dturnbull

My girlfriend is a native Japanese speaker (and fluent in English), and I told her that it wouldn't be tricky to find some sort of online customer support gig, but then it's turned out to be a lot more difficult than I expected to simply find appropriate jobs.

Aside from checking job boards and checking the "Careers" pages of companies you think might have an opening, what are some creative ways to find a job online?

I'm tempted to attempt banner advertising, for instance, so the jobs come to her, although I'm sure there are cleverer approaches I haven't considered.

Here's the offer:

My partner — a native Japanese speaker and actively working translator — and I want to translate a handful of iOS applications from English into Japanese for free.

Why?

Well, we're hoping to snag a few testimonials, smooth out any snags in the process (although my partner has translated multiple apps already), and also be able to say on our website, "These are some of the apps we've translated..."

Here's the catch:

* We're a two-person team, so we can't handle a lot of volume. (The exact amount will depend on the complexity of the apps that people send us.)

* There's no hard limits on the amount of words we'll translate, but we probably won't accept apps that have thousands upon thousands of words (like games with a lot of dialogue).

But for those who we do accept, the translation will be done with a lot of care (which is important, since Japanese is a highly contextual language) and, since Japan has one of the fastest growing App Stores, we're hoping you'll also see an uptick in sales.

To take us up on this offer, send an email to hello@davidturnbull.com. We'll get back to you within 24 hours if you're selected.

Regards,

David Turnbull, iostranslate.com