The year 2010 -- and a new decade -- will soon be here. It is a good time to ask yourself: What is the next step for me in my freelance career?
What is the next step for you in your business? Maybe you want to expand your client base... diversify internationally... or boost your income while taking on more of the specialty work you love.
Or maybe the next thing for you is expanding your circle of talented collaborators, improving your efficiency, or beginning to outsource work. How about beginning to pass along some of what of you know to others, while establishing yourself internationally as the person to go to in your field?
As Walt Disney said, "If you can dream it you can do it." And now is a great time to get started.
For ten years, ProZ.com has been the place professional translators the world over have gone when they want to take their careers to the next level. For thousands, new opportunities, new clients, new friends and even new lifestyles, have started here.
What does 2010 hold for you? Join ProZ.com, the translation industry's leading workplace, and start making your dream a reality today.
This year-end campaign will run from 16 November to 16 December. Start getting the full benefits of the world's largest community of translation professionals and the number-one source of new clients for translators. By starting your membership now, you will not have to renew until 2011, and you will also have the chance to win one of these prizes:
- an expenses-paid trip to a ProZ.com event,
- a Dell laptop, or
- a copy of SDL Trados Studio 2009
Note: to be eligible for these prizes, your ProZ.com profile must be complete (all "required" fields). A complete profile will help potential clients find you. Start completing your profile here. Professional membership benefits and features Features for comparison | Free account |  | | Full membership in the world's largest translator communityThere are over 300,000 translators and interpreters from 190 countries registered on ProZ.com. | No | Yes | Promotion of your services throughout siteProZ.com members meet new clients 4 times more often than non-members. Members appear before all non-members in the directory Outsourcers that post jobs see quotes from members first Full benefit of ProZ.com's high rank in Google, etc. (Clients will go directly from Google to your profile) | No | Yes | Access to member only jobsMembers can submit quotes to member-only jobs. Over half of all job postings are restricted to ProZ.com members for at least twelve hours. | No | Yes | New client risk managementMembers have full access to the Blue Board database (with translator feedback) of over 15,000 outsourcers. Many ProZ.com members have seen a return on their membership investment simply because they used the Blue Board to avoid an undesirable outsourcer. | Limited | High | Terms research and assistanceMembers can ask three-times the KudoZ questions as non-members. | Limited | High | Networking featuresMembers can: Host powwows (casual meetings of site users that live near each other.) Full membership in the world's largest translator community | Limited | High | Web site hosting and emailMembers enjoy hosting of a website and email address that you own, at no extra charge. | No | Yes | Online invoicingEasily create, send, and track invoices online at ProZ.com. ( Learn more) | Limited | Unlimited | Other membership benefitsMembers also: Can track visitors to their profile Participate in translation contests Enjoy periodic discounts on software, tools and ProZ.com conferences See only translation related advertisements | No | Yes |
| Professional membership Satisfaction guaranteed If you are not completely satisfied with your ProZ.com membership investment--for any reason--we will refund your money. Testimonials "Стать членом сайта, безусловно, стоит. Я зарегистрирована на ProZ.com с 2002 г., но работу через этот сайт стала получать только после того, как приобрела членство. Годовой членский взнос окупился после первого заказа." |
| "Je suis satisfait d'être membre payant, j'ai même rempilé pour 5 ans d'un coup. La vocation du site reste celle d'une plate-forme de socialisation et de mise en relation clients-fournisseurs dont je peux profiter professionnellement." |
| "La membresía profesional, entre otras cosas, te da acceso inmediato a notificaciones de trabajo y acceso al Blue Board, un registro muy útil en el que los compañeros dejamos indicaciones sobre la fiabilidad de las agencias. Te salvará de disgustos con malos clientes." |
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