ProZ.com frequently asked questions

1 - Posting jobs at ProZ.com

1.1 - ProZ.com で仕事を発注できるのは誰ですか。

ProZ.com ではいかなる法人・個人も仕事を発注することができます。仕事をサイトに掲載する場合には、名前、メールアドレス、電話番号、国などの、特定の連絡先情報が必要となります。 InstantJobs に関しては、支払いはクレジットカードにて事前におこなわれなくてはなりません。

1.2 - What kind of jobs can be posted at ProZ.com?

Translation, interpretation, localization and other jobs requiring the services of multilingual professionals or companies may be posted.

1.3 - Can I use the job posting form to advertise my services?

No. There is no possibility that you will find a client using this form. Instead, you will only inconvenience fellow service providers, who expect only legitimate job opportunities to come via this form. Your right to enter quotes on jobs will also be revoked.

1.4 - What type of jobs are not allowed at ProZ.com?

Please refrain from posting job notices that do not specifically require the services of multilingual professionals. Also, job postings may not contain content of an adult nature.

1.5 - What are the fees I will have to pay?

There are no fees for posting jobs at ProZ.com. There are also no commissions. This is possible because ProZ.com charges a yearly subscription fee to the service providers.

1.6 - How are prices and deadlines set for jobs?

The ProZ.com job form will only help you to meet service providers. Project details—work content, payment, deadline, etc.—must be agreed upon between you and the service provider directly.

1.7 - Where do I enter rates information?

First enter details related to the job, providing as much detail as possible. If among those who meet the criteria there are ProZ.com members who prefer to take your budget range into consideration when deciding whether or not to quote, you will be given an opportunity to provide a budget range.

1.8 - I posted a job and no opportunity was provided for me to enter a budget range. Why?

This means that none of the professionals who meet your job criteria has a habit of considering client budgets before quoting. Any quotes you receive will have been based on the information you supplied in the job posting.

1.9 - Why was the option to enter rates information from the start removed?

To reflect the fact that the individual translator is in the best position to determine what he or she needs to charge on a given job. For more information, see: About > Job posting changes.

1.10 - What if no one quotes within my budget range?

ProZ.com is home to the world's largest network of professional translators. If none is willing to work within your budget, you may want to consider either increasing your budget or seeking alternatives. For more information, see: Translation: Determining what service you need and what it will cost.

1.11 - When I am given an opportunity to indicate a budget range, how should I go about estimating?

If you have no experience in pricing translation, you might want to pass on entering a budget range. If you do decide to enter a range, consider consulting the guide: Translation: Determining what service you need and what it will cost. That document links to data on the rates charged by translators registered with ProZ.com.

1.12 - Should I enter a budget range that is a bit lower than what I can actually afford to pay?

That is up to you, but entering your real maximum helps ensure that the job is visible (and appealing to) a larger group of professionals.

1.13 - I offer a service for translators seeking jobs. Can I post?

No. The job posting form is for proposing business arrangements of one type: job poster paying posting recipient to perform services. Web portals, those selling databases of translators, etc., or anyone suggested an arrangement whereby the recipient of a posting would be paying the poster, will be regarded as an illicit advertiser. The posting will be removed, associated memberships will be revoked, and you will be banned from future postings.

1.14 - For what reasons can a job poster be banned from ProZ.com?

Please refer to the ProZ.com termination policy.

1.15 - I've posted a job but it is not visible yet.

If you are a basic user of the site, your job posts will require vetting. This is usually done within 12 hours of the entry being posted. You may also want to check to make sure you have provided complete and correct contact details. If your job hasn't appeared after a 24-hour period, please submit a support request.

1.16 - Why do my job postings require staff approval?

Job postings will require staff review in the following cases:

1.17 - Can I request to be added to the job posting whitelist?

Yes. To submit a request to be added to the job posting whitelist, you must meet the following conditions:

1.18 - What are the keys to getting a good response to my posting? What else should I bear in mind?

When posting a job, it is important to be as descriptive as possible with regard to the nature of the work, as well as your requirements for service providers.

In addition, it is very important that you supply complete information about yourself and/or your company. The best service providers are in high demand, and will generally not pursue jobs with questionable clients. Complete contact details, and perhaps a brief history of your company, may help you to kick off mutually beneficial relationships with top professionals.

Jobs posted should respect the principle of equal opportunity.

Please do not post jobs on behalf of third parties.

Please note that the contact details marked as mandatory on the Job Posting Form must be completed in each case - job postings with incomplete details will be removed by ProZ.com staff.

Where possible, jobs involving multiple language combinations should be aggregated using the corresponding function available on the Job Posting Form.

1.19 - How will service providers contact me?

You may indicate your preferred method of contact (email, phone, online application form, etc.) Service providers are encouraged to respect your preferred method of contact; some outsourcers consider it a bad omen when a service provider ignores contact preferences, and will not work with those service providers.

1.20 - How quickly will I hear from translators (or interpreters)?

When a job is posted and approved by site staff, email notification is sent to each professional whose profile matches the requirements of your job. Depending on how unique or general your job requirements are, you may expect to begin hearing from service providers within minutes.

If your job is in a common language pair —European languages, Arabic, Chinese, etc.— you are encouraged to be very specific in your demands related to subject area expertise, etc. This will help to ensure you get the most suitable quotes from a manageable number of service providers.

1.21 - Will service providers be quoting against each other?

No, those who contact you will not have seen quotes from others. Service providers are encouraged to offer rates and turnaround times that allow them to offer their best work. Use your judgement in deciding whether a quote may be unreasonably low (thereby making it difficult to deliver careful work), or unreasonably high.

1.22 - How can I be sure a given translator is reliable?

Consider the professionals' training and degrees, years in the field, credentials earned, membership in professional associations, references, etc. Professional experience outside of translation may also be relevant. You may want to discuss the content of your job with the translator in order to assess their understanding of the material. It is not unusual for a client to ask for a short excerpt from a job—100 words or so should be enough to get an idea—before assigning work to a new translator. (Note that some translators include samples of their work in their profile 'portfolios'. In addition, looking at a translators' KudoZ history is sometimes useful in understanding a translators' style or approach to terminology.) Lastly, you may want to consider working with a ProZ.com Certified PRO.

1.23 - If I post a job and find a great translator, can I work with him/her directly next time?

Absolutely. Once you have established a relationship with a ProZ.com translator or interpreter, you may find it is in your best interest to continue working only with that person. Nurturing a long-term service arrangement will bring benefits over time, as the service provider will be able to deliver high quality work in a shorter period of time, as he or she becomes increasingly familiar with terminology and information specific to you or your company.

1.24 - I don't have a specific job —but I would like to increase my database of translators.

You may post once a month, with a maximum of five job postings each time. Repeatedly posting calls for translators, without actual jobs, is regarded as intrusive by many professional service providers. For this reason, your potential posting may not be made visible on the ProZ.com homepage.

When posting a call for CVs for potential future projects, it is very important that you post complete information about your company and the types of jobs you tend to obtain. Your posting may be removed if such information is not provided.

1.25 - I don't want to announce my job—its confidential. What can I do?

If your job is confidential, do not use the job posting form. Consider using the ProZ.com directory to find service providers who meet your requirements. When you find a suitable service provider in the directory, you can contact him or her directly.

1.26 - What can I do if I need to edit the information on my job posting?

Before the job posting has been vetted, there is an edit job button at the top of the job posting which will allow you to edit your listing. However, once your job has been vetted and is visible by the public, you will not be allowed to edit your job posting. But, if you need to add anything to your job posting, you may still add an addendum to it instead.

1.27 - 投稿した仕事を締め切るにはどうしたらよいですか。

発注者は、ひとつまたはそれ以上の言語ペアの仕事を締め切るか、あるいは掲載された仕事全体を締め切ることができます。

1. 仕事の掲載ページを見ながら'見積りを表示'ボタンを使うか、仕事の投稿後に受け取ったメールにあるリンクをクリックします。
2. 各言語ペアの下に、'クリックして締め切る'のリンクがあります。これをクリックして、そのペアでの仕事の応募受付を終了します（同様のやり方で後からふたたび開始することもできます）。
3. すべての言語ペアを締め切ると、その仕事全体が終了となります。

1.28 - What does it mean for a job to be funded by a non-profit group?

A non-profit group is an organization which exists for educational or charitable reasons, and from which its shareholders or trustees do not benefit financially. Some translators are willing to reduce their rates when working for a non-profit group they deem worthwhile. Jobs posted on behalf of non-profit organizations should include the name of the group, and a publicly visible link to a website with further information about the organization. Jobs marked as non-profit that do not meet these requirements will be removed by site staff.

Government organizations and similar entities are not covered by this definition; jobs funded by such entities should not be posted as 'non-profit'.

1.29 - What relation is there between job posting and the Blue Board?

Job posters may be added to the Blue Board.

1.30 - 仕事の投稿履歴（過去の仕事投稿）とはなんですか。

仕事の投稿履歴のページでは一発注者（発注者のプロフィールかメールアドレスに基づく）の投稿した最新の100件を表示します。受注候補者は仕事を閲覧しながら、'発注者について'のなかにある'過去の仕事投稿'をクリックして、その発注者が過去に投稿した仕事を閲覧することができます。発注者は同じリンクを使って過去の投稿を確認できるほか、このページを使うこともできます： 仕事の投稿履歴。

仕事の投稿履歴は メンバーのみ が利用できる機能です。以下に例を挙げます。

1.31 - I need to edit my name in a posted job. How can I do this?

To edit a job which was not vetted visit a job page and click on Edit job. In edit mode, check if your contact details are full and correct as requested in the job posting rule #9. Note that you can make your real name invisible to potential candidates just by entering the title of the position you occupy in your company. To do so, un-check the Show publicly option next to the real name field in the job posting form and select I represent a company. A new field will show up as Contact person's job title .

Make sure you report your company name in the Company name field.

1.32 - Once I choose "Accept quote" does this mean I am awarding the job to this one vendor?

Not at all. You can select as many quotes as you need to implement the project. It is possible to select all necessary quotes at once and save changes or select quotes and save changes on a step by step basis. Once you select a service provider’s quote and save changes you will see a note on a selected quote like This quote was accepted. Upon quote acceptance a notification will be sent to a service provider. After accepting quotes you might wish to discuss project details with service providers.

Note: A job will not be closed once you select a quote(s). It can be closed by you manually (if you want so) or it will be closed automatically due to expiration of its quoting deadline time.

1.33 - Where can I see quotes received?

To see a list of jobs quotes you have received, go to My posted jobs from the Jobs & directories tab, find a job you are looking for and click on [View quotes] on your right. A list of all quotes will be opened.

2 - Finding jobs at ProZ.com

2.1 - 仕事はどのように依頼されるのですか。

ProZ.com では3つの方法で仕事が伝えられます:
(1) 仕事の投稿をする／見積りを提出する
(2) 直に連絡を取る（発注者がプロに個別に連絡を取る）
(3) InstantJobs: 発注者が原稿の投稿をし、事前承認されたプロが自動的に招かれる

(1)の方法が唯一、目に見える形でのマッチングです。その他の場合は非公開となります。(2)の方法によるものが依頼される全仕事のおよそ半数を占めています。

2.2 - 仕事を得られるのは誰ですか。

ProZ.com の登録ユーザーであれば誰でも仕事を得ることができます。しかし、仕事の投稿者が、仕事をある条件に見合った者に限ることがあります。制限つきの仕事についての詳細はこちらの FAQ を参照してください。

2.3 - How do I get jobs at ProZ.com?

The main channel to get jobs in ProZ.com are direct searches in the directory. The best strategies to get jobs are:

a) A good profile.

b) Membership, as members are ranked ahead of non-members in the directory.

c) KudoZ PRO points in your language pairs and fields of expertise, as this is how search results are ranked among the first group (members) and the second group (non-members).

d) Specialization. Make sure to have on top your main language pair and your main field of expertise, get KudoZ in this combination, show that specialization in each area of your profile.

For more information on ProZ.com directory, see this FAQ section.

2.4 - Why don't I see payment information in job postings anymore?

Certain changes were recently made to the job posting system to reflect the fact that the translator is in the best position to determine what rate he or she needs to charge on a given job. Budget / pricing information is only shown to logged in users that meet the requirements of the job. You may choose if you would like to show or hide budget / pricing information for jobs where you meet the requirements. For more information, see: About > Job posting changes.

2.5 - I am an experienced translator, but I am new to freelancing. How do I go about determining what I need to charge on a given job?

For guidance on this topic, see the article Determining your rates and fees as a translator.

2.6 - I've indicated a preference to see client budgeting information before deciding whether to quote, and as as a result I sometimes see that information. Do I have to quote within the client's budget range?

No. The budget range provided by the client is strictly for use in determining whether or not you will take the time to quote. When quoting, you should never offer to do a job for less than the amount you need to deliver work at the quality level that is required, irrespective of the budget range specified.

2.7 - Is it safe to consider the budget ranges entered by clients as indicative of the going rates in the market?

No. Clients budget ranges often fall below the going rates.

2.8 - What if after I quote the client comes back and offers me less than the rates I have determined I need to charge?

Turn it down. Only you can know what you need to charge to deliver work at the quality required on an ongoing basis. Ultimately, it is your responsibility -- to colleagues and clients -- not to charge less than that amount.

2.9 - Are the translators who give the lowest quotes always the ones selected?

No. Experienced clients know that it is not possible to deliver quality consistently when rates are below a certain level. Therefore, the translators who are successful in connecting with new clients via ProZ.com tend to be those who quote within the normal range for professionals.

2.10 - I understand all of this in principle, but I am not sure I can do this on my own.

You're not alone! Reach out to other ProZ.com members via the site or at a local powwow. You are sure to find loads of support.

2.11 - 見積りはどのように出せばよいですか。

第一に、すべての仕事の投稿が見積りを受け付けているわけではないことに注意してください。つぎに、興味を持った仕事が見積りを受け付けているとわかった場合は、まず、その仕事のページの上か下にある"見積りの送信"のボタンをクリックします。そうすると提案レートが入力できるようになります。"Quote Form"を使用して希望するレートを提示することができます。フルメンバーあるいは準（仕事）メンバーでない場合、見積りを出すときには browniz かウォレットを使う必要があることを忘れないでください。見積りの費用は1USドルか、100 browniz です。

発注者への見積り提出が済むと、発注者はその見積りについて、"No action" "No thank you" または "Accept" のいずれかを選ぶことができます。

過去の見積り履歴を見るときには、ホームページ上の"仕事"メニューにある"私の見積り" をクリックしてください。

2.12 - Can I edit a job quote after I submitted it?

No. Job quotes cannot be edited once they have been submitted. However, you may add a note to your quote and enter any other relevant information.

2.13 - 仕事の見積り履歴は誰が閲覧可能ですか。

ProZ.com メンバーのみが自分の仕事の見積り履歴を閲覧できます。ほかの ProZ.com メンバーや発注者たちにはそうした情報は公開されません。

2.14 - 見積もりのフォームに記載される内容を変えるにはどうしたらよいですか。

"個人情報の編集" において、名前、住所、電話・ファクス番号など、見積もりフォームに入力される情報を変更することができます。

2.15 - Can I withdraw a quote I submitted for a classic job?

Yes. You can remove a quote submitted for any classic job by clicking on Delete next to the quote you would like to withdraw in the My quotes page.

2.16 - 仕事に関する ProZ.com の手数料にはどんなものがありますか。

直接の仕事: 発注にはまったく手数料がかかりません。直接の仕事を得るためにプロフィールを維持することにも手数料はありません。

掲載された仕事: 仕事を投稿するのは無料です。 ProZ.com メンバーがそれに対する返答や見積りを投稿することは無料で、回数の制限もありません。有料メンバーでないユーザーの場合は、1回の見積りに$1（または 100 browniz）が必要となります。

InstantJobs では、仕事全体の額面について ProZ.com がコミッションを徴収します。InstantJobs で示される支払額はサービスプロバイダーが得る報酬で、コミッションはすでに差し引かれています。

2.17 - 見込み（potential）の仕事とは何ですか。

"見込み"の仕事とは、はっきりとした見通しや詳細が未定の仕事全般をさします。よくあるパターンとしては、CV（履歴書）の募集や、同様にビジネス関係を築くための一般的な募集があります。

2.18 - それぞれの仕事の支払いや納品条件は誰が決めるのですか。

各仕事の条件はすべて発注者と受注者との直接交渉によって決まります。 ProZ.com のスタッフは条件を設定したり、それらが満たされたかを確認する立場をとりません。

2.19 - Does ProZ.com verify information in posted jobs and job descriptions against poster websites, online information or other sources?

Basic information is verified by site staff (contact information, for example) to ensure that job posts are within site rules. ProZ.com does not ascertain the veracity of outsourcer web site descriptions or other information; each translator interested in working with a given outsourcer is expected to investigate potential clients to the fullest extent possible before deciding whether or not to work for them.

2.20 - Does ProZ.com check job postings to filter-off jobs posted by potential scammers?

The job posting system was designed to enable outsourcers to post their job offers to the ProZ.com community. While any business or individual can outsource via ProZ.com, jobs posted by basic site users (non-logged-in users and non-members) are checked by site staff before being made visible.

In many cases the information included in a posted job is enough to identify a scamming operation, or a job posted by an oursourcer banned from ProZ.com,and the job posts are quietly deleted. In other cases the posted information will not be enough to to identify a scammer and the job is approved, and at this point the translators' risk management procedures should begin.

Risk management should be a set of processes including the positive identification of the "client" (contact data verifiable and verified) and the verification in risk management resources such as the Blue Board, among other steps.

If you would like to learn more about how to manage risks, I invite you all to attend an upcoming free webinar offered by site staff on "Risk management for freelance translators and interpreters".

ProZ.com members can also subscribe to translators scam alert reports.

2.21 - 発注者からの支払いはどのような方法で受け取れますか。

まず、発注者と翻訳者が ProZ.com で出会い、一緒に仕事をすることに同意した場合、すべての条件は二者間で合意に至るものとし、ProZ.com はいかなる場合も介入しません。ゆえに、支払方法や条件について仕事の相手とどう交渉するかはあなた次第となります。

とはいえ、支払いに用いられる方法には一般的なものがいくつかあります。銀行送金はそのひとつですし、小切手もよく使われます。ペイパル（PayPal）やマネーブッカーズ（Moneybookers）は現金の送金を容易にするオンライン・サービスです。ウェスタン・ユニオン（Western Union）を使う手もあります。それぞれの支払方法には利点と難点がありますが、ある方法は比較的小額の仕事に適しているかもしれないし、別の方法は額面の大きい仕事に便利だということもあるかもしれません。住んでいる国もまた重要な要素となります。

ProZ.com のフォーラムでもこの話題はよく取り上げられています。自由に検索可能ですので、まずは 金銭関連（Money matters） フォーラムをブラウズすることをお勧めします。

2.22 - 特定の仕事の掲載について質問がある場合、誰に訊ねるべきですか。

その仕事の投稿者に直接訊ねてください。ProZ.comでは投稿者が入力した以外の情報はわかりません。正しい連絡先を明示する責任は仕事投稿者にあります。ProZ.com は誤ったリンクや適切な連絡先情報の記載がない仕事の投稿について報告があっても対応することができません。ProZ.comも仕事の投稿者が入力した情報しか持っていないからです。

2.23 - 仕事の見積りを提出するにあたって、ほかにはどんな支払い方法がありますか。

掲載された仕事への応募は、有料見積りシステムでおこなわれます。支払いにはさまざまな方法があります：

• browniz ポイント（1回の見積りにつき100ポイント）を使うことができます。すべての新規 ProZ.com メンバーは登録時に300 browniz ポイントを獲得します。さらに browniz ポイントを得るためにはこちらを参照してください。 browniz の獲得方法
  
• ProZ.com Wallet に入金しておくこともできます。そうすると各見積りにたいしてそこから引き落とすことができます。見積り1回につき$1がかかります。
  
• ProZ.com メンバー（年会費$120.00）は無制限に見積りを提出することができます。
  

2.24 - 仕事の見積りを提出したものの、その仕事が自分に回ってこない場合、知らせはありますか。通知はいつごろになりますか。

発注者は受け取った見積りをすべて検討します。その仕事の締め切りによっては、検討までに数日を要する場合もあります。発注者は見積りの提出者全員に"No Action Yet" "No Thank You" あるいは "Accept"の返事を送るよう推奨されています。しかし、これは必須ではないので、発注者が返事をしないと決めた場合は、あなたの見積りが採用されたかどうかの通知は受け取りません。

2.25 - Where can I see an outsourcer's job posting history?

ProZ.com members can see a list of jobs posted by an outsourcer by clicking on Past job postings at the bottom of the Job posted by box in job postings or else by clicking on More info » at the bottom of the Past job postings section of the outsourcer's Blue Board record.

2.26 - 見積りのフォームを使って仕事への興味を伝えるべきですか。それとも相手に直接メールをすべきでしょうか。

発注者の意向に従うべきです。何も指示がなければ、見積りのフォームを使ってください。

発注者が許可しない限り、直接連絡を取ったり、電話をしたりすべきではありません。そうすることで、よい結果はあなたにも、ProZ.com のコミュニティにももたらされません。迷惑をかけた結果としてまずまちがいなく、その仕事はあなたには“回ってこない”のです。ユーザーが発注者の指示に反して直接連絡を取ったという不満をProZ.com のスタッフが受け取ったら、そのユーザーのプロフィールは制限されるか、取り下げられる可能性があります。

2.27 - Where do I insert the translation of the sample text in my quote?

Please note that outsourcers have 2 options when including a sample text in a classic job:

• Require that the translation of the sample is sent together with the job quote.
  
• Do not require the translation of the sample text but just provide it as a reference material.
  

2.28 - The job page says I meet the criteria for quoting on the job, but I cannot see the "Submit quote" button. Why?

If the message box at the top of the job posting says you meet the criteria for quoting on the job and you still cannot see the Submit quote button, check the job's quoting deadline to make sure the job is not closed or else check the very top of the job posting page to make sure no This job has been closed message shows:



If you confirm the job is still open, then check the Contact method section of the job posting to make sure the outsourcer has not requested to be contacted directly. In such case, the outsourcer's email address or a link to contact the outsourcer via email will be shown (and no Submit quote button will be present):



If the job is open and you still cannot see any option to quote for the job, then submit a support request. You can do so by clicking on the Contact site staff if there is a problem with this job posting link at the bottom of the job posting. This will help support staff look into the issue further.

2.29 - The native language and the language pairs in a job posting are not consistent. What should I do?

First of all, notice that the native language required for a job may not always be one of the languages involved in the project but many times it may be the outsourcer's native language. Many outsourcers feel comfortable when doing business only in their own native language.

This being said, you may submit a support request to ask staff to check this with the outsourcer to make sure there is no mistake in the selection of the native language and edit the native language for the job posting if the outsourcer confirms it is not the correct one.

2.30 - 仕事によって見積りの提出が許されないのはなぜですか。

仕事の投稿者は、ユーザーのプロフィールの項目に基づき、誰がその仕事の見積もりを提出できるかについて制限を設けることができるようになっています。これらの項目には専門分野概略、より詳細な専門分野、認定資格、ソフトウェアの知識、所在地、母語があります。見積りを提出できない仕事の通知は送られてきません。仕事の投稿者は ProZ.com のメンバー・ステイタスによって、見積りの提出に制限を設けることもできます。しかし、これは仕事の通知の受け取りを妨げるものではありません。

2.31 - メンバーのみと指定された仕事があるのはなぜですか。

仕事の投稿者は自身の考えと事情に合わせ、その仕事の対象をメンバーレベル（ほかには国、ソフトウェアなど）といった特徴で限定することができます。

有料メンバーとのみ連絡を取ることを選択する発注者もいれば、ある一定時間経過後に非メンバーのユーザーにも公開することを選ぶ発注者もいます。

仕事の投稿と、メンバーのみの時間の表示はサイト上のほかの時間表示と同じく、グリニッジ標準時で表されます。

2.32 - What does the "Note: Job is more than 30 days old" message mean?

Please note that you cannot quote on a job that is more than 30 days old. For jobs which have been posted for more than 30 days, and specify Direct contact (email) as the contact method, the outsourcer contact information will be hidden.

If you cannot see the contact information for a job that is not 30 days old and for which you meet the criteria specified by the outsourcer, please submit a support request and provide the particular job URL for the job. Be sure to check the Contact method section of the job to make sure the outsourcer has not specified to be contacted via ProZ.com ('Quote' button) first.

2.33 - 仕事を受けましたが、発注者からの連絡がありません……

ProZ.com は仕事において具体的な手助けをする立場をとりません。

発注者からメールを受け取るということは、あなたの見積りが受諾され、発注者がその仕事をあなたに任せたいと思っていることを意味します。

2.34 - I have not received payment for a job I have done. What can I do?

ProZ.com is not legally and/or professionally involved with any transactions/contracts between service providers and outsourcers. The site is only a venue.

However, if non-payment is involved in 1) commissioned work that was done and 2) delivered on time, and 3) without quality complaints, you are welcome to register this issue along with an LWA entry on the Blue Board.

Outsourcers are subject to the Termination policy.


Note: If you report a non-payment issue, you may be later asked to substantiate that your entry is in line with Blue Board rules.

2.35 - ProZ.com が翻訳料の最低料金を設定しないのはなぜですか。

時に、サイト・スタッフが最低レートを決定するような技術的な仕組みをを設けるべきだという提案を受けることがあります。ProZ.com ではすでにレートを安定させるのに役立つであろう仕組みを設けていますが（レートについてのFAQを参照してください）、以下の理由により、近い将来において ProZ.com が最低レート設定の仕組みを設けるつもりはありません。

ProZ.comはメンバーそれぞれが自身の最低レートを設定する資格があると考えています。ユーザーがレートを考慮する際の手助けとなるようにレート計算機 を用意し、任意のフィルターを設けて、実質的にユーザーが自身の最低レートを設定できるようにしています。これはサイトの理念 である、メンバーの職務に介入しないという考えに沿ったものです。

以上の理由では十分ではないと思われる場合は、次の点をお考えください。
(1) 最低レートの設定が概念的には可能であり、賢明なことであっても、現在、私たちにはそれを強制する手段がないと思われる。
(2) 最低レートの設定が合法的かどうかは未解決の問題で、今のところ適切な助言を得ていない問題でもある（法律家のみなさんからのご意見を歓迎いたします: http://www.proz.com/support ）。
(3) 他のサイトで最低レートの設定を試みていたが、はっきりした効果は出ていない。

翻訳者の、そして ProZ.com の利益のためにも、請求レートはこのやりがいある仕事の需要に即したものであるべきです。その意味で、ProZ.com のスタッフは翻訳者間での法的なコミュニケーションや協力を歓迎するとともに奨励してきました。しかし、レートのコントロールは受注者の手にこそ委ねられるもの（委ねられるべきもの！）と考えます。

2.36 - Automatic Referrals とはなんですか。

Automatic Referrals （自動照会）は仕事の投稿をした後の発注者に見えるものです。 ProZ.com のシステムは自動的に、その仕事の基準にもっとも見合っているトップ5の ProZ.com メンバーを選びます。発注者にはその翻訳者リストと連絡を取るためのリンクが提示されます。発注者にとっては時間と労力の節約となり、ProZ.com のメンバーにとっては名前が目に留まる機会を増やし、より多くの仕事の依頼につながることになります。

Automatic Referrals の例：

2.37 - ProZ.com はテキスト広告（Google のように）を提供していますか。フリーランスの仕事を広告したいと思うのですが。

テキスト広告は翻訳者名簿（ディレクトリ）のページで購入できます。詳しくは、"マイProZ.com">"テキスト広告">"Info" をご覧ください

これらのテキスト広告の購入者の多くは更新していますから、広告は効果があるといってよいかもしれません。価格は$20からです。ぜひ試してみてください。

2.38 - There is a job posting in which the outsourcer's budget is below the legal minimums in certain countries. Can it be removed?

If the violation is direct (ex. 2 units per hour where the minimum wage is 4 units per hour), please enter a support request so that staff members can consider removal. (A job posting can not be removed on the basis of assumptions as to work rate, however.) If you suspect a violation of this policy, please report it via the online support system (links are provided at the bottom of each job posting to facilitate this).

The the "legal minimums" policy might apply, for instance, to an in-house position, where the concept of wages is clearly appropriate. While in most cases the policy may not apply to freelance workers, it was implemented in order to help cover the legal aspects of retribution to language professionals.

The ProZ.com team is aware that the policy will apply to very few cases, but it is another way of building a structure of respect for the income of language professionals.

The policy is not intended, and should in no way be used as a "benchmark" or measurement of what a freelancer should be charging or making on any given job-- far from it.

An article has been started in the ProZ.com Wiki, Minimum wage by country, which references existing documentation on minimum wage allowed by law in different countries. Translators are encouraged to reference this information and add to it where needed.

2.39 - Can I edit a job quote after submitting it?

No. Job quotes cannot be edited and, if removed, they cannot be re-submitted. However, If you made a mistake in your original job quote or you forgot to add important information, you can make an addendum by visiting the "My job quotes" page, selecting the specific quote and entering the new information in the write-in field available at the bottom of the quote page.

2.40 - How can I find out what the real going rates are?

The article Determining your rates and fees as a translator. has links to rates data compiled at ProZ.com, by industry associations, etc. A methodology for working out what you need to charge to meet your own income needs and objectives is also provided in the guide.

2.41 - If I am free to quote whatever price I want, why would I even look at the client's budget range?

You don't have to. Some people prefer to know the client's budget range so that they don't spend time quoting when there is little or no chance that the client will pay the rates they charge.

2.42 - A job was posted with a language variant that, in my opinion, does not exist. Is this allowed?

According to point 6 of the ProZ.com guiding principles, job posters are the ones who define the way they present their needs to the community. Academic consideration on the existence or not of a given language variant are not relevant here, this is simply a channel for an outsourcer to further specify a translation request. Information in this field is not used to filter translators, so nobody will be excluded from the job.

3 - Private job postings

3.1 - What are private job postings?

Private job postings are similar to other ProZ.com job postings except that they are visible only to a specific list of eligible service providers. Others will not see any identifiable information about the job posting (though certain generalized information such as language pair and field of expertise may be listed publicly, in order to show general market activity and trends).

3.2 - What is the purpose of private job postings?

In some circumstances, outsourcers who might otherwise post a job at ProZ.com refrain from doing so because they don't want their search activity to be publicly visible (ex. to their clients or competitors). Private job postings allow outsourcers to make these job opportunities available to eligible service providers at ProZ.com. While this might decrease the number of job postings that are visible to any particular user, the goal is that it will increase the overall number of jobs passed through ProZ.com, and improve the relevance of job postings accessible to each provider.

3.3 - How are eligible providers for a private job posting determined?

The outsourcer may explicitly specify providers who are eligible. The system can also attempt to automatically identify eligible providers, if the outsourcer allows it. To do so, the system searches for providers with relevant language pairs, native language, field of expertise, etc., taking into account provider job notification preferences. Prior relationships between the outsourcer and provider are also considered, including the feedback they have recorded about each other.

3.4 - How can I be considered eligible for more private job postings?

Make sure your profile is complete, so that the system can find you when searching for eligible providers with your qualifications. (Having a completed profile is also important to help potential clients to find you via the ProZ.com directory, Internet search engines, etc.)

3.5 - Why can't I access a particular private job posting? I think I meet the eligibility requirements.

Outsourcers have a fine-grained control over the list of eligible service providers for their job postings. An outsourcer may choose to direct a job posting to a specific list of providers, regardless of their profile information.

3.6 - Are private jobs also subject to vetting?

Yes. Private jobs are vetted by ProZ.com staff, in line with site rules for job posting. Private job postings are identical to other classic job postings, except that only eligible providers are allowed to access them.

3.7 - What are social network private jobs?

Social network private jobs are job postings generated semi-automatically from job offers made in social networks to give these offers better exposure and reach more suitable service providers than they could reach in the noise of social networks.

For the time being, only job offers made through the the ProZ.com translators and interpreters Facebook group are brought to the site in the form of job postings. Just as jobs posted privately through ProZ.com, social network private jobs are only visible to a specific list of eligible service providers (selected based on language pairs, native language, field of expertise, etc.)

4 - Job notifications

4.1 - 仕事の通知メールを一通も受け取っていません。

仕事のアラート・メールを一通も受け取ったこともなく、現在も受け取っていないのであれば、プロフィールの設定を確認してください。以下に該当すれば、いかなる通知も受け取れません：
- 言語ペアをひとつも登録していない
- 専門分野をひとつも登録していない
- メールの設定で、仕事の通知メールを選択していない。

過去に通知メールを受け取っていて、設定を何も変更していないのにもかかわらず受け取れなくなった場合は、以下のような原因が考えられます：
- 過去にメールが届かず戻ってきてしまい、そのメールアドレスが「無効」とされてしまった（プロフィールのページにある個人情報（personal data） を確認してください。'xxx ' の文字がアドレスの前に付加されています)。
-　ProZ.com のメール通知そのものに問題がある。（詳しくは サイト・ステイタス のページをご確認ください）
- あなたあるいはあなたのプロバイダーがフィルターの変更や追加をし、それによってアラート・メールが届かなくなった（例としては、terra.es の事例がよく知られています）。

これらを確認してもまだ問題が解決しなければ、アラート・メールを受け取っているべき仕事のリンクを最低でもひとつ添えて、サポート・リクエストを提出してください。

4.2 - What is the criteria taken into account for classic jobs notifications?

Classic jobs notifications are sent taking into account the following fields in a job posting, apart from jobs notifications preferences:

# Language pair
# Service type
# Subject Field
# Rates

However, note that outsources may also restrict their jobs using the following criteria:

# Membership
# Account type
# Native language
# Software
# Credentials
# Location
# Specific field
# Expertise

Thus, when receiving a job notification what you are receiving is an alert that a job was posted in the language pair reported in your profile, in one of your fields, within your rates and looking for one of the services you offer. But this is just an alert. To the see the job's details, you must visit the job posting.

4.3 - 受け取るべき仕事のメールアラートすべてを受け取っていません。

仕事のメールアラートが送られるとき考慮される点としては、言語ペア、分野、必要なソフトウェア、地理的要素、認定資格、提示レートがあります。仕事の通知メールを受け取らなかった場合、自分のプロフィールの設定とメールの通知設定を確認して、その仕事の通知を受け取れるようになっていたか調べてください。設定が正しいと思われたなら、サポート・リクエストを提出してください。その際、通知を受け取っていたはずの仕事のURLをお知らせください。サポート・スタッフがあなた宛のアラート・メールが ProZ.com のサーバーから発信されたかどうかを確認します。（発信されていたとしたら、あなたのプロバイダーかコンピュータの側で何らかの問題があったか、フィルターがかかっているなどの事情があるかもしれません。）

4.4 - どうして自分の言語ペアすべての仕事について通知が届かないのでしょう。

メールの通知設定で、あなたの言語ペアの“すべて”の仕事の通知を受けるようにしていたとしても、新規の仕事投稿が誰に通知されるかが決まるにはシステム上で多くの基準があります。たとえば、発注者はある国の翻訳者のみに通知したいとか、ある特定のソフトウェアを持つ翻訳者に限定したいと決めることがあります。発注者がそうした詳細な制限を設けていない場合のみ、"すべての通知" を選択することによって仕事の通知を確実に受け取ることができます。

4.5 - ときどき仕事のアラートがその仕事の投稿後に送られてきますがなぜですか。遅延があるようです。

投稿者によっては、その仕事の投稿はすぐにサイト上に現れます。そうでない場合は、仕事が審査される必要があります。メールアラートはそのような仕事の投稿の審査がおこなわれるまで送付されません。そのため、仕事が投稿された時点から数時間たってメールを受信することがあるのです。通知が送られるときは、すべてのユーザーに公平に送られています。通常、すべての通知メールは5分以内にサーバーから発信されます。

別の考えられる要因に、タイムゾーンによる時差があります。サイト上のすべての時刻はグリニッジ標準時（GMT）で表示されます。ユーザーの所在地によって、仕事の投稿時刻と仕事の通知メールの時刻が異なるように見える可能性があります。しかし、サイト上の時間とメール・クライアント側での時間差を考慮すれば、通知メールは、仕事が審査のうえ公開されてから数分で送られたことがわかるはずです。

上記の理由で説明のつかない遅延があるようであれば、メールに遅延のあった仕事のURLを明記してサポートのリクエストを提出してください。そのメッセージが正確に何時にサーバーから発信されたのかを調べることができます。

4.6 - What are "Classic" job posting notifications for Business members?

As of May 2016, Business members have the option to receive notifications based on the fields declared in their company profiles.

Business pages are not bound by requirements that only make sense when the service provider is just one person, such as "Native language".

With this tool, Business members can choose to be notified of all the job postings that they can submit a quote on. This is done by comparing the requirements in the job posting with the working languages that they have declared that their company provides services in.

4.7 - I received a job notification through ProZ.com that did not come through the directory, direct profile contact or from a ProZ.com job post, what is it?

An interface ("API" or Application programming interface) is being developed which allows clients to search for and contact ProZ.com members for paid work from their own translation platforms. In essence, this interface represents a potential additional channel of client contact for ProZ.com members. The interface is currently being tested with a limited group of volunteers.

Translation clients can use the interface to look for language professionals based on various search parameters, much in the way clients use the ProZ.com directory. Clients may then select candidates to contact for potential work through their translation platform. Initial contact is handled via an invitation which the language professional receives through email. The recipient is given information regarding the client and project, and may respond by email. The recipient's contact email is not disclosed unless they choose to respond to the invitation.

Potential clients who use this interface to search for language professionals will only see a sub-set of the information that you have chosen to make public in your ProZ.com profile, similar to the data that is shown in the ProZ.com directory. No information which you have not made expressly public in your ProZ.com profile is shared with potential clients unless you choose to do so.

Work relations beyond the acceptance of an invitation to collaborate are the responsibility of the the client and the service provider. When considering working with any new client, service providers are encouraged to perform adequate screening and risk management.

Remember that, similarly to the ProZ.com directory and the jobs posting system, certain information you enter in your ProZ.com profile can help better connect you with the kind of potential clients you are seeking. Declaring your rates (even if you choose to keep them private) will help prevent client contact from those seeking translation services below your rates, for example.

For more information on how this works, see:

• ProZ.com TPX API FAQs


• ProZ.com 2.0 API documentation

4.8 - What is the RSS feed for jobs?

RSS is an acronym for Really Simple Syndication, a family of Web formats used to publish frequently updated content such as news headlines or blog entries in a standardized format and that allows users to subscribe to it.

A feed reader is client software or a Web application that is used to subscribe to and collect syndicated web content in a single location for easy viewing.

You can track job postings matching your preferences in your RSS feed reader by clicking the orange button in the jobs page to get started (your feed will be based on your advanced search settings there). To see the complete job description and to quote, you will need to visit the full job page using the link in the feed item.

The feed contains the basic information about the job, including the link to the job, the job title and short description, and the job requirements (including language pairs and field of expertise). The feed updates once every five minutes.

You will notice that the URL for the feed contains your entity_id and a unique token that allows you to view job summaries that match your preferences without logging in. You cannot use this token to log in or to access any part of the site. Additionally, the token and feed does not contain any personally identifiable information about the subscriber.

You can subscribe using any news reader that you would like. If you encounter any encoding issues or have questions, comments or concerns, please contact site staff via a support request.