ProZ.com Newsletter: January 2013

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--------------------- ProZ.com Newsletter --------------------- Your ProZ.com username: (See bottom for more details related to your ProZ.com account) Promote yourself - become a member! Join now: http://www.proz.com/join (1) Are you making the most of freelance translator resources? (2) New Translators without Borders newsletter (3) Localization spotlight: the Czech localization team (4) Help determine winners in the 11th translation contest (5) New podcast: Say goodbye to feast or famine (6) Freelance free webinar week: February 4th - 7th (7) ProZ.com presents Free LSP webinar week (8) Save up to 40% on CAT Tools and software with group buying (9) Planning to make more money and be more productive in 2013? (10) 38% of translators report having being scammed at least once (11) Save the date: ProZ.com international conference in Porto ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (1) Are you making the most of freelance translator resources? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ProZ.com member Johanne Benoit-Gallagher -- http://www.proz.com/translator/141169 -- recently wrote a guest post on the Catherine Translates blog about her experiences using ProZ.com. She provides some good tips for both the new freelancer and the established professional. http://www.catherinetranslates.com/proz-cons-membership-translation-workplace-johanne/ You can also read Johanne's own blog: http://primatranslation.com/blog/ Advertisement ------------------------------------ memoQ 6.2 for server users memoQ 6.2 features SDL package import directly into online projects, confidentiality mode in online projects, statistics and pre-translation for all languages at once, and more. To learn more, attend free webinars and contact us at [email protected]. The fully-functional program is available for a 30-day evaluation. ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ memoQ 6.2 & free online training memoQ 6.2 features the Muse's kiss, AutoPick, preview for Adobe InDesign files, importing SDL Trados Studio packages, the Zen, project backup and restore, and more. TGB: save 40% on memoQ translator pro and complete Kilgray's introductory memoQ training course free of charge! Learn more at http://www.proz.com/tgb/715 ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (2) Highlights from the new Translators without Borders newsletter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Translators without Borders (TwB) has just released their latest newsletter. Highlights include: * ProZ.com member Ashutosh Mitra -- www.proz.com/profile/1273307 -- as this issue's "Translator Hero" * TwB's Access to Knowledge Awards, with Certified PRO member Ildiko Santana -- www.proz.com/profile/37677 -- and ProZ.com founder and president Henry Dotterer among the winners * An update on the Healthcare Translators' Training Center in Kenya * Information on how to collaborate with Translators without Borders, and why members of the ProZ.com Certified Network, and ATA-certified translators, are able to join TwB without additional testing * Updates on other recent activity, including the fact that in 2011 and 2012 TwB volunteers made it possible to donate over seven million words to humanitarian organizations around the world http://twbnewsletter.translatorswithoutborders.org/ Advertisement ------------------------------------ 2013 – The year to invest in YOU Planning to invest more time in attaining skills, networking & attracting clients this year? Bookmark http://www.translationzone.com for free events & educational content from SDL. Join this month’s TGB & save up to 30% off SDL Trados Studio, plus free AutoSuggest - http://www.proz.com/tgb/709 - limited spaces available. ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ 2013 – The year to invest in YOU Planning to invest more time in attaining skills, networking & attracting clients this year? Bookmark http://www.translationzone.com for free events & educational content from SDL. Enjoy special ProZ.com discounted prices; see our exclusive ProZ.com offers at http://www.proz.com/tgb/709 & http://bit.ly/ProZLSPShop ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (3) Localization spotlight: the Czech localization team ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Each month, the ProZ.com newsletter features an article highlighting one of the ProZ.com localization teams and the work they are doing to bring the ProZ.com site to their native languages. This month's spotlight is on the the Czech localization team: Marek Buchtel -- http://www.proz.com/profile/88263 Pavel Blann -- http://www.proz.com/profile/27685 Tomas Mosler, MITI -- http://www.proz.com/profile/817450 Jan Hrdlicka -- http://www.proz.com/profile/758941 Markéta Vilhelmová -- http://www.proz.com/profile/707117 Zuzana Suchá -- http://www.proz.com/profile/29805 Marek Buchtel, the team coordinator, had this to say about the team's work: "Localization helps promote the site and makes it available to a wider audience – not only translators and interpreters who don't speak English, but also to end customers in the target country, who may not understand English or feel comfortable using it for business. That’s why I'm happy I can give back to the community that has helped me so much in my professional career. And at the same time, I'm gaining great experience while coordinating the work of our team." If you are a ProZ.com member and you would like to join a localization team in your native language, contact site staff to volunteer. http://www.proz.com/support/ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Terminotix has just added a new video on YouTube about the Terminotix toolbar. This toolbar enables you to launch queries from MS Word to almost any resource on the Web. We invite you to view the video at the following address: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8O-iM3utrU ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (4) Happy translating and good luck to contest participants. You can help determine the winners. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Be sure to visit the latest translation contest, with the theme "Contemporary society." Thirty-three language pairs are in the qualification round and another twenty-three are in finals. Stop by to check out the entries and help determine this contest's finalists and winners. A new improved tagging system is now in use to allow you to provide feedback on the translations submitted. Thank you to all who have participated so far, and good luck to the contestants! http://www.proz.com/translation-contests/31 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (5) New ProZ.com podcast: interview with Jo Mo on her book "Say goodbye to feast or famine" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the first ProZ.com podcast of the year, staff member Maria interviews member Joy Mo -- http://www.proz.com/profile/1180658 -- on her book "Say Goodbye to Feast or Famine". Joy offers tips on finding clients, marketing and networking, and developing a long-term business in translation. If you missed previous podcasts, you can also listen to them online or download them from the archive. http://blogproz.wordpress.com/podcasts/ Advertisement ------------------------------------ MemSource is a cloud-based CAT tool that lets you work online as well as offline. On Windows and Mac. And MemSource Personal edition is completely FREE! Why not give it a try? Sign up for the free Personal edition: http://bitly.com/VTd9WS ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ MemSource is becoming increasingly popular with LSPs. Why? For instance: All your freelancers get a free CAT tool – MemSource Editor – for both online and offline translating. And it’s so easy to use. What a relief... Start a 30-day free trial now: http://bitly.com/VDs101 ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (6) Register today for ProZ.com free webinar week: February 4th - 7th ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ProZ.com free webinars allow registered ProZ.com users to attend workshops and informational presentations on CAT tools and other products for free. Join ProZ.com for a week of free webinars featuring presentations from SDL Trados, WordFinder, Wordfast and memoQ. http://www.proz.com/pages/FreelanceFreeWebinarWeek ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (7) ProZ.com presents Free LSP webinar week beginning February 11th ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join leading CAT tool and software providers for a series of free webinars geared toward Language Service Providers and translation industry project managers. Registration and attendance at all included webinars are free. Special offers and discounts will also be made available to attendees. http://www.proz.com/pages/LSPFreeWebinarWeek ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (8) Save up to 40% on CAT Tools and software with translator group buying ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Save up to 40% on CAT Tools and software by joining colleagues in buying via ProZ.com's translator group buy program. http://www.proz.com/tgb You can also receive notification of future software sales by selecting the option in the email settings of your ProZ.com account: http://proz.me/TGBMailing And if you are looking to invest in translation-related software, be sure to compare features, read reviews, and find links to free trials, forums and more using ProZ.com's software comparison tool. http://www.proz.com/software-comparison-tool ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (9) Do your goals for 2013 include increasing your income, being productive and enjoying more balance in your life? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If your goals for 2013 include increasing your income, learning how to be more productive and to cut out procrastination and improving your work/life balance, don't miss out on two exciting opportunities to learn how to achieve these goals with business skills trainer Konstantin Kisin -- http://www.proz.com/translator/82508 Register for the Work|Life Balance Workshop on March 30th to learn how to enjoy a more balanced life, deal with stress and tension and keep your composure in challenging situations. http://www.proz.com/conference/386 Follow up on July 20th with the Boost Your Productivity Now! event to discover productivity techniques and ideas that can be applied to your business immediately. http://www.proz.com/conference/383 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (10) 38% of translators surveyed report having being scammed at least once ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Most business interactions are honest and straightforward, but sometimes just a handful of persons with the wrong intentions can do more damage than expected. Translation-related scams are part of the landscape, and all freelancers should apply appropriate risk management procedures when approached by a stranger with a business offer. In 2012, just over 38% of translators surveyed stated that they had fallen victim to a scam at least once in their professional career. The ProZ.com team takes a very active stand against scams. Measures are in place and are constantly being improved in the interest of protecting members, but the best protection is translators helping translators to learn about scam detection and developing better risk management procedures. Help spread the word: the translation scam center has useful information that can help you or a colleague be better informed and prepared. Instant alerts are sent out when new scams are detected, and digests of alerts are also available. ProZ.com members can subscribe to these alerts, and everyone can review the archive and other resources provided. http://www.proz.com/about/translator-scam-alerts/ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Start the New Year right with the most user-friendly and affordable TM tools on the market. Wordfast Classic: the #1 MS Word-based TM tool Wordfast Pro: the leading TM tool for Windows, Mac, or Linux Wordfast Anywhere: the largest FREE and confidential web-based TM tool Learn more at http://www.proz.com/wordfast ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (11) Mark your calendar: ProZ.com international conference in Porto, Portugal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In 2013 the ProZ.com international conference will be in beautiful Porto, Portugal. This event will focus on the new demands and challenges that translators must face to excel at what they do. Many experienced speakers from the translation industry will be in attendance to share their expertise with colleagues from all over the world. As usual, the conference will be held on a weekend (June 8th and 9th), but there are some exciting plans for those who arrive on the Friday before and leave on the Monday after. Early bird pricing is available until April 15th. http://www.proz.com/conference/388 ============================================================ Where you appear in the directory is the most important factor in meeting new clients on ProZ.com (most client contact on the site happens through directory searches or direct profile contact). Find out what your directory ranking is and how to improve it in your areas of expertise using the directory ranking tool. http://www.proz.com/guidance-center/directory-rank ============================================================ Thanks for reading! 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