Meeting clients at ProZ.com

Format: Webinar presentations
Topic: Business of Translation and Interpreting

Course summary
Start time:Oct 21, 2011 09:00 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.
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® 7, Vista, XP, 2003 Server or 2000 (Linux is not supported)
• Required: Internet Explorer® 6.0 or newer, or Mozilla® Firefox® 3.0 or newer (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled) . If needed, download Java here.
• Internet Connection Required: Cable modem, DSL, or better recommended
• Recommended: Minimum of Pentium® class 1GHz CPU with 512 MB of RAM (2 GB of RAM for Windows Vista)

For Mac®-based Users:

• Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®), OS X 10.5 (Leopard®), OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard®)
• Required: Safari™ 3.0 or newer, Firefox® 2.0 or newer; (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
• Internet Connection Required: Cable modem, DSL or better recommended
• Required: PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel processor, 512 MB of RAM or better

To Use VoIP (microphone and speakers or headset):

• Required: Fast Internet connection (384 kbps 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
 Lucia Leszinsky    View feedback | View all courses
Bio: Lucia Leszinsky is a member of the ProZ.com team devoted to site guidance activites, such as communicating with new members, providing them with assistance with their profiles and helping them to get the most from the site.
General discussions on this training

Meeting clients at ProZ.com
Jennifer Hottarek
Jennifer Hottarek Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 12:09
German to English
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regularly-recurriing seminar?Oct 14, 2011

Dear Ms. Leszinsky,

I am definitely interested in the content of this seminar but have a schedule conflict on Oct. 21 - will there be recurring sessions?

Thanks and best regards, Jenni Hottarek


 
Alejandro Cavalitto
Alejandro Cavalitto Identity Verified
Argentina
Local time: 08:09
Member (2008)
English to Spanish
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There will be more sessions for this webinarOct 14, 2011

Dear Jenni,

Yes, there will be more sessions for this webinar. They will be announced on this forum thread: http://www.proz.com/post/1816726#1816726 . If you track that thread by selecting the option on the right side of the forum page, you will receive a notification when new webinars are announced.

Best regards,
Alejandro


 
Barbara Antonieta
Barbara Antonieta
Argentina
Local time: 08:09
English to Spanish
timeOct 18, 2011

Dear Alejandro,
I am very interested about this seminar and I want to know what time is in Argentina 6:00 am? Thanks!


 
Lucia Leszinsky
Lucia Leszinsky
SITE STAFF
6:00 AM ART means 6:00 AM Argentinian timeOct 18, 2011

Hi barbararlmiron,

The time you see in this page, if you have set your time zone correctly, is the time in Argentina. This means this webinar will take place at 6:00 am ART (Argentinian time).

Kind regards,

Lucia


 
Tine Manfreda
Tine Manfreda
Local time: 12:09
English to Slovenian
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My first webinarOct 18, 2011

Am very eager to see what this webinar will be like. Since it is my first one, I will hopefully have a lot of fun and learn some new things to improve my profile and overall Proz experience. Cheers

 
Ahsen Sözen
Ahsen Sözen Identity Verified
Türkiye
Local time: 14:09
Turkish to English
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registrationOct 20, 2011

How shall I register?

 
Susana Ferreira
Susana Ferreira Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 11:09
English to Portuguese
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First timeOct 20, 2011

Hi, i will attend it and i am quite curious since it is my first web-seminar. Hopefully will help us to meeting more clients, since i have approximately one month of membership.
Cheers
Susana


 
registrationOct 20, 2011

Ahsen CAN wrote:

How shall I register?


The training was full thus I added some more seats and registered you for the course.

Hope this helps and let me know if you need anything else.

My bests,
Helen


 
Kelly Harrison
Kelly Harrison Identity Verified
France
Local time: 12:09
French to English
registrationOct 20, 2011

Helen, is there any chance you could do the same for me as I would also be very interested in watching?

 
Jasna Gonda
Jasna Gonda Identity Verified
Serbia
Local time: 12:09
English to Serbian
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I wish to register for this webinarOct 20, 2011

I usually find out too late that something is going on. I only got the e-mail today and tomorrow is the last advertised webinar!!

 

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