So you have a nice website up and running for you translation agency, or perhaps for your own freelance work, but what now? How to attract more visitors to your website so that you can work your magic and turn them into clients?

SEO should be a key part of your plan. SEO, which stands for Search Engine Optimization, is how you tweak your site so that Google ranks it higher in people’s search results.

For translators it is important for two reasons: first, you need to know how to translate a website in a SEO-friendly way for your clients,as we discussed in a previous article. Secondly, you need to learn how to leverage it for yourself, in order to get more visitors and, hopefully, convert them into clients.

If you still don’t have a website because you think “I am only a freelancer and I don’t need a website, I just need a CV” you are missing out a lot of opportunities. You send CVs if you are applying for jobs, but if you are a freelancer you actually are a business owner. Ok, your business is made of yourself only, but it is still a business. So start promoting your business, and leverage the internet for this. Furthermore, if you don’t have a website you’re leaving the opportunities to people who promote themselves online. Start creating your website with this step-by-step free guide, then come back here and keep reading. More.

See: Translator Thoughts