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Translation requests carry the two facts that decide whether you can take the work at all: the language pair, typed in by the client rather than picked from a menu, and whether a certified translation is needed. The client also says whether they want written translation or spoken interpreting, which are different jobs done by different people.

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Page reviewed September 11, 2026

What a translation lead shows you

Every translation request answers these questions before it reaches you. Follow-up questions appear only when an earlier answer calls for them.

The content type narrows it further — personal documents such as certificates and diplomas, legal documents, business documents, or a website and its software. A diploma for an immigration file and a software interface are priced and scheduled nothing alike, and you see which one it is first.

Who is this for?
- For me or my family
- For a business
- For a non-profit or public organization
How many people work there?
Follow-up
Asked when the answer to “Who is this for?” is “For a business” or “For a non-profit or public organization”.
- Just me
- 2–9
- 10–49
- 50–249
- 250 or more
Translation or interpreting?
- Written translation
- Spoken interpreting
From which language?
The client types a short answer.
Into which language?
The client types a short answer.
Do you need a certified translation?
Follow-up
Asked when the answer to “Translation or interpreting?” is “Written translation”.
- Yes
- No
- Not sure
What kind of content?
Follow-up
Asked when the answer to “Translation or interpreting?” is “Written translation”.
- Personal documents (certificates, diplomas)
- Legal documents
- Business documents
- Website or software
How will the interpreting happen?
Follow-up
Asked when the answer to “Translation or interpreting?” is “Spoken interpreting”.
- In person
- Phone or video

Every request also includes

When the work is needed: Emergency / as soon as possible
Within a few days
Within a few weeks
Flexible / still planning
Budget range, if the client picks one: Up to $500
$500–$1,000
$1,000–$2,500
$2,500–$5,000
$5,000 and up
Amounts in USD.
Project summary: A short description of the job in the client’s own words.
General location: The city or postal area. The exact address is shared only after you connect.
Photos: Up to 6 optional photos. Before you connect, you see how many were added.

Services you can choose

When you set up your profile, pick the ones you do and mark the rest as not for you.

The guide clients get on this site

We publish a translation guide for clients. It is written for them, not for us, and its headings are a fair list of what someone who has read it will ask you about.

Read the translation guide

What the guide covers

Kinds of translation work, and why they are not interchangeable
How to judge a translator when nobody licenses the job
What a properly run translation project looks like
Where translation projects go wrong
Confidentiality, personal data and what leaves your building
Translation, certified translation and interpreting compared

Questions it answers

Do I need a licensed translator in the United States?
Is machine translation good enough for business documents?
How do I check quality if I do not speak the language?
Should I hire a freelancer or an agency?
Who owns the glossary and translation memory?
How much lead time should I allow?

Guide last checked September 22, 2026.

What translation leads cost

LokalMatch sets lead prices by service and location. You see the price of each lead before you decide, and you pay only when you choose to connect.

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Current lead price

Pricing is set per request.

We haven’t published a standard price for translation leads yet. You see the price of each lead before you decide, and you pay only when you choose to connect.

Confidentiality, personal data and what leaves your building

From our guide for this trade, with the official sources it was checked against.

Translation sends unreleased product plans, employee files, patient records or litigation material to an outside party, and often onward to freelancers that party engages in turn. Ask who is in the chain, what each of them signs, and where the files sit while the work happens. A one-line confidentiality clause on a purchase order rarely reaches the freelancer three steps down.

Free public machine translation deserves particular care, because pasting a document into a consumer web tool can mean handing a third party a copy on that tool's own terms. If your material carries health information, student records or anything your own contracts oblige you to protect, state in writing which tools may and may not be used, and require deletion or return of both source and target files when the engagement ends.

Sources: USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 1, Part E, Chapter 6 - Evidence · Administrative Office of the US Courts - Federal Court Interpreter Certification Examination

How matching works

Requests are matched by published rules that are the same for every pro.

How we rank and match pros

You receive a request only for services you offer and haven’t excluded, in the areas you serve.
Your account must be active, with your email address and phone number verified, and you must be accepting new requests within the daily or weekly limits you set.
Requests reach you only with timings you accept, such as emergencies, and budgets that aren’t clearly outside the range you work in.
When more pros fit than a lead allows, we give more weight to an exact service match, how directly you cover the area, verification, how quickly you reply and, once you have at least three published reviews, your rating. Never to who pays more.
Each lead goes to a limited number of pros, and you see that number before you decide.

Invalid leads and refunds

If a lead turns out to be invalid, you can ask for a refund review from your dashboard. We look at each request and let you know the outcome. A lead may qualify when:

The contact details are wrong or don't work.
It duplicates a lead you already received.
It isn't a real request for work.
It's outside the services or areas you listed.

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Verification you’ll need

Before you receive leads, you confirm your business email and phone number with one-time codes. Business registration, licence and insurance details are optional during sign-up; once our team checks them, your profile shows what was verified and when.

In this trade, these services often require a licence: Certified Translators. Add your licence details during sign-up so our team can check them.

Contact details verified
You confirm your business email and phone number with one-time codes. This is required before you receive leads.
Business registration checked
Our team reviews the registration details you provide.
Licence and insurance checked
Where your trade calls for a licence or insurance, we review what you provide.

Verification shows which details were checked and when. It isn’t a guarantee of workmanship, and it can’t be bought.

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Getting set up for translation work

List every language pair you actually work in. The client types the languages, so a pair you have not listed is a request you never see.
If you hold a certification that lets you produce certified translations, add it during sign-up. Clients ask for certified work by name.
Interpreting and written translation are separate answers in the request. Choose the one you do, or both only if you genuinely do both.

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What a translation lead shows you

Who is this for?

How many people work there?

Translation or interpreting?

From which language?

Into which language?

Do you need a certified translation?

What kind of content?

How will the interpreting happen?