How to Use the Honyaku Cloud Platform

Now that you have your Honyaku Cloud account, you’re probably wondering what you should do first. Here’s what we suggest:

1. Complete your “Account” information (so that we can pay you when the time comes)
   • Select “Account” from the left-hand menu. You will see that some of your information is already filled in (thanks to the registration process), but please do add your “Preferred Payment” Method and any details needed to pay you via that method.
     • We currently pay via PayPal or bank transfer. For translators with Japanese bank accounts, bank transfer is no problem. For translators without Japanese bank accounts, we strongly encourage PayPal if possible due to international transfer fees.
2. Check out our translation “Resources.”
   • We’ve curated a collection of resources that we hope will make clear the tone and style we set in our translations.
   • Each job we assign you also includes links to the resources you need for that specific job, but it’s always good to refresh the general rules when you’re not rushed by a deadline.
3. Join the Slack!
   • We’ve opened a Slack workspace for all of our translators to join, where you can discuss general translation topics with us and your fellow translators, ask project-specific questions in channels we create for each job, and contact us directly.
4. Accept our invite to Phrase (formerly known as Memsource).