
When you start work online then you may not find any good
guideline specific guideline to do a suitable job. There are many paths where
we can go through for making money online. One of the good sources of online
income is online translation job. This is really a big industry but most of us
don’t know how to make a full income working from home from translation
industry.
If you have good knowledge about multiple languages or you
have love about foreign language then you can become a translator and work from
home for earning money. This job is not
required any higher degree on language. There are many multinational also working
as an online translator even they didn’t think about this job before. You can
make some cash by doing translation job from “Gengo” beside of your current job.
What is Gengo?
“Gengo” is a
Tokyo based translation business organization founded in 2008 but now they have
office around the world. The word Gengo derives from Japanese word. Gengo provides
online translation service where people get translate service from various translator
from around the world. In their network over 10,000 translators currently
working and all of them are working from Home.
How to become eligible for Gengo as a Translator?
In Gengo you have to do usually small jobs which mean you
don’t have to translate a lot of words at once. But their work deadline is very
short. So you have to work quickly. If you want to work from home for Gengo
then you have to register with their website first. But you have to pass
through their language skill test to become eligible for Gengo as a translator.
Step #1: You can simply
go through below URL and go through their signup process.
- https://gengo.com/auth/form/signup/
Step #2: After
completing the signing up process you will need to complete the “Gengo Test”, this is for testing your
translation capability and your test will review by a Senior Translator.

After passing on “Gengo
Test” you will able to begin translation jobs right away.
Brief Concept of “Gengo
Test”.
You might become nervous about the test but this is not so
tough for you if you have good knowledge about foreign language. I am sharing a
brief about “Gengo Style Guide”.
- You have to give test on Gengo through online and it uses concept of Major and Minor errors. So it will count your each minor and major error while they check your answers.
- You can apply for Standard Translator but this is bit tough for you until you have good command in foreign language. Under Standard Translator test you make only 3 minor mistakes. But if you have any technical difficulties during test then you should raise a support ticker to redo the test.
- Test result will be process within 7 days after submission. However you can give test 3 times to pass the test.
So this is brief concept about Gengo test. Wish you best of
luck for the test. After passing the test you can star work right away.

How to Get Paid from Gengo?
Gengo will make payment for translator job twice in a month.
And you can receive payment from PayPal.
For better earnings you should become a Standard translator
to Pro translator and for this test you have to go through a pro test in Gengo.
Their minimum payment for translator job is $0.03 per word, so more words means more income, but if you can
become a Pro translator then you can earn more.
Final Verdict
Gengo has great reputation in online translation industry.
There are more than 10,000 translators working worldwide and numbers of
contributors are increasing day by day. If you are looking for a good job from
your home which can be done in your leisure time then translation job in Gengo Is
ideal for you.
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How to Make Money from “Gengo” as a Translator and Work from Home? |
Much translator state that, “Gengo”s payment is very poor but for earning more money you should become a pro translator, otherwise you won’t able to earn much. However senior translators are benefited from Gengo from a monthly allowance.
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