Meeting clients at ProZ.com

Format: Webinar presentations
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Topic: Getting established in the translation industry

Course summary
Start time:Jan 22, 2015 18:00 GMT     Add to calendar

Duration: 90 minutes. Check what time the course is running in your local time here.
Language:English
Summary:Learn how to apply ProZ.com winning strategies to get the most out of the site.


IMPORTANT: This session will not be recorded, but you can sign up for upcoming sessions or watch a video on "Getting the most out of your ProZ.com profile".
Description
Getting the most out of ProZ.com is easy, and the main approaches to meeting new clients are outlined in the ProZ.com winning strategies:

  1. Membership
  2. A strong, professional profile
  3. Collaboration and participation in term help
  4. Specialization
  5. Taking part in the Certified PRO Network

This webinar will show you how to apply the winning strategies, and includes a workshop portion, in which participants can receive customized help from a member of ProZ.com staff.
Target audience

  • Freelancers starting in the translation industry.
  • Experienced freelancers who want to expand their client database.
Learning objectives
In this workshop you will learn how to apply winning strategies to:

  • get the most out of ProZ.com.
  • meet clients.
Prerequisites
A ProZ.com profile, as attendees will be afforded the opportunity to receive live site guidance. (Yours is at http://www.proz.com/profile)
Program
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  1. ProZ.com winning strategies: main approaches to meeting new clients.
    • Becoming a site member.
    • Building a strong, professional profile.
    • Term help collaboration and participation.
    • Specializing.
    • Forming part of the Certified PRO Network.

  2. Workshop on profile customization.
Registration and payment information
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The training is free. Once you register for the training you will see your status as "Registered and paid" which means you are all set for the training.
System requirements
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Virtual platform system requirements

For PC-based Users:

• Required: Windows® 8, 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
• Required: Internet Explorer® 7.0 or newer, Mozilla® Firefox® 4.0 or newer or Google™ Chrome™ 5.0 or newer (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
• Internet Connection Required: Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection
• Recommended: Dual-core 2.4GHz CPU or faster with 2GB of RAM (recommended)

For Mac®-based Users:

• Required: OS X 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks and 10.10 Yosemite
• Required: Safari™ 3.0 or newer, Firefox® 4.0 or newer or Google™ Chrome™ 5.0 or newer (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
• Internet Connection Required: Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection
• Required: Intel processor (2GB of RAM or better recommended)

To Use VoIP (microphone and speakers or headset):

• Required: Fast Internet connection (700Kbps or more recommended)
• Required: speakers or headset (USB headset recommended)
• NOT required: Microphone - attendees can communicate with the trainer through incorporated chat.

Recommendations

• For the visual section of the training course, we recommend that you have a 64kbps link. This means using an ISDN line or Broadband. Wireless connection is NOT recommended.
• For the audio section of the training course, we recommend that you have a headset or speakers.
• We recommend that you log in 30 minutes in advance of the start time to prepare for the training course.

Courses will be open half an hour before the start time. Please login before the start time to ensure that everything on your system is working correctly.
Created by
Maria Kopnitsky    View feedback | View all courses
Bio: As a ProZ.com member services associate and professional trainer, Maria Kopnitsky is committed to helping members get the most out of the site. Aside from conducting bi-weekly site guidance webinars, Maria also oversees the ProZ.com support center, manages the daily Translation News, and contributes to ProZ.com's official blog, the Translator T.O.
General discussions on this training

Meeting clients at ProZ.com
Marcela Vargas Idrobo
Marcela Vargas Idrobo Identity Verified
Canada
Local time: 09:58
English to Spanish
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linkJan 22, 2015

I did not get the link to see the presentation! Where is it? I am looking for it. This is the right time and the page does not show iticon_frown.gif

 
kruse28 (X)
kruse28 (X)
United States
Local time: 09:58
Spanish to English
link not sent for webinarJan 22, 2015

I experienced the same thing. I searched in spam folder and did not find it. I have sent a question to support.

 
Rosario Meriles
Rosario Meriles Identity Verified
Argentina
Local time: 13:58
English to Spanish
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link Jan 22, 2015

please, where is the link?

 
Maria Kopnitsky
Maria Kopnitsky Identity Verified
United States
Spanish to English
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Will be looking into notifications for this training sessionJan 22, 2015

Hello all,

Sorry to hear you weren't able to join the session today. There may be an issue with the notifications that were sent out for this training. I will be looking into this to make sure that things go smoothly for the next webinar.

You can find the list of upcoming "Meeting clients at ProZ.com" webinars here: http://www.proz.com/pages/meeting_clients_webinar

My apologies again
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Hello all,

Sorry to hear you weren't able to join the session today. There may be an issue with the notifications that were sent out for this training. I will be looking into this to make sure that things go smoothly for the next webinar.

You can find the list of upcoming "Meeting clients at ProZ.com" webinars here: http://www.proz.com/pages/meeting_clients_webinar

My apologies again for the inconvenience, and I hope to see you all at future training sessions.

Best regards,

Maria
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Ana Carla Guimarães
Ana Carla Guimarães Identity Verified
Australia
Local time: 02:58
English to Portuguese
No reminder or link for the presentationJan 30, 2015

Hi,
I didn´t get any reminder or link for this presentation. Can I attend another session free?
Thanks

[Edited at 2015-01-30 02:16 GMT]


 

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