As freelancers, we constantly receive requirements for other languages or subjects outside our scope or abilities. So we began searching for those profiles and professionals as some clients required. Moreover, we contacted and connected such translators directly to the clients we could not immediately serve or even whenever high volumes with tight deadlines arrived at our doorstep. It finally hit us: being a freelancer does not mean having to work in isolation, nor should it suppose more work just because it is individually oriented.

On the contrary, as in our personal lives, creating a support system is also vital for our professional development; having a team to work with helps us exploit our best attributes which is crucial for success. Linguistic services’ sites and platforms charge a fee ―or some subscription― just to allow you to showcase a profile, rates, or even availability. Babel Free Union is an integrated showcasing machinery for linguists’ service providers and a marketplace for customers, allowing much better communication.

The founder of Babel Free Union, Valentina Macías Isaza, created this site to present her ―and other collaborators’― services, capabilities, works, and trajectories to offer the public many linguistic and translation services and generate sound collaborations.