Adrian Probst

Freelanceverse

Business EN ↓ 186 episodes

YouTube channel for (aspiring) Freelancers and Freelance Translators who want to be part of a community. New videos every Monday. Tips and tricks with special focus on translation. Check it out on YouTube: http://tinyurl.com/yygqoxzf #xl8 #t9n #l10n

Author

Adrian Probst

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Business

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Latest episode

Nov 24, 2025

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Episodes

MISSING A DEADLINE (Freelance Translator) 15.01.2022

Today's video discusses the topic of late deliveries. What can you do to prevent them and what to do when it already happen. Check it out and say Hi in the comments :)

DO TRANSLATORS HAVE DAYS OFF? (Q&A for Freelancers #7) 15.01.2022

Welcome to number 7 of my Q&A series. Cool to have so many new members to the channel this week. If you would like to be featured in the next episode, make sure to ask your question under this video.

BECOMING A FREELANCER IN 2022 (4 Tips, Freelance Translator) 15.01.2022

In this video, I'm sharing a few tips on how to properly prepare if you want to become a freelancer in 2022 :)

HOW TO REACH OUT TO AGENCIES (Freelance Translator) 15.01.2022

In this video, I'm sharing a few tips how to reach out to agencies that you would like to work with. Check it out and say Hi in the comments :)

SPECIALIZED: LITERARY TRANSLATION (Freelance Translator) 15.01.2022

This week's video marks episode 3 of the series on my channel called Specialized. I had a great chat with three professional literary translators about their specialization. Make sure to check them out in the links below. Enjoy the video and thanks for sharing your feedback.

ONLINE STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS (w/ Suzie Withers, Freelance Translator) 15.01.2022

In today's video, we have Suzie Withers as a guest. She talks about how she approaches her online strategy and leverages the translator's community for growing her business. Let me know in the comments what you're content strategy looks like.

SUBTITLING A DISNEY SHOW (Keynote @ Supertext Freelancer Convention 2021) 15.01.2022

In today's video, I'm talking about the importance of localization in subtitling. Here's my Keynote speech of the Supertext Freelancer Convention 2021. Enjoy :)

DAY IN THE LIFE OF A TRANSLATOR (Freelance Translator) 15.01.2022

In this video, I show you what a typical day of a Freelance Translator looks like. Hope you enjoy this Day in the Life video.

WHERE TO LOOK FOR TRANSLATION JOBS (Q&A for Freelancers #6) 15.01.2022

Welcome to number 6 of my Q&A series straight from Morocco. Cool to have so many new members to the channel this week. If you would like to be featured in the next episode, make sure to ask your question under this video.

$5 TRANSLATION VS. $50 TRANSLATION (Freelance Translator) 15.01.2022

Good translations are hardly ever cheap. In today's video, I compare a $5 translation with a $50 translation to see which one suits me better. Watch till the end to find out which one won :)

7 TRAPS FOR NEWBIE FREELANCERS (Freelance Translator) 15.01.2022

Starting is the hardest part of freelancing. Here are 7 common traps for Newbie Freelancers to watch out for. Have you encountered any of them? Let me know in the comments :)

HOW TO FAIL AS A FREELANCER (Freelance Translator) 15.01.2022

In this video, I'm sharing a few reasons why man freelancers fail. Check it out in order to not make the same mistakes :)

EMPLOYED VS. FREELANCE (Translator Comparison) 27.08.2021

This week, we are exploring the differences between employed translators and freelance translators. Let me know in the comments which one works for you.

WHAT SHOULD BE ON YOUR CV? (Freelance Translator) 27.08.2021

Finally I can bring you the long awaited CV video. Hope it helps some of you guys. :)

SHOULD YOU GET TRANSLATION INSURANCE!? (Q&A for Freelancers #5) 27.08.2021

Welcome to number 5 of my Q&A series. Cool to have so many new members to the channel this week. If you would like to be featured in the next episode, make sure to ask your question under this video.

I UPLOADED 1 VIDEO A WEEK FOR 1 YEAR AND MADE $___! (Freelance Translator) 27.08.2021

In my last video for the yearly challenge, I look back on 52 videos on my channel. What went down well, what didn't. What are the plans for the future? How much money was I able to gain? Hope to enjoy this YouTube specific video.

SPECIALIZED: MEDICAL TRANSLATION (Freelance Translator) 27.08.2021

This week's video marks episode 2 of the series on my channel called Specialized. I had a great chat with three professional medical translators about their specialization. Make sure to check them out in the links below. Enjoy the video and thanks for sharing your feedback.

THINGS EVERY FREELANCER SHOULD FOLLOW (Freelance Translator) 27.08.2021

I thought I'd share with you guys this week, where I get my information from about the localization industry. It's never good to only go to one place, make sure to look for a diversified information approach. I hope some of these links are interesting to you. Enjoy the video.

INVESTING FOR FREELANCERS (w/ Mavutive Personal Finance & Lifestyle) 27.08.2021

This week, Sandy from the channel Mavutive Personal Finance joins us for a very interesting interview about the first steps of investing. Especially for us freelancers, it's super important to take our money into our own hands. Hope this video inspires you to do just that. Enjoy!

FINDING JOBS WITHOUT EXPERIENCE (Freelance Translator) 27.08.2021

We are back with a new video this week. Not having the necessary experience to enter a field of work is what follows everyone around all their lives. Today, I'm addressing a phenomen known as the Permission Paradox. Let me know if you've experienced that.

TRANSLATING COVID-19 (Freelance Translator Review) 27.08.2021

It's not easy to shed a positive light on COVID-19. One of the only things I can think of is the forming of language throughout the process. Here are my thoughts on translating COVID. Hope you enjoy.

WILL AI STEAL OUR JOBS? (Fear of Machine Translation) 17.05.2021

This week's video was a special one. Many of you asked me to give my opinion on the whole MT/AI idea and what I think the future of translation will look like. Here it is :) Please keep in mind that this is my opinion, obviously no one can know for sure :) Feel free to discuss in the comments.

I TRANSLATED ON ONE HOUR TRANSLATION FOR A WEEK AND MADE $___! *FAIL* (Freelance Translator) 17.05.2021

This week's video was a special one. I attempted to translate on One Hour Translation for one whole week. Make sure to watch till the end to see how much money I made. Unfortunately, it didn't exactly go as planned. Let me know in the comments if you work on Upwork and how it's going for you.

FINDING YOUR FIRST FREELANCE JOB (Freelance Translator) 17.05.2021

It's time to share the story of my first jobs. First jobs are super important for the morale and they will stick in your mind forever. Let me know the story of your first jobs in the comments down below. Hope you enjoy :)  Video by *Adrian Probst*

HOW TO STAND OUT FROM HOME (Freelance Translator / ITA Conference 2021) 17.05.2021

This week I wanted to share my first every conference talk at the Israel Translators Association Conference 2021. I gave a talk on how to stand out from the crowd as a freelance translator working from home. Hope you enjoy :)

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