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

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Adrian Probst

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Business

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Latest episode

Nov 24, 2025

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Episodes

INVOICING AS A FREELANCER (Freelance Translator) 17.05.2021

This week's video is all about invoicing. I've been asked about invoicing in multiple messages recently and wanted to give you guys an overview over how I do it. Feel free to let me know in the comments how you handle invoicing.  Video by *Adrian Probst*

STARTING OUT AS A FREELANCE TRANSLATOR (w/ Antoine Wicquart) 17.05.2021

Say hello to Antoine Wicquart in another episode of Meet the Freelancer. He's a French translator that agreed to come on the channel to talk about his experience of starting out during the pandemic. We had an interesting chat together that might be useful to many of you. Feel free to reach out to him directly or ask your questions in the comments.  Video by *Adrian Probst*

SETTING YOUR TRANSLATION PRICES (Q&A for Freelancers #4) 17.05.2021

Welcome to number 4 of my Q&A series. Cool to have so many new members to the channel this week. Feel free to introduce yourself in the comments. If you would like to be featured in the next episode, make sure to ask your question under this video.  Video by *Adrian Probst*

DO YOU NEED A PROOFREADER? (Freelance Translator) 17.05.2021

This week's video is all about proofreading. This can be overlooked a bit in the beginning, however, it's super important especially when you work with direct clients. What's your proofreading workflow looking like?  Video by *Adrian Probst*

WHAT IS SUBTITLING? (Freelance Translator Tips) 16.03.2021

Many of you requested to make a video about subtitling. Here it is :) Hope you enjoy. Let me know in the comments whether you are offering this service.

QUESTIONS TO A TRANSLATOR (LIVE Q&A w/ Instituto Franco Inglés de México) 16.03.2021

I was invited to give a speech at the Instituto Franco Ingles in Mexico a few weeks back :) Thanks again so much for the opportunity. It was great to get to know future translators and interpreters. I made a cut of the Q and A section for this week's video. Enjoy!

ARE YOU GOOD ENOUGH TO BE A FREELANCER? (Translator Impostor Syndrome) 16.03.2021

This week's topic on the Freelanceverse is Impostor Syndrome. It's very common amonst Freelancer to feel "not good enough", "not smart enough" etc. Do you also experience these feelings? Enjoy the video!

SHOULD YOU ACCEPT TRANSLATION TESTS? (Freelance Translator Review) 16.03.2021

This week's topic in the Freelanceverse are translation tests. What is your stance on it? Are you accepting them? If so, how long? Enjoy the video!

BUSINESS PLAN FOR TRANSLATORS!? (Q&A for Freelancers #3) 16.03.2021

Welcome to number 3 of my Q&A series. Cool to have so many new members to the channel this week. Feel free to introduce yourself in the comments. If you would like to be featured in the next episode, make sure to ask your question under this video.

HOW TO FIND TRANSLATION JOBS IN 2021 (Becoming a Freelance Translator) 25.01.2021

By far the most requested video on my channel: how does one get translation jobs in 2021? Hope you enjoy. Let me know in the comments if you apply any other techniques.

LOCALIZATION INDUSTRY EVENTS IN 2021 (Freelance Translator Review) 25.01.2021

In this week's video, I'm exploring the world of industry events for language professionals. I'm going to give you a list of conferences to go to in 2021. Let me know in the comments if there are interesting ones among the list that you might join.

LINKEDIN FOR FREELANCERS (Profile Tips for Success) 25.01.2021

LinkedIn for Freelancers, a topic I am very passionate about. Check out this week's video where I share my tips for a good profile on LinkedIn. Let me know in the comments if you have any tips for me. And this week more than ever, feel free to connect on LinkedIn and drop me a message :)

TRANSLATOR VS INTERPRETER (Skillset Check) 25.01.2021

This week's video is a bit of a shorter one. We're looking at the different skillsets you need to become a translator or an interpreter. Let me know in the comments if you're either of them.

MY 2020 IN NUMBERS (Freelance Translator Review) 25.01.2021

This week it's time to look back. Join me on reviewing my professional year of 2020 to see whether I achieved my goals. Thanks so much to everyone for the ongoing support throughout this year. It has been a unique experience :)

WHAT AGENCIES LOOK FOR IN FREELANCERS (Freelance Translator Supertext) 25.01.2021

Today's video is a very special one: Lucas Maire, CLO of Supertext, is coming on the channel for a chat about all things translation agency. Don't hesitate to ask away in the comments, Lucas is willing to answer all of your questions :) Thanks again for coming on!

I TRANSLATED ON UPWORK FOR A WEEK AND MADE $___! (Freelance Translator) 25.01.2021

This week's video was a special one. I attempted to translate on Upwork for one whole week. Make sure to watch till the end to see how much money I made. Let me know in the comments if you work on Upwork and how it's going for you.

THE 3 WORST FREELANCING MISTAKES (Freelance Translator Tips) 25.01.2021

This week's video is all about mistakes :) I'm sharing my 3 biggest mistakes as a freelancer/translator and what I learnt from them. Let me know your mistakes in the comments below.

SHOULD YOU PAY FOR PROZ.COM? (Freelance Translator Review) 25.01.2021

In this video, I address a very common question: is it worth it to pay for ProZ? This is my personal opinion and I don't want to encourage anyone to pay for something they can't afford. Let me know in the comments whether you use ProZ or not.

WHICH CAT TOOL SHOULD YOU BUY? (Translation Software Tier List) 25.01.2021

In today's video, I have a CAT tool tier list for you guys. Hope I don't offend anyone with this, it is just my opinion of course :) Let me know which tool you are using in the comments.

TRANSLATOR MOVING TO BALI!? (Q&A for Freelancers #2) 25.01.2021

Today marks the second Q&A on this channel. We are now way past 100 subs, what better way to celebrate than with a community video. Please leave your questions in the comments to be featured in the next vid.

DO TRANSLATORS NEED WEBSITES? (My Tips) 25.01.2021

In today's video, I'm addressing websites for translators. I discuss whether you should have one and what should be on one if you decide to go for one. Paste your websites in the comment sections, would love to take a look at them.

HOW TO REACH 100 SUBSCRIBERS ON YOUTUBE (Freelance Translator) 25.01.2021

WE DID IT!! 100 SUBS :) Thanks everyone for being part of the community and enjoy this YouTube special this week.

MISCONCEPTIONS OF BEING A FREELANCER (Translator Reaction) 25.01.2021

This marks episode 2 of the Misconceptions series on my channel. Make sure to subscribe for more :)

HOW TO DEAL WITH NEGATIVE FEEDBACK (Freelance Translator) 25.01.2021

In today's video, I'm sharing my tips on how to best deal with negative feedback from clients or superiors. Please do share your own tips in the comments, I'm very curious.

MISCONCEPTIONS OF BEING A TRANSLATOR (Freelancer Reaction) 25.01.2021

This is the first video of a new series on my channel called "Misconceptions of ...". I react to an article with common misconceptions about a certain topic and I address whether the assumptions are true or not. Hope you enjoy.

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