Earn extra money: Become a translator

If you have language skill, you can benefit from that and earn extra money. Usually there's a sworn translator, it's an official one and required for legal documents. Or you can be the "unofficial one", for example: translating handbook for college students or translating novels, etc. Even you can translate movies.

Here in my city, Jakarta, we can go to language course based on which language you want to study. If you want to study English, you can go to British Council. If you want to study Germany, you can go to Goethe Institute, or if you want to study Hindi or maybe to get Hindi translation, you can go to Mahatma Gandhi Center.

Maybe for English, Germany, or French, they are common language in the world. But what if the market needs language translation from the not common languages? Yes, you can consider that to brand your position as a translator. If you can speak Arabic, you can give Arabic translation for Islamic books. Or, as Hindi movies are played in some of Indonesian television channels, you can give Hindi translation as the service to TV stations.

And as translator, you can do the job from your home. The materials can be sent through fax or e-mail. A friend of mine can earn at least $500 for every movie she translates.