Q: What is search4translators.com?
search4translators.com is a search-based website for translators and linguists. Its main aim is to market for translation and language services by providing a direct contact between the clients and service providers. The site provides database search for translators, proofreaders, interpreters, subtitlers, DTPers, technical writers, tourist guides, and language teachers.
Q: What are the benefits of registering in search4translators.com?
Once you register in the site, you can create a profile for yourself. We designed the profile to be an online CV to introduce your personal details and work specifications to the clients. Client can then know about you, your services, language pairs, skills, and experience.
Q: How can I benefit from upgrading to Level 2 Membership?
Level 2 Membership gives you priority of appearance in the search results. The search results show Level 1 members first, then Level 2 and Level 3. Also, Level 1 and Level 2 membership allows you to get full access to all features of the site.
Q: What are Level 3, Level 2, Level 1?
Site membership contains three levels; Level 3 represents free membership, level 2 represents paid membership but still to verify ID or credentials, level 1 represents paid membership with full verification of both ID and credentials.
Q: I have purchased a membership but my level only was upgraded to Level 2?
Yes, you must verify your ID and Credentials to be able to upgrade your level to Level 1.
Q: What is the difference between Freelancers, Agencies and Clients membership?
Freelancers membership is for each individual who works alone on a freelancer basis and contacts directly with agencies and clients. Agencies membership is for organizations, companies, offices or team who work in multiple fields or multiple languages. Agencies can also include one person in the freelancers directory and his membership can also be upgraded when the agency upgrade its membership. As for clients membership, it is for clients or customers who are seeking language services and don't work in the field. Clients are recommended to register to be reliable once contacting any members who can review the profile of the client and check its company description and other ratings.
Q: I'm a DTPer and only do DTP word, so how can I register and benefit from the site?
You can register normally either as freelancer or agency but you add DTP only in the service field.
Q: What a language pair represents in DTP profile?
A language pair in the DTP profile represents your native language and the language you can work with in your DTP work. In other words, when you report Turkish – Russian in your profile this means that you are a native Turkish and can work in Russian DTP work, and when you report Turkish-Turkish this means you can work in any Turkish DTP work.
Q: I'm a language teacher, how can I register and benefit from the site?
You can register as freelancer but you add Language Courses only in the service field.
Q: What a language pair represents in Language Courses profile?
A language pair in the Language Courses profile represents your native language and the language you can teach. In other words, when you report Arabic – English in your profile this means that you are a native Arabic and you can teach English.
Q: What is ID Verification?
It is a process by which the site verifies the Identity of the site members as posted in the profile.
Q: What is Credentials Verification?
It is a process by which the site verifies the credentials of the site members as posted in the profile.
Q: What are the benefits of ID Verification and Credentials Verification?
This process achieve confidence between clients and members when they know they are contacting real persons and they have what makes them worth working with.
Q: How can I get my ID and Credentials verified?
Site Representatives can do this process by meeting site members in person and verify their ID and Credentials, or you can send a scan of your ID documents and certificates by email to the Site Administration or Site Representatives.
Q: I need to upgrade my membership in the site, what are the fees?
To upgrade to Level 2 membership of the site, the fees for freelancers are 25 USD per year and 15 USD per 6 months, As for agencies, the fees are 55 USD per year and 30 USD per 6 months.
Q: How can I pay for the membership?
You can pay either by Western Union, MoneyGram or Moneybookers.
For Western Union or MoneyGram, please send the amount to the name of Sabry Gameel Hameed, Egypt.
For Moneybookers, please send the amount to sabry_gameel@yahoo.com
After sending the money, please send the transfer details to payment@search4translators.com to get your membership upgraded.
Q: I'm in Egypt, how can I pay?
If you are in Egypt, you can pay personally (This can include also ID verification and Credentials verification) or by postal transfer to the name of Sabry Gameel Hameed, Massakin Madinat Nasr post office.
After sending the money, please send the transfer details to payment@search4translators.com to get your membership upgraded.
Q: What are the benefits of upgrading to level 2 and Level 3 membership?
The following table shows the benefits of Level 2 & Level 1 Membership
|
|
Level 3 (Freelancers and Agencies)
|
Level 2 & Level 1 (Freelancers)
|
Level 2 & Level 1 (Agencies)
|
|
Language Pairs
|
2
|
5
|
10
|
|
Services
|
2
|
Unlimited
|
Unlimited
|
|
Expertise
|
5
|
Unlimited
|
Unlimited
|
|
ID Verification
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Credentials Verification
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Profile Views
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Favorite List
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Website Link
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|