Are you fluent in another language besides English? Or would you be willing to become fluent in one? Then, according to Carla C. Avenia Koency you have almost all you need to start carving out a career as a location independent freelance translator.

Specialization
So, what do translators do? Let’s clarify: translators work mainly with written text, translating it from their weakest language into their strongest. Some translators have a couple of weak languages, and one strong one, whereas other translators may have one weak one and two strong ones. These “strong” languages are also known as mother tongue, native language or target language. The “weaker” languages are those that you learned after your native tongue, so these are also known as second language. Therefore, translators translate into their native language only – which they assumedly have a perfect grasp of – to ensure the quality of the work their produce.