Original text - English - Paris based Cucumis. It is a community site for...

Paris based Cucumis is a community site for people who speak at least two languages and want to trade translation services. The service itself is free, and Cucumis is a one-man project.

If they add a business layer that allows people to purchase points to be used for translations without having to translate other texts themselves, and allow translators to trade earned points for cash, they could leverage the community to create a real business.

But first they need to hire a designer.