A stack-ranked, step-by-step plan to go live and land work fast — ranked by how ready you are to onboard and how quickly each platform can pay. Check off steps as you go; your progress is saved automatically.
Every platform stack-ranked by fit (onboarding readiness × speed to work), with rate range, the services/assignments each covers, what's required to register, and exactly how to register. Filter by category or search. The Workflow tab turns the top-ranked ones into checkable steps.
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Get APTS now; treat AIIC as the multi-year north star. APTS is free, fast, and gives instant Arabic-market credibility + directory visibility. AIIC unlocks the very top — premium conference/RSI work, KUDO Pro, Interprefy, institutional clients — but needs 150 logged conference days and three senior sponsors. Complementary, not either/or.
Free, fast, immediately useful. Add it to ProZ, Upwork and LinkedIn and link the APTS profile — the best credibility win for the effort.
Record each job: date, client/event, language pair, mode, hours. AIIC needs 150 documented days — you can only claim what you've logged.
Their own certifications are attainable now and generate exactly the conference days AIIC later counts — while paying you.
Network with AIIC members via KUDO/Interprefy work and regional events. With 150 days + sponsors, apply in a May 31 / Nov 30 window.