"Good positions don't win games, good moves do." - Gerald Abrahams
It's your move.
ProZ.com membership is not for everyone.
Language professionals have been using ProZ.com wisely since 1999 to make the next move in their careers. Here are three questions to ask yourself when considering membership:
- Are you serious about finding new clients and collaborators?
- Are you looking for ways to otherwise expand or improve your translation business?
- Are you fully-booked right now, but interested in keeping your name out there to keep future opportunities open?
If you can answer "Yes" to any of these questions, ProZ.com membership might be for you.
What is included in your membership:
ProZ.com is a complete suite of tools and opportunities designed for the serious language professional.
- ProZ.com members meet new clients and collaborators at a rate that is at least four times greater than non-members can expect, thanks to the increased visibility they enjoy.
- Full access to the Blue Board, which many members have stated is worth the membership fee alone. Online invoicing. Web and email hosting. Discounts on translation software, training and events. Access to industry reports for freelancers. And much more, all included in one membership fee.
- See a full list of benefits here. This list is constantly growing as new ProZ.com members join and value is added to membership for everyone.
No frills. Just the lowest price you will see.
Why join ProZ.com as a member now? A better question might be "Why wait?" ProZ.com membership is one of the most powerful marketing tools a language professional can have. Make your move today, and those tools and opportunities can start working for you now. In addition, the price for new membership will never be better. Just compare this year's campaign price with
the regular online fee for membership. Now compare it to the return on investment of finding just one new client.
Analyze your next move before you make it.
The best way to see if ProZ.com membership is right for you is to
see what colleagues are saying about their experience with membership, or reach out and contact a member to ask if they would recommend membership. You may also want to read
this insightful article where one member explains how she has used ProZ.com membership to advance her business.
They say that in life, as in chess, opportunity only strikes once. ProZ.com membership is a constant opportunity. The difference is in how soon you choose to make the move to seize that opportunity.
ProZ.com. What is your next move?
Don't stop reading yet! Freelancers with complete ProZ.com profiles are contacted by clients and collaborators 3.7 times more often than those without complete profiles. And ProZ.com members are contacted at least four times as often as non-members. Don't neglect your profile-- it is the backbone of your online presence. Make sure your profile is complete here.
Professional membership benefits and features
| Features for comparison |
Free account |
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Full membership in the world's largest translator community
There are over 600,000 translators and interpreters from 190 countries registered on ProZ.com.
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No |
Yes |
Promotion of your services throughout site
ProZ.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)
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No |
Yes |
Access to member only jobs
Members can submit quotes to member-only jobs. Over half of all job postings are restricted to ProZ.com members for at least twelve hours.
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No |
Yes |
New client risk management
Members 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.
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Limited |
High |
Terms research and assistance
Members can ask three-times the KudoZ questions as non-members.
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No |
Yes |
Networking features
Members can:
- Host powwows (casual meetings of site users that live near each other.)
- Create teams
- Send group mails
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No |
Yes |
Web site hosting and email
Members enjoy hosting of a website and email address that you own, at no extra charge.
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No |
Yes |
Online invoicing
Easily create, send, and track invoices online at ProZ.com.
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No |
Yes |
ProZ.com virtual conferences
Exclusive access to content and networking opportunities at ProZ.com virtual conferences, the largest gatherings of professionals in the industry.
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No |
Yes |
Training
Members are eligible for discounts on a wide variety of ProZ.com training sessions. Membership can also be purchased together with special training packages, at a substantial discount on both.
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No |
Yes |
Other membership benefits
Members 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
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No |
Yes |
