Poll: How did you discover ProZ.com?
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Dec 13, 2015

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Michael Harris
Michael Harris  Identity Verified
גרמניה
Local time: 07:58
חבר (2006)
מגרמנית לאנגלית
Other Dec 13, 2015

Seriously, I cant remember. I have been a member for about 10 years now.

 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
פורטוגל
Local time: 06:58
חבר (2007)
מאנגלית לפורטוגזית
+ ...
Surfing the net Dec 13, 2015

I discovered Proz in 2007 when surfing the net and have been a “frequent flyer” since then.

 
Cecilia Civetta
Cecilia Civetta  Identity Verified
איטליה
Local time: 07:58
חבר (2003)
מאיטלקית לספרדית
+ ...
Through a client Dec 13, 2015

About 13 years ago through a client (agency) who invited me to rate them on the BB

 
Christine Andersen
Christine Andersen  Identity Verified
דנמרק
Local time: 07:58
חבר (2003)
מדנית לאנגלית
+ ...
I think it was surfing the net Dec 13, 2015

When the agency I worked for in-house was in difficulties and had to let most of its translators go, a colleague mentioned another site to me and told me that such sites existed. I searched the net and registered with several.

The one she mentioned still exists and claims to be the oldest online marketplace for translation and localisation. The first job came through Proz.com, from a client I worked with for several years. Indeed, although I do not work for that agency any more, one
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When the agency I worked for in-house was in difficulties and had to let most of its translators go, a colleague mentioned another site to me and told me that such sites existed. I searched the net and registered with several.

The one she mentioned still exists and claims to be the oldest online marketplace for translation and localisation. The first job came through Proz.com, from a client I worked with for several years. Indeed, although I do not work for that agency any more, one of my current best clients head-hunted me at the recommendation of a former PM from the earlier company.



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Jennifer Forbes
Jennifer Forbes  Identity Verified
Local time: 06:58
מצרפתית לאנגלית
+ ...
נזכור
When ... Dec 13, 2015

I discovered Proz about nine years ago when I was having trouble getting paid by an agency in France which later went bankrupt. Before that, I didn't know such sites existed, but I'm very glad they do.

 
Natalie Soper
Natalie Soper  Identity Verified
הממלכה המאוחדת
Local time: 06:58
מצרפתית לאנגלית
+ ...
Other/colleagues Dec 13, 2015

I was told about it while studying my Masters by a freelance translator who had come in to talk to us about the freelancing side. I didn't join until I was seriously considering going freelance and another translator advised me to.

 
Mario Chavez (X)
Mario Chavez (X)  Identity Verified
Local time: 01:58
מאנגלית לספרדית
+ ...
I can't recall Dec 13, 2015

It's been so many years, I can't remember how I found Proz.com.

 
Bruno Depascale
Bruno Depascale  Identity Verified
איטליה
Local time: 07:58
חבר (2009)
מאנגלית לאיטלקית
+ ...
University teacher Dec 13, 2015

I discovered it through my University teacher at the University of Salento (Lecce).
She held a seminar with a professional translator and he gave us the name of this website (among other useful information).


 
Mario Freitas
Mario Freitas  Identity Verified
ברזיל
Local time: 02:58
חבר (2014)
מאנגלית לפורטוגזית
+ ...
A colleague, Dec 13, 2015

But I'm sure I would have found it within a few days if he didn't suggest it (thank you André Nogueira).

 
Edward Potter
Edward Potter  Identity Verified
ארצות הברית
Local time: 01:58
חבר (2003)
מספרדית לאנגלית
+ ...
Through a competitor´s forum Dec 13, 2015

Somebody made a post on the premier translators site before Proz existed. They compared the two sites saying how Proz was vastly superior. They were right.

Now the only translators site I ever visit is Proz. Nobody else comes close.


 
Erzsébet Ráczné Czopyk
Erzsébet Ráczné Czopyk
הונגריה
Local time: 07:58
חבר (2006)
מרוסית להונגרית
+ ...
SITE LOCALIZER
same to me Dec 14, 2015

Michael Harris wrote:

Seriously, I cant remember. I have been a member for about 10 years now.
but I suppose it was a colleague of mine...


 
Valery Kaminski
Valery Kaminski  Identity Verified
בלארוס
Local time: 08:58
מאנגלית לרוסית
+ ...
By chance Dec 14, 2015

I received an email from an agency which got into a spam folder as it was a mass mail. Still, I had a look at it and they were calling for resumes and asked to provide a link to a Proz profile. I did some research...

 
XXXphxxx (X)
XXXphxxx (X)  Identity Verified
הממלכה המאוחדת
Local time: 06:58
מפורטוגזית לאנגלית
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You contacted me Dec 14, 2015

Sometime in 1998/99. I seem to remember you got my details from Aquarius.

 
acetran
acetran  Identity Verified
מאנגלית להינדית
+ ...
searching the Internet Dec 19, 2015

I found proz while searching the Internet.

 


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