interviews etc. They have active facebook groups and I have seen good reviews from people there.
I will try to use what I have learned instead of learning something new. But thank you for sharing your idea.
In addition to that, if you are on the forum and can put your time to really post quality content, you can possibly join some of the better campaigns if you can generate really good content. A lot of people frown upon Sig Campaigns but they can be a source of passive income, though small.
I have something in my mind regarding this. But need inputs from bounty managers.
These things depends on how much time you have to learn but I think they are worthwhile if you are willing to put some time into it. Also, when you get down to learning, you should forget about the desperation for money. It will anyways not go away. Plan your expenses and set a target for reaching levels of proficiency in programming and at the forum.
Good Luck!
Right now I am not in a position to learn and then earn from it. Have to try with knowledge I have gained already. Suggestions/ideas from others are helpful and already got some useful ideas. Hoping more people will share their suggestions.
