Freelance in Your Own Language: How 6 Sites Work

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Writing work, paid by the next workday from ten euros, no English? That's number one of six sites for services in Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese or German. We start with the easiest site and save the writing one for last.

1. CrowdWorks, a site in Japanese, lists project, contest and task jobs

Number six: CrowdWorks, a site in Japanese, lists project, contest and task jobs. In task jobs, you type answers to set questions and can start right away. Other jobs range from data entry and articles to websites and apps. Some writing and naming jobs need no special skill, the page says.

The pay is in the job post, or you propose your own terms. In project jobs, work starts once the client has made an advance payment. Say Maya takes a job of 10,000 yen, before tax. The page's own example takes a fee of 2,420 yen.

So Maya receives 8,580 yen. Registration is free with just an email, and nothing is charged until you win work. Its fee is 20% up to a hundred thousand yen, then ten, then five, plus tax. You pick one of two paydays: the end of the month, or the fifteenth.

The standard withdrawal starts at 1,000 yen of pay. Each bank transfer costs 100 or 500 yen, depending on the bank. By our count, Maya keeps about 86% of that ten-thousand-yen job. If practical guides like this help you, subscribe.

Every step and rule in this video comes straight from each platform's official pages linked below.

2. Superprof, a tutoring site with a guide in Spanish, lets you teach practically anything

Number five: Superprof, a tutoring site with a guide in Spanish, lets you teach practically anything. Lessons can be face to face or by webcam, and students can filter for webcam teachers. For home lessons, you list your city so people nearby can see your ad. Webcam lessons let students from other cities choose you, the guide adds.

You set the price of your lessons. Paid through the platform, a thirty-euro lesson leaves you twenty-seven, and the site keeps three. That 10% applies only to platform payments, and in-person lessons can be paid directly. In theory, no diploma is needed for private lessons, though some subjects ask for one.

Creating an account and posting an ad is completely free. Your ad starts with a title of at least ten words. Students pay for their own pass to contact teachers, so you don't pay to receive contacts. The site checks your availability, identity and phone number, the guide says.

It also measures how fast you answer messages from potential students. A matching system helps students find your profile, the guide says. Platform pay can reach your bank automatically the day after the lesson, or at the end of the month. Either way, the transfer must be above thirty euros, or you request it yourself.

An optional paid plan, at nine euros a month or sixty-nine a year, drops the fee. By our count, three thirty-euro lessons a month cover those nine euros.

3. Soy Freelancer, a site in Spanish, lets clients post projects that freelancers apply to

Number four: Soy Freelancer, a site in Spanish, lets clients post projects that freelancers apply to. Work runs from writing articles and correcting texts to design, video, web and data entry. You decide what to charge, and the client pays that amount. Projects stay open for thirty days while clients receive proposals.

Each proposal has a message box, and clients can make a counteroffer on price. On the free plan, the site's commission is 20% of the project, at least $10. By our count, on any project under $50, that ten-dollar minimum is more than 20%. The commission is shown in the form you fill in when you apply.

Registration is free, and right after it, you can see every project and apply. The free account lets you build an online portfolio and upload a resume. Its free plan allows one application a day on one page, and two or three on another. The client's money is held in a guarantee fund until the work is done.

After the client approves the payment, it's paid through PayPal within seven business days. You link PayPal to a bank account or card where you live, to withdraw. You sign up with an email or a Google account, plus your name and a phone to verify. An optional paid plan, from $108 a month, removes the daily limit.

You must be eighteen or older. The next site counts proposals by the month instead.

4. Ninety-Nine Freelas, a site in Portuguese, lets clients post projects and you send a price

Number three: Ninety-Nine Freelas, a site in Portuguese, lets clients post projects and you send a price. Projects range from a logo or a website to an article or a video edit. Your proposal says your price, your deadline and why you're qualified. The project owner reviews it and chooses who does the work.

You build a free profile with your skills and experience, then find a project and apply. Registering and sending proposals cost nothing, and the free plan gives ten proposals a month. You can be chosen and paid through the platform without paying anything, the help center says. By our count, ten a month is about one proposal every three days.

On the free plan, you propose only on projects posted at least twenty-four hours ago. The site adds a fee on your offer: five to 20% on one page, ten to twenty in its terms. The pages also differ on who pays it, so check the current terms before you quote. When you're chosen, the client's payment stays in the platform's custody while you work.

The project's value reaches you only once the work is done. The client has up to five business days to release it or ask for changes. If the client says nothing, the platform checks the work and releases the payment. Then the money goes straight to your bank account, within six business days on the free plan.

One help article says ten business days instead. Your bank account must be registered beforehand. Our earlier seven-step guide to starting a business is linked on screen. Four sites done, two to go: tasks, lessons, projects and proposals.

5. Skeb, a site in Japanese, takes paid requests from fans

Number two: Skeb, a site in Japanese, takes paid requests from fans. A fan sends a request, and you make an illustration, comic, voice, text, movie or music. You set two amounts, a default and a minimum, and approve only the requests you want. Each deal is one round trip: you get the request, and you deliver.

Quotes, meetings and retakes aren't allowed, so there's no back-and-forth. Opening an account and accepting requests is free. The site holds the pay once you approve a request, so it can't go unpaid. Your pay is credited ten seconds after you deliver, the page says.

When you deliver, a request fee comes off the amount, and the fan pays no extra fee. It's built for fans who already know you, so it isn't for finding new clients, the page says. You link a public social media account, and Skeb may decline to open requests if it has little history. A locked or private account can't accept requests.

When you open requests, followers with a Skeb account get an email. You can take requests from fans abroad too. Payouts go two ways: to a bank account where the site operates, or to a prepaid payment app. Each withdrawal costs 458 yen to a bank, or 254 to the app.

Bank money arrives right away with the zero-time transfer option, and otherwise after twenty-four hours. With express, you're paid right after each delivery, and with monthly, a month after your last payout. By our count, five deliveries in a month cost five bank fees on express, and one on monthly.

6. Content.de, a writing site in German, posts text orders on many topics every day

Number one: content.de, a writing site in German, posts text orders on many topics every day. Orders include product descriptions, blog posts, articles, stories and translations. It's for professional writers and ambitious hobby writers, the page says. You decide when and how much you work, and you need only a computer with internet.

Its open orders pay a rate by quality level, the page says. That's 1.2 cents a word at two stars, and 5.2 at five stars. The table's own example: about 500 words at two stars pay six euros. Regular feedback on your texts can change your quality level over time.

You get ten minutes to look at an open order and accept it. For direct orders, you set your own price, from 1.5 cents a word. A direct order gives you three working days to accept it. A photo and a clear description in your profile raise your chances of direct orders.

In every case, the client pays a 40% surcharge on top of the price you set, the fees page says. Pay is credited as soon as the client accepts, or automatically after three working days. Clients pay in advance, so you don't wait for your fees, the page says. Once your balance reaches ten euros, you can request it any day.

It's paid by PayPal or bank transfer, by the next working day at the latest. Four payouts a month are free, and each one after that costs fifty cents. By our count, at 1.2 cents a word, a little over 830 words reach the ten-euro limit. Joining is free, but first there's a timed test on punctuation, grammar and spelling, with no second try.

Then you write a sample text, and the site rates it, normally within a few days. The rating checks, among other things, whether your sample follows the briefing. After a positive rating, you can pick open orders from your author account. Its terms describe authors as self-employed professionals or companies.

Tasks, lessons, projects, proposals, fan requests and writing: six ways to sell in your language. Two are in Japanese, two in Spanish, one in Portuguese and one in German. Number six was the easiest to start, and number one pays by the next working day. The ones in between add steps, from a daily limit on applications to a social account with history.

By our count, three pay only to a bank, one only through PayPal, and two let you choose. A small first step: on any of the six official pages, see if it pays where you live. Pay and access differ by site and place, so each site's rule is its own. Which language do you sell your skills in?

Tell us in the comments. Subscribe to see the next platforms we check. If you want to price the service you list, the next video is on screen now: six steps to set your rates. Information only; results vary.

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