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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 long does it take to establish yourself as a freelancer? (2) Putting together your marketing plan (3) What are translators' favorite term resources? (4) International conference registration open, book now (5) ¡Argentina está de powwow! ¿Te sumás? (6) Upcoming powwows ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (1) How long does it take to make a living as a freelance translator? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A recent quick poll asked, "How long did it take you to be able to live solely on your income as a freelancer?" The answers have varied so far, though most say it took them fewer than two years, and 37% were able to do it in less than a year. See the poll results and add to the discussion at the link below. http://www.proz.com/topic/280642 Advertisement ------------------------------------ Let us dispel some "myths" about SDL Trados Studio 2014 Last year we had the opportunity to receive lots of valued feedback about our translation software. Over the coming weeks we will be investigating some frequent misconceptions or “myths” about Studio 2014, the tool that helps you translate more quickly. Follow the facts http://bit.ly/mythvfact ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Let us dispel some "myths" about SDL Trados Studio 2014 Last year we had the opportunity to receive lots of valued feedback from LSPs about our translation software. Over the coming weeks we will be investigating some frequent misconceptions about Studio 2014, the tool that helps you translate more quickly. Follow the facts http://bit.ly/myth-fact ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (2) Market your translation services with the help of a practical marketing plan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ProZ.com member and trainer Terese Whitty -- http://www.proz.com/profile/64870 -- shared some advice on how to put together a plan for marketing your translation services. You can see the post on the Translator T.O. blog: http://prozcomblog.com/2014/12/19/market-your-translation-services-with-the-help-of-a-practical-marketing-plan/ Be sure to also check out Tess' new book, "The Marketing Cookbook for Translators," now available through the ProZ.com books section. http://www.proz.com/books/95/The-Marketing-Cookbook-For-Translators Advertisement ------------------------------------ memoQ 2014 R2 tips & tricks: can I share TMs and TBs without having a server? YES! If you are a freelancer, you can create translation memories and term bases, and share these with three other memoQ users through Language Terminal. Download memoQ 2014 R2 and experience why it is hands down our best release yet! https://www.memoq.com/memoq2014r2 ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ memoQ 2014 R2 server tips and tricks: create and manage your projects through a web browser! The functionality which project managers had in the PM version of memoQ is now available through their favorite browser no matter where they are. Download memoQ 2014 R2 and learn even more about the most recent release at https://www.memoq.com/memoq2014r2 ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (3) What are translators' favorite term resources? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A short survey was run recently to ask translators about their favorite terminology resources. Check out the results and add your comments in the discussion thread. http://www.proz.com/topic/281269 Advertisement ------------------------------------ Get access to millions of words and translations from the best dictionaries, on your computer, via a web browser, on your smartphone or tablet. Stuffed with lots of smart features. The New WordFinder has what you need as a translator in your everyday work – anywhere, anytime! http://www.proz.com/WordFinder ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Try the latest version of Déjà Vu X3 today! With many amazing features such as export XLIFF from DVX3 Professional, new PDF converter, new IDML filter, inline formatting and fewer embedded tags. Thanks to the new SDXLIFF, XLZ, MQXLZ filters it’s the most compatible CAT tool out there. Download free trial: http://www.atril.com/download ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (4) Registration open for Rotterdam, the Netherlands, June 13th and 14th ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Registration is open for the 2015 ProZ.com international conference in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, set for June 13th and 14th. Have a look at the program and the available packages on the conference page. If you book your seat now, you'll save money on an already good deal; early bird pricing ends March 31st. http://www.proz.com/conference/623 Advertisement ------------------------------------ 40% off Wordfast Wordfast is the world's #1 provider of translation memory technology for any platform - Windows, Mac and Linux. Start saving time and money with the industry's most user-friendly and affordable TM software. Save up to 40% when you buy via ProZ.com TGB at http://www.proz.com/tgb/935 ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Train your interpreters! On Feb. 19 from 6-7PM CST participants of our monthly MasterWord Services webinar will walk through the IEP mtg. process, analyze some of the most common jargon, discuss tips for managing the encounter, and cover strategies for handling difficult situations with finesse. Register at http://tinyurl.com/or6l5ns ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Job Openings at MasterWord Services: click on the link for more information or send your resume to [email protected]. Spanish/English Technical Translator: http://tinyurl.com/kbn34kl Bi-Lingual Spanish/English Translation Project Coordinator: http://tinyurl.com/kpapdds Russian/English Technical Translator: http://tinyurl.com/ltaanct ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (5) ¡Argentina está de powwow! ¿Te sumás? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ La nueva iniciativa de ProZ.com bajo el lema "¡Argentina está de powwow!" te invita a organizar un powwow presencial en tu ciudad con el fin de conocer o reencontrarte con colegas y clientes potenciales, intercambiar ideas sobre cómo expandir tu negocio y mejorar tu forma de trabajo, y compartir un buen momento: http://www.proz.com/pages/powwows_argentina Los powwows de ProZ.com son reuniones informales de grupos de usuarios del sitio organizados por profesionales locales y que representan una excelente oportunidad para conocer a las personas detrás de los perfiles. Estas reuniones pueden ser un almuerzo, una cena, una merienda, un paseo o cualquier otro tipo de encuentro de profesionales que se te ocurra! Dale. ¡Ni lo dudes! Proponé tu powwow hoy: http://www.proz.com/pages/powwows_argentina/propuesta Para más información sobre los beneficios de organizar un powwow, visitá http://www.proz.com/pages/powwows_argentina/beneficios Para ver el calendario de powwows, hacé clic en este enlace: http://www.proz.com/pages/powwows_argentina/calendario ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (6) Upcoming powwows: UK, Italy, France, Canada, Argentina, etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ February 6: Bristol, UK (4 members) http://proz.com/powwow/5443 7: Milano, Italy (15) http://proz.com/powwow/5417 9: Strasbourg, France (15) http://proz.com/powwow/5450 12: Cagliari, Italy (7) http://proz.com/powwow/5426 13: Toronto, Canada (5) http://proz.com/powwow/5459 13: Cardiff, UK (8) http://proz.com/powwow/5423 21: Adelaide, Australia (1) http://proz.com/powwow/5467 21: Zaragoza, Spain (22) http://proz.com/powwow/5437 27: La Baule/Pornichet, France (2) http://proz.com/powwow/5440 27: Winnipeg, Canada (2) http://proz.com/powwow/5438 28: Gualeguaychu, Argentina (4) http://proz.com/powwow/5446 28: Cadiz, Spain (10) http://proz.com/powwow/5464 28: Minsk, Belarus (16) http://proz.com/powwow/5477 March 7: Jakarta, Indonesia (18) http://proz.com/powwow/5461 7: Bristol, UK (4) http://proz.com/powwow/5432 14: Sheffield, UK (2) http://proz.com/powwow/5470 14: Corrientes, Argentina (2) http://proz.com/powwow/5474 21: Frankfurt, Germany (2) http://proz.com/powwow/5456 Full list of powwows (including those after Feb: http://www.proz.com/?sp=event/powwow_board&r_id=526 I hope your 2015 is off to a good start. 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