ProZ.com Newsletter: January 2012

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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) How optimistic are translators about their business in 2012? (2) January's free webinar week videos are now available (3) Working from home: what will the neighbors think? (4) Seminar for new and future translators in Kharkiv, March 17 (5) Thank you to CPN members who are mentoring others (6) "Meeting clients at ProZ.com" webinars for February (7) Interested in coordinating your own virtual event? (8) Other free webinars in February (9) 2012 ProZ.com international conference: Barcelona (10) If you have expertise, consider sharing it through training (11) New upcoming online training ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (1) How optimistic are translators about their business in 2012? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How is 2012 looking for you and your translation business? Are you optimistic about the prospects for this year? See what other language professionals are saying and participate in the discussion! http://www.proz.com/topic/217264 Advertisement ------------------------------------ SDL Trados Studio 2011 Service Pack 1 is now here! Discover for yourself the innovative features that make Studio the number 1 choice for translators worldwide. Buy or upgrade today and save 15% on SDL Trados Studio 2011 Freelance. Hurry, this offer ends February 10th! To learn more or to order visit http://www.sdl.com/promo/Proz_NL ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Want a better way to manage projects? Then consider SDL Trados Studio 2011 Professional and save 20%. With innovative key features such as PerfectMatch, Track Changes and automated project management designed to help you better manage your translation workload. Offer ends February 10th. To learn more or to buy visit http://www.sdl.com/promo/Proz_NPRO ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (2) January's free webinar week videos are now available ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The first free webinar week of 2012 was held the week of January 23rd. Recordings of all six webinars can be viewed for free at http://www.proz.com/videos/free%20webinar%20week%20videos Be sure to visit the training area for information on February's free webinar week, which will begin on February 27th. http://www.proz.com/translator-training/format/free-webinars Advertisement ------------------------------------ You follow your friends, your colleagues, translation-related events and many other things... Now follow your translation documents, and changes made to them, in your translation with memoQ 5.0! Term extraction, track changes, X-translate, cascading filters and many other exciting features. Download the 45-day trial version from http://www.kilgray.com ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ It doesn't matter if it's different versions of translation documents, track changes or on-the-fly changes: working with the AuditTrail feature of memoQ 5.0 you can follow all changes in your translation project. Version Control. Content Source Integration. Technology With No Gaps. Download the 45-day trial version from http://www.kilgray.com ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (3) Working from home: what will the neighbors think? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mox, a young but well-educated translator, is the well-known creation of Alejandro Moreno-Ramos, http://www.proz.com/translator/923621 A recent episode highlighted a funny side effect of working from home. Check it out! http://mox.ingenierotraductor.com/2012/01/translators-neighbors.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (4) Seminar for new and future translators in Kharkiv, Ukraine, March 17 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A ProZ.com seminar for new translators and students of translation will be conducted on March 17th in Kharkiv, Ukraine. During this one-day seminar, attendees will learn how to start their freelancing business, how to avoid fraud on the Internet, how to advertise their translation services and much more. http://www.proz.com/conference/308 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (5) Thank you to Certified PRO Network members who are mentoring others ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Congratulations and thank you to the members of the Certified PRO Network who are already acting as mentors on ProZ.com! Members of the Certified PRO Network acting as mentors have the following benefits: * The possibility to distinguish themselves as experts while possibly finding new partners for growing a translation team. * Name and business promotion throughout the site (new "Mentoring program" page, http://www.proz.com/guidance-center/mentoring-program ). * A special "Professional mentor" tag in the "About me" section of their profiles (this tag will eventually show under your profile name as well). * The possibility to enter projects they work on with apprentices into their Project history and to display corroboration feedback posted. * Two months of free ProZ.com membership (to be activated once they complete the defined mentoring period with each apprentice). http://www.proz.com/guidance-center/mentoring-program Advertisement ------------------------------------ XTM Cloud - Save 50% on a Freelance account. TGB Offer ends January 31st. http://bit.ly/ACjzoh Benefit from working securely on line with the latest technology. Translate all common file types including XML, MS Office, & InDesign. See more at http://www.xtm-intl.com XTM Cloud: Better Translation Technology ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Automate your translation workflow – Work on line with XTM Cloud and collaborate with colleagues. Process all common file types and manage your TMs easily. Make use of the built in terminology and QA features to improve the quality and consistency of your work. Try XTM Cloud for free - register for a trial account at http://www.xtm-intl.com/trial ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (6) "Meeting clients at ProZ.com" webinars for February ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Meeting clients at ProZ.com" is a series of free webinars which cover strategies to help you get the most out of your ProZ.com experience. Each webinar includes a hands-on workshop session with site staff. "Meeting clients at ProZ.com" webinar schedule for January: * February 3rd: http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/6058 * February 17th: http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/6061 For more information on these webinars and to learn how to get the most out of ProZ.com for your translation business, visit the ProZ.com site guidance center. http://www.proz.com/guidance-center Advertisement ------------------------------------ Other tools have users, Déjà Vu has fans. Test Déjà Vu X2 now – 30-day free trial version available at http://www.atril.com ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (7) ProZ.com now accepting virtual conference coordinator proposals ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ProZ.com is expanding the virtual events platform, which will now allow ProZ.com members to coordinate their own virtual events. ProZ.com will provide all the technology and training needed to plan, organize and execute the event. Virtual conference organizers will handle decisions on theme, date/time and content for the virtual event. ProZ.com members can now apply to become a virtual event coordinator. Proposed virtual events can be on any topic and take place at any time of the year. http://www.proz.com/conference/?show_mode=conferences&sp_submode=propose Advertisement ------------------------------------ Want to improve your file naming and archiving processes? Terminotix wrote a guide on good practices for archiving multilingual documents. Ask for your free copy at [email protected]. Terminotix developed a MS Word toolbar that enables you to search in 12 important termbases with just one click. Ask for your free copy at [email protected]. ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (8) Other free webinars in February ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Getting started in translation" - February 1st - http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/6064 Learn how to become a professional translator and how to use ProZ.com to pursue translation as a career. "Expanding your translation business" - February 15th - http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/6067 Learn how to use ProZ.com to expand your translation business. "Risk management for freelance translators and interpreters" - February 29th - http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/6070 Learn about risk management procedures that freelance translators and interpreters can follow when doing business. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (9) 2012 ProZ.com international conference: Barcelona, June 9th and 10th ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The ProZ.com international conference for 2012 will take place on June 9th and 10th in Barcelona, Spain. This event's theme will be "The freelance translator as a professional CEO." A call for speakers for this event is currently open. Join the mailing list, apply as a speaker and view more details about the location and venue today. http://www.proz.com/conference/305 Advertisement ------------------------------------ Get access to a world-class CAT tool and hundreds of daily job postings – all for one low subscription fee. Take a look at the GeoWorkz Marketplace and then sign-up to try Translation Workspace and GeoWorkz free for one month. http://bit.ly/gcqxpM ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (10) If you have expertise, consider sharing it through training ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do you have expertise in an area that you would like to share with others? ProZ.com training sessions are highly-valued by the community and can offer a great opportunity for branding and exposure while generating extra income. If you're interested in sharing your expertise by teaching a training course to professional translators, visit the ProZ.com trainer center to learn more. http://www.proz.com/translator-training/trainers/ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Boost and track your productivity, securely share TMs across the globe, and reply to hundreds of daily job postings – all for one low subscription fee. Take a look at the GeoWorkz Marketplace and then sign-up to try Translation Workspace and GeoWorkz free for one month. http://bit.ly/i4igTh ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (11) Upcoming online training on CAT tools and business development ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All online training is conducted at a specific date and time using a virtual classroom environment. Sessions are 3 hours long and cover topics including CAT tools, software, freelancer career and business development. Wordfast-PRO – Level 1 Feb 22 15:00 GMT in English: http://www.proz.com/training/6106 Mar 21 15:00 GMT in French: http://www.proz.com/training/6112 Apr 18 14:00 GMT in Italian: http://www.proz.com/training/6116 Wordfast-PRO – Level 2 Mar 07 15:00 GMT in English: http://www.proz.com/training/6109 Jul 06 15:00 GMT in Italian: http://www.proz.com/training/6128 Aug 29 15:00 GMT in French: http://www.proz.com/training/6136 Wordfast-AnyWhere May 16 14:00 GMT in English: http://www.proz.com/training/6122 See all Wordfast training here: http://www.proz.com/translator-training/topic/wordfast-training Social media series Feb 27 - Harness Social Media marketing for your business http://www.proz.com/training/5608 SDL Trados training and certification Upgrading from SDL Trados 2007 to SDL Trados Studio 2011 Feb 10 13:00 GMT in English: http://www.proz.com/training/6011 SDL Trados Studio 2011 – New Features Feb 03 13:00 GMT in English: http://www.proz.com/training/5993 SDL Trados Studio - Getting Started Feb 08 15:00 GMT in English: http://www.proz.com/training/5996 SDL Trados Studio – Intermediate Feb 17 13:00 GMT in English: http://www.proz.com/training/6029 SDL Trados Studio – Advanced Feb 24 13:00 GMT in English: http://www.proz.com/training/6035 SDL MultiTerm™ for Translators and Project Feb 09 15:00 GMT in English: http://www.proz.com/training/6002 See a full list of upcoming training here: http://www.proz.com/translator-training/topic/sdl-trados-certified See upcoming webinars: http://www.proz.com/translator-training/format/webinar-presentations Visit the ProZ.com video center for more that 250 videos of interest to translators: http://www.proz.com/translator-training/format/videos ============================================================ If you are having difficulty meeting clients on ProZ.com as a free user, the answer is a simple one: Membership, and a strong online profile that reflects you as a professional. http://www.proz.com/membership/ ============================================================ I hope your 2012 is off to a good start. 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