Yes, you can earn the same amount of money when you work less

The maths seem to make sense when you add it all up.

More time, more words, more money...right?

But why do some translators make six figures a year, while others barely hit €40k? Most of the time, it’s not because they translated more words.

So many of us complain about how busy we are—there’s work, family responsibility, more work, and CPD, if we get a spare moment. But other translators, with exactly the same 24 hours and responsibilities, manage to make buckets more money.

The truth is that you can earn the same amount of money—or more, while working fewer hours.

If you break down the amount of time you spend on each task every week, you’ll probably find you’re doing a lot of tasks that have little impact on your business.

In this article, we’ll break down how to organise your time to work less, while making at least the same amount of money.