Gengo: become a translator and earn

                Gengo a Lionbridge company is a well known company in field of translation. Translation job is simple job, translation simply means, converting text of source language into the text of the targeted language. It is just a typing job which can be done if you know two languages sourcing and targeted and have knowledge of computers and typing. Gengo jobs are work from home jobs or remote jobs so just become a translator and earn.

 

What is Gengo?

Gengo is a platform where translation services are provided via crowd sourcing. Gengo was formed in year 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Gengo headquarter is at Tokyo, San Mateo, California.  In early phase it was known as “My Gengo”. In 2010 Gengo launched an API, allowing developers to integrate Gengo’s translation platform to third party application, website and widgets. In 2018 launched Gengo AI and in 2019 Lionbridge acquire Gengo and Gengo AI. Now, Gengo is a Lionbridge company.

Gengo is having a well reputed client base. Gengo is having more than 6500 clients. Clients are Nike, Bloomberg, Youtube, Sony, Airbnb, Ebay, Microsoft, Oracle, Rakuten. Matel, The New York Times, Zen desk, Tripadvisor, Alibab.com  and many more reputed names.

 

Gengo Jobs

Gengo is providing the services of translation, transcription, website localization, app localization, content transcription, content proof reading, content summarization, content categorization, copywriting etc. to their clients, for that Gengo hire translators and provide remote jobs to translators. Gengo also provide freelance translators to their clients.

 

How much Gengo translator earn

For standard translation Gengo starts with $0.03 per word and after qualifying Pro level, earning upgraded to $0.08 per word. Gengo translator earning depends on speed and the language pair in which translator is doing his/her work. For example; if your native language is Indonesian then you can earn about $300 monthly average and if your native language is French, then monthly average $550 can be earned. In Year 2021 $7.7 million paid to translators.  

 

How to become a Gengo translator

Now you must be thinking how to become a Gengo translator and how you can apply for that, but before applying to become translator, you must know that you have to give two qualification tests with in their application process.  Now just click on the following link;

Click to apply for Gengo Translator : https://gengo.com/auth/form/signup/t/

After clicking on the link you will get the following window as shown in the Pic-1

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Just fill your email address and password. Click on the radio button and accept the terms and policy of Gengo. You can also create your Gengo Account through facebook or Google account. As you fill the details and click on ‘Create New Account’, then you will get the mail as shown in Pic-2 as below;

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Now click on ‘Activate Account’ then you will be directed to your Gengo account ‘Dashboard’ as shown in Pic-3;

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Now fill details and tax declaration  as shown in Pic-4, as you click on ‘Continue’  after  tax declaration you will get next window about translation experience as shown in Pic-5, fill the details and click on ”Continue” .

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Now, you will be directed to next step that is “Tests” as shown in Pic-6; here you have to select the pair of translation and then you have to start the Pre test. Pre Test is small and simple and you will get three chances to qualify. Before starting for test it is my advice to click on “Resources” on your Dashboard read it carefully. After qualifying for Pre test you will have to qualify Standard test. After passing the standard test you can start work as translator.

 

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    Gengo pay you either through PayPal account or through Payoneer account transfer. Gango is a legit website or company and having all transparency.

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