ProZ.com Translation Forums http://wiki.proz.com/forums/ Forum: ProZ.com directory en-us Mon, 22 Jul 2019 23:09:59 +0000 Mon, 22 Jul 2019 23:09:59 +0000 http://www.proz.com/faq support@proz.com (ProZ.com Support) support@proz.com (ProZ.com Support) ProZ Find: No pre-populated budget range, please | Concerning directory search Bernhard Sulzer ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2794502#2794502 Wed, 15 May 2019 09:53:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> ProZ Find: No pre-populated budget range, please<br/><b>Poster:</b> Bernhard Sulzer<br/><b>Post title:</b> Concerning directory search<br/><br/>I did mean my comments to also pertain to prospective clients specifying rate ranges or budgets in the directory search. I admit that wasn't clear.<br />If anchors appear as Matthias writes, it suggests a commonly adhered-to price range with a minimum and maximum rate. Warnings about entering rates below community standards are certainly good and help prevent bottom rates as long as those posters even care about that. But nevertheless, I would like to see any price or price range posting/dictating by prospective clients gone, incl. from directory search. If you would instead just post a link from the directory search to community rates, that might be something I can accept although those rates are very relative with regard to people who charge more. In any case, in a professional translator client relationship it should be the translator who first suggests a price based on his or her review of documents and other job requirements. My take. ProZ Find: No pre-populated budget range, please | @Matthias, @Chris and @Bernhard Samuel Murray ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2794451#2794451 Wed, 15 May 2019 07:36:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> ProZ Find: No pre-populated budget range, please<br/><b>Poster:</b> Samuel Murray<br/><b>Post title:</b> @Matthias, @Chris and @Bernhard<br/><br/>[quote]Dr. Matthias Schauen wrote:<br />I would prefer prospective clients not to see an "anchor price" before they enter their budget, at least not if the anchor is below my standard rate. [/quote]<br /><br />I understand your concern, but I think the pre-populated rates are meant as GUI assistance. They help users figure out how the search fields work. They remind users that "9c" and "15c" (or similar numbers) should not be entered as "9" and "15" but as "0.09" (yes, and not "0.9") and "0.15".<br /><br />The most common rate by far that is charged at ProZ.com 0.08, so "0.09" actually pushes rates upwards.<br /><br />FWIW, more than 90% of rates above 0.08 that are reported on profile pages are below 0.15. Less than 1% of rates reported by translators on their profile pages are above 0.18. I understand that this may seem to those who have higher rates to be something that drags rates down, but for most people this actually pushes the rates upwards.<br /><br />Instead of setting the grey rates to 0.00, I would suggest retaining "0.09" but setting the maximum's grey rate as "0.23". It's still lower than some people's rate, but it would perform a more effective role in pushing rates up without confusing those who need these grey numbers to learn how the fields work.<br /><br />[quote]Then, the warning that the rate is below the average community rate is shown until this rate is reached. This then also serves as a price anchor...[/quote]<br /><br />Yes, in the battle against low rates, one has to decide which rate to defend. In the warning, the system does not defend a specific, arbitrary rate but rather the "average community rate", which is not 100% accurate but it is useful enough.<br /><br />[quote]Chris S wrote:<br />To be honest, I’m surprised translators charging more than 15c a word would be seeking or receiving work on ProZ.com. Are there really clients placing work at those rates on here? [/quote]<br /><br />Yes, I would not be surprised if there are. But such clients do not use the jobs board.<br /><br />Matthias' post is not about the jobs board, but about the ProZ.com Find directory. This is a service used by clients who are looking for translators that they can contact individually or in which they can send a job post to only very specific selected translators (as opposed to just all and sundry, in the jobs post system).<br /><br />[quote]Bernhard Sulzer wrote:<br />Here is something I posted 4 years ago:<br />... I suggest the job board system needs to be completely revamped. [/quote]<br /><br />I think you misunderstood the post. Matthias' post is not about the job board but about the directory search. Revamping the job board isn't going to affect the issue that Matthias is commenting on.<br><br>[Edited at 2019-05-15 07:43 GMT] ProZ Find: No pre-populated budget range, please | Solutions .... Bernhard Sulzer ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2794423#2794423 Wed, 15 May 2019 04:56:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> ProZ Find: No pre-populated budget range, please<br/><b>Poster:</b> Bernhard Sulzer<br/><b>Post title:</b> Solutions ....<br/><br/>Here is something I posted 4 years ago:<br /><br />Constructive criticism Apr 25, 2015<br /><br />I suggest the job board system needs to be completely revamped.<br /><br />1. Get rid of posters dictating the terms (rates, posting language - we don't need to read "quote your "best" rate, "only so and so need to "apply," ....)<br /><br />2.Create a new submission form for posters that let's them state what they need in respectful and realistic terms. They are actually the applicants, the "clients" looking for service providers, and the more respectful a post is, the more likely it seems to me that professionals will answer it and suggest a realistic and fair rate and provide a professional service - as one could expect from a person featured on a portal that calls itself "Proz.com.".<br /><br />3.<br />Review and change the guidelines for Certified Pro membership - isn't it supposed to reflect adhering to best business practices?<br /><br />If this site calls itself "Proz.com," it makes no sense to have a "Certified Pro" outsourcer post translation jobs for USD .04/word (not just German to English) and expects them to be done by "experts,"or asks for your "best" (= a very very low)) rate or expects unrealistic deadlines. How is that professional? What does that say about everyone else who carries that badge and either posts or accepts such "jobs"?<br /><br />4. Create a panel consisting of seasoned translators and Proz.com staff who work together to find solutions for these problems.<br /><br />5 Or you could find a new name for your translation portal.<br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike all that Proz.com offers. I like the forums - and I appreciate to be able to contribute to this discussion - and other things. But the way this site nowadays seems (to me!) to be driven by advertising and low-ball offers isn't enticing me (currently) to become a member again.<br /><br />All is certainly not well here. It's not my intention to bash ... but I understand how others can feel pretty strongly about some issues and simply vent their anger somewhere else.<br/><br/>From: [url removed] #2422166 ProZ Find: No pre-populated budget range, please | ? Chris S ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2794358#2794358 Tue, 14 May 2019 18:10:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> ProZ Find: No pre-populated budget range, please<br/><b>Poster:</b> Chris S<br/><b>Post title:</b> ?<br/><br/>To be honest, I’m surprised translators charging more than 15c a word would be seeking or receiving work on ProZ. Are there really clients placing work at those rates on here? Is it true that you can no longer search by language variant? | Support ticket Sheila Wilson ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2794334#2794334 Tue, 14 May 2019 16:31:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> Is it true that you can no longer search by language variant?<br/><b>Poster:</b> Sheila Wilson<br/><b>Post title:</b> Support ticket<br/><br/>I've now sent a support ticket so hopefully there will be some improvement at some time. ProZ Find: No pre-populated budget range, please | Pros and cons Fiona Grace Peterson ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2794325#2794325 Tue, 14 May 2019 15:50:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> ProZ Find: No pre-populated budget range, please<br/><b>Poster:</b> Fiona Grace Peterson<br/><b>Post title:</b> Pros and cons<br/><br/>[quote]Dr. Matthias Schauen wrote:<br /><br />The From and To fields are shown pre-populated in light grey with 0.09 and 0.15, respectively. I suggest to change this to 0.00 in both fields. I would prefer prospective clients not to see an "anchor price" before they enter their budget, at least not if the anchor is below my standard rate.<br />[/quote]<br /><br />I understand your point, Matthias, and I think it's a good one. Sadly, however, IMHO, this argument goes to the heart of the whole issue of setting a minimum price for translations. If a minimum price is set, there is the danger that clients will end up treating it as the maximum price. On the other hand, setting no price at all (as you suggest in this case) runs the risk of attracting clients below our target rates.<br /><br />No easy solution I fear! ProZ Find: No pre-populated budget range, please Dr. Matthias Schauen ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2794324#2794324 Tue, 14 May 2019 15:40:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> ProZ Find: No pre-populated budget range, please<br/><b>Poster:</b> Dr. Matthias Schauen<br/><br/>When looking for translators on ProZ Find, the Options sidebar allows to filter for a specific budget. I have a suggestion regarding this function:<br />The From and To fields are shown pre-populated in light grey with 0.09 and 0.15, respectively. I suggest to change this to 0.00 in both fields. I would prefer prospective clients not to see an "anchor price" before they enter their budget, at least not if the anchor is below my standard rate.<br />It seems that the fields are not really pre-populated, since when using the arrow buttons to increase or decrease the values, they start at 0.01. Then, the warning that the rate is below the average community rate is shown until this rate is reached. This then also serves as a price anchor, but I have no idea how to circumvent this without losing this functionality. Is it true that you can no longer search by language variant? | Glad it wasn't just me Sheila Wilson ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2794036#2794036 Sun, 12 May 2019 11:13:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> Is it true that you can no longer search by language variant?<br/><b>Poster:</b> Sheila Wilson<br/><b>Post title:</b> Glad it wasn't just me<br/><br/>I did wonder whether I'd become even less IT-able than before, if that's even possible. <br /><br />As it's now confirmed to be functionality that has been removed from the site, and it's something that directly affects my own livelihood, I definitely want some action on this. And soon. I pay ProZ.com to provide me with visibility. If I fully complete my profile, with variants etc., clients should be able to filter by those criteria and find me easily and quickly.<br /><br />@ Jean: it took me a while to figure out how to get to that screen - not intuitive at all. And when I finally got to put in the variants for target and native language, I got a big fat nothing. A totally blank screen. Repeatedly; not a one-off glitch. Is it true that you can no longer search by language variant? | Wizard Thomas T. Frost ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2793953#2793953 Sat, 11 May 2019 15:00:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> Is it true that you can no longer search by language variant?<br/><b>Poster:</b> Thomas T. Frost<br/><b>Post title:</b> Wizard<br/><br/>Thanks. So it's a subversive wizard.<br /><br />>I too would expect the ability to set the Target language variant, not simply the Native language variant, and not only in Editing, but also in other categories, consistently.<br /><br />And the source variant, perhaps.<br /><br />And it may not be a good idea under Translation and possibly elsewhere to prevent the source and target main languages from being the same, as the user may need different variants of the same main language. Is it true that you can no longer search by language variant? | Manual search Jean Dimitriadis ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2793950#2793950 Sat, 11 May 2019 14:51:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> Is it true that you can no longer search by language variant?<br/><b>Poster:</b> Jean Dimitriadis<br/><b>Post title:</b> Manual search<br/><br/>To do that, I went to the ProZ Find home page: [url removed] and selected "Skip - go directly to search" at the bottom.<br /><br />I too would expect the ability to set the Target language variant, not simply the Native language variant, and not only in Editing, but also in other categories, consistently.<br /><br />I think this is a serious oversight, and should be fixed soon. Is it true that you can no longer search by language variant? | Manual search Thomas T. Frost ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2793949#2793949 Sat, 11 May 2019 14:43:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> Is it true that you can no longer search by language variant?<br/><b>Poster:</b> Thomas T. Frost<br/><b>Post title:</b> Manual search<br/><br/>How do you navigate to the manual search?<br /><br />Yes, there is native language, but that would typically be the same as the target language, and we're looking for source and target here, not simply native language.<br /><br />In any case, it looks like a bug that the filter options vary, based on how you reach the Find results screen.<br /><br />At least we now have the fantastic option of paying a higher annual subscription to be allowed to chat in a Facebook forum. Is it true that you can no longer search by language variant? | Yes Jean Dimitriadis ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2793947#2793947 Sat, 11 May 2019 14:33:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> Is it true that you can no longer search by language variant?<br/><b>Poster:</b> Jean Dimitriadis<br/><b>Post title:</b> Yes<br/><br/>@Thomas<br /><br />I confirm there is no choice for setting a language variant when using the wizard for Editing, and the URL you provide does not allow setting it later either.<br /><br />In the manual search: [url removed] you can choose the Native language, in More language options, then the Native language variant is also offered as a choice.<br /><br />Something is definitely rotten in the state of ProZ Find…<br><br>[Edited at 2019-05-11 14:34 GMT] Is it true that you can no longer search by language variant? | No choice of variant when using standard navigation Thomas T. Frost ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2793944#2793944 Sat, 11 May 2019 14:27:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> Is it true that you can no longer search by language variant?<br/><b>Poster:</b> Thomas T. Frost<br/><b>Post title:</b> No choice of variant when using standard navigation<br/><br/>If you start in the Proz main menu, choose Proz Find, then Editing, choosing English and skipping all other filters, you end up here:<br /><br /> [url removed] <br /><br />Under More language options, there is no choice of variant.<br /><br />The URL you mentioned has a Target variant option, but no source variant option, so it's still not good enough.<br /><br />It's also unclear in which category one is expected to look to find localisation from US to UK English, Swiss German to German German, Canadian French to French French, etc. The Find function has a Website/software localisation category, but why should only websites and software be localised? What about user manuals? Why does Proz need to restrict what can be localised?<br /><br />Nobody seems to have given this a thought when this feature was designed. Is it true that you can no longer search by language variant? | Try Editing? Jean Dimitriadis ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2793940#2793940 Sat, 11 May 2019 13:57:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> Is it true that you can no longer search by language variant?<br/><b>Poster:</b> Jean Dimitriadis<br/><b>Post title:</b> Try Editing?<br/><br/>Hello Sheila,<br /><br />Could the Editing category be more suited to your research?<br /><br />It does seem to require setting only one language, and allows you to define language variants.<br /><br />Here is a quick link: [url removed] <br /><br />After setting the language you seek, you can define variants in More language options.<br /><br />[Edit: After choosing English and, then British or US, when I launch the search I get an HTTP ERROR 500. WTF?<br /><br />After some trial and error, I have just successfully conducted a search by choosing English, then setting the Native language and Native language variant, but leaving the first option "Target language variant" unchecked. This option is hidden afterwards. Not a smooth experience…]<br /><br />---<br /><br />It is telling that a tenured user has this kind of feedback for the Find search feature. I hope less experienced users (and, hopefully, clients) do find what they are looking for, without having to resort to other means, which would defeat the purpose of the ProZ directory search…<br /><br />Jean<br><br>[Edited at 2019-05-11 14:29 GMT] Is it true that you can no longer search by language variant? Sheila Wilson ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2793937#2793937 Sat, 11 May 2019 13:37:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> Is it true that you can no longer search by language variant?<br/><b>Poster:</b> Sheila Wilson<br/><br/>I tried to search for members/users who specialise in English, i.e. either localising from one variant to their native one or simply working on monolingual English texts (editing, QA, etc). Is that un unreasonable expectation, I wonder?<br /><br />The long-standing directory search only allows you to search by language, not variant. So although you can specify EN>EN as the top/only pair, plus EN as native language, you're going to get a list of all variants mixed up.<br /><br />The new Find search seems totally abysmal! If you look under "proofreading", which is the closest category to the one I'm looking for (as the job involves QA checks of US>UK localisation), you have to supply two totally different languages. English to Middle English is possible, but not American to British! In fact, looking for an English specialist in the Find feature is pretty useless. You can select "editing" in the "other" services section and then you're just offered a single language. But again, no variant is offered. You are then asked to select on "field" and then given a list of a few other filters, none of which apply to the search I need to make. I clicked "other", thinking that would come up with something helpful, but it seems to have no function whatsoever. The first three selected do indeed (almost) meet my criteria. They all have an entry of "★ Specializes in English" which is exactly what I need, although one is an American native speaker. But the fourth is a native speaker of Russian who doesn't even claim English as a second native language. He simply has English monolingual as his third pair. But he does have a total of 14,457 KudoZ points! Interestingly enough, I myself have EN>EN as my top pair and British English as my only native language but I'm only on page eight :( . It seems as though Kudoz points override the selection criteria. Shouldn't it be the other way around?<br /><br />Interestingly enough, just scanning through them, I don't think there's one single name on the first page of one that appears on the first page of the other!!!<br /><br />There used to be a "new" directory search feature. It never worked reliably but you could at least specify variants, native language, monolingual pairs, and top/only pair. Has this now been replaced with something that seems pretty useless? Erratic reference in my profile's "came from" tab | - Katalin Szilárd ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2778145#2778145 Tue, 12 Feb 2019 18:05:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> Erratic reference in my profile's "came from" tab<br/><b>Poster:</b> Katalin Szilárd<br/><b>Post title:</b> -<br/><br/>-<br><br>[Edited at 2019-02-12 18:39 GMT] Erratic reference in my profile's "came from" tab | Thank you, Katalin! Christel Zipfel ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2778140#2778140 Tue, 12 Feb 2019 17:40:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> Erratic reference in my profile's "came from" tab<br/><b>Poster:</b> Christel Zipfel<br/><b>Post title:</b> Thank you, Katalin!<br/><br/>This could be a possible explanation for this issue.<br /><br />However, as already has been written in another thread, forums like this one are perfectly useless if nobody of the staff once in a while takes the time to read them, taking also care of a solution, if necessary. I think we don't need nor want to discuss similar issues merely among ourselves. On the other hand, I may safely assert and we all know that support tickets can be often quite unsatisfactory. So what are we supposed to do in order to get an answer to our questions? Erratic reference in my profile's "came from" tab | A possible reason Katalin Szilárd ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2776948#2776948 Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:42:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> Erratic reference in my profile's "came from" tab<br/><b>Poster:</b> Katalin Szilárd<br/><b>Post title:</b> A possible reason<br/><br/>[quote]Christel Zipfel wrote:<br /><br />Directory<br />[Search: Specialty: Rechts- und Patentwesen, From: Englisch, To: Serbisch]<br /><br />I don't translate from English, let alone know a single word of Serbian... :-?<br /><br />How could I possibly translate a patent or legalese text? I wonder how this can happen. [/quote]<br /><br />Hi Christel,<br /><br /><b>This issue happened to me as well. If the visitor was logged in (Freelancer, Outsourcer, etc.) then a possible answer could be that she/he made more searches after each other and saved the first one and your visitors' tab shows his/her first and SAVED search in your visitors' tab (it could be a totally different language pair than yours) . I sent a support ticket about this issue about a year ago, but as far as I remember I didn't receive a straight answer. </b><br /><br />But there are sooooo many anomalies on profiles: <br /><br />I had 3 or 4 visitors in my visitors' tab, where no country/no city nothing was written only the code. <br /> <br />After this CV issue: [url removed] <br />if someone opens my CV documents, the hit numbers don't move up (it stays at 0), furthermore if someone opens the documents, they are not shown in my visitors' tab in the Viewed section. Meanwhile if I log out and I open my CV documents, the visitor's tab showed my CV visit, but the hit counter didn't move up. <br /> etc... <br/><br/>[Edited at 2019-02-05 11:45 GMT] Erratic reference in my profile's "came from" tab Christel Zipfel ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2776553#2776553 Sat, 02 Feb 2019 14:34:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> Erratic reference in my profile's "came from" tab<br/><b>Poster:</b> Christel Zipfel<br/><br/>Directory<br />[Search: Specialty: Rechts- und Patentwesen, From: Englisch, To: Serbisch]<br /><br />I don't translate from English, let alone know a single word of Serbian... :-?<br /><br />How could I possibly translate a patent or legalese text? I wonder how this can happen. What is the use of "what Proz.com members are working on"? | Reserved for...? Katalin Szilárd ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2750077#2750077 Thu, 06 Sep 2018 14:46:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> What is the use of "what Proz.com members are working on"?<br/><b>Poster:</b> Katalin Szilárd<br/><b>Post title:</b> Reserved for...?<br/><br/>Actually I thought this feature was reserved for individual translators...<br />I read many times: "We finished" ... "We are working on..." and then I see about 5 or 6 entries right after each other in different language pairs but by the same person, and when somebody checks these members' profiles it turns out they are agencies...<br /><br />If somebody makes a statistics of the entries: there are way many medical related TWB entries with a kind of "obligatory" marketing terms as "amazing people", "I am delighted to help", "always happy to contribute" etc...<br />After a while it's "psychedelic"... :)<br /> What is the use of "what Proz.com members are working on"? | never used it Kay Denney ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2750068#2750068 Thu, 06 Sep 2018 14:15:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> What is the use of "what Proz.com members are working on"?<br/><b>Poster:</b> Kay Denney<br/><b>Post title:</b> never used it<br/><br/>I have always thought, I'd rather not say anything just in case I give away something confidential. <br /><br />I just took a look at Tom's "religious" list of jobs and it does look quite good without giving any client details away. <br />Of course charlatans can write what they like, but nobody would produce a list that long and varied. Some of it you read and think, nobody would make that up!<br /><br />Also, I see that a lot of entries specify "a long text" or even "a very long text" whereas I tend to do lots of little things for some clients, working on anything like three or four translations in the day. I couldn't possibly fill it all in, so maybe I would only mention the interesting, meaty translations. What is the use of "what Proz.com members are working on"? | Use it to show potential clients and collaborators what you're good at or what you specialize in Jared Tabor ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2750062#2750062 Thu, 06 Sep 2018 13:32:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> What is the use of "what Proz.com members are working on"?<br/><b>Poster:</b> Jared Tabor<br/><b>Post title:</b> Use it to show potential clients and collaborators what you're good at or what you specialize in<br/><br/>"What I am working on" entries can be shown in your profile, and are also visible on places like the ProZ.com home page. The intended use is as a real-time project history with the option for networking. Entries are also searchable, so if I am looking for someone who specializes in Human Resources texts (or uses a certain CAT tool, etc.), I can pull up entries with that tag. Client contact is happening this way, so adding entries which help showcase your work and areas of expertise could be a good idea. Adding key information to your entry (click on the "Add details" button in the review screen that comes up before you finalize your post) can make a difference, and make it easier for people to find you by language pair, fields, tools used, word count, key words, and so on.<br /><br />Jared What is the use of "what Proz.com members are working on"? | Fifteen minutes of fame... Christine Andersen ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2750057#2750057 Thu, 06 Sep 2018 13:10:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> What is the use of "what Proz.com members are working on"?<br/><b>Poster:</b> Christine Andersen<br/><b>Post title:</b> Fifteen minutes of fame...<br/><br/>It is a way to be seen.<br /><br />The 'featured translator' is literally a lottery - but every now and then I click on an interesting face or actually recognise someone.<br /><br />Members can choose for themselves whether they want to feature in 'what I am working on' and use it in various ways, or (I think) they can move it down to the bottom of the page and ignore it.<br /><br />If others take up all the space with large pictures, you will be squeezed out fairly fast, but it's a chance to be seen for a short while at least. What is the use of "what Proz.com members are working on"? | Thank you, Thomas Eva Stoppa ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2750035#2750035 Thu, 06 Sep 2018 11:28:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> What is the use of "what Proz.com members are working on"?<br/><b>Poster:</b> Eva Stoppa<br/><b>Post title:</b> Thank you, Thomas<br/><br/>Thank you, Thomas for explaining and for the links. What is the use of "what Proz.com members are working on"? | Easy... Giovanni Guarnieri MITI, MIL ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2750033#2750033 Thu, 06 Sep 2018 11:26:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> What is the use of "what Proz.com members are working on"?<br/><b>Poster:</b> Giovanni Guarnieri MITI, MIL<br/><b>Post title:</b> Easy...<br/><br/>another measure to increase traffic on the site... next feature will be: what are you wearing right now? :D What is the use of "what Proz.com members are working on"? | See info and discussion in 'What I'm working on' area Thomas Pfann ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2750018#2750018 Thu, 06 Sep 2018 11:13:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> What is the use of "what Proz.com members are working on"?<br/><b>Poster:</b> Thomas Pfann<br/><b>Post title:</b> See info and discussion in 'What I'm working on' area<br/><br/>You'll find lots of info and discussion about this feature under [url removed] <br /><br />See the FAQ, for example, which contain a number of possible reasons why translators might use this feature: [url removed] What is the use of "what Proz.com members are working on"? Eva Stoppa ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2750012#2750012 Thu, 06 Sep 2018 11:04:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> What is the use of "what Proz.com members are working on"?<br/><b>Poster:</b> Eva Stoppa<br/><br/>Hi fello Prozians, <br /><br />first of all, I didn't find any other forum that would be more suitable for my question. So, Proz.com staff, if you feel that I didn't choose the appropriate forum, please do not hesitate to move my question to the adequate forum. <br /><br />I have been asking myself what was the use of the section "What proz.com members are working on". In my view, it doesn't show anything since anyone can write in there whatever they please to be working on, but which doesn't necessarily have to be true. Expertise only shows in a real project you give to someone. <br /><br />Thank you for explanation of this feature and have a successful day everybody. ProZ Find™ search tool (alpha): speed improvement, search-by-location improved | The sad truth Katalin Szilárd ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2749652#2749652 Tue, 04 Sep 2018 07:43:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> ProZ Find™ search tool (alpha): speed improvement, search-by-location improved<br/><b>Poster:</b> Katalin Szilárd<br/><b>Post title:</b> The sad truth<br/><br/>[quote]Ivana UK wrote:<br /><br />I'm experiencing pretty much the same - hardly any visitors to my profile page since the Proz Find directory was introduced, and I too appear in the top 5 for my language pair when doing the most basic searches<br /><br /> [/quote]<br/><br/>Only after I sent my support ticket I received about <b>10!! visitors </b> from Proz Find for a few days.<br /><br />Site staff: "I have checked your Visitor's tab and found that you have been receiving regular visits"<br /><br />Me: "Yes, I have also seen that. <b> Somebody opened the "tap" and the "water is running" now. </b>Although 99% of the direct emails I'm getting are going into the "trash" folder because they contain: give me your CV and data, join this promoted platform and we don't send you a job in return. Sometimes agencies are lying to have a potential job just to get translators' data."<br><br>[Edited at 2018-09-04 07:53 GMT]<br><br>[Edited at 2018-09-04 09:01 GMT] ProZ Find™ search tool (alpha): speed improvement, search-by-location improved | "VIP" club Katalin Szilárd ProZ.com directory http://wiki.proz.com/post/2749646#2749646 Tue, 04 Sep 2018 07:27:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com directory<br/><b>Topic:</b> ProZ Find™ search tool (alpha): speed improvement, search-by-location improved<br/><b>Poster:</b> Katalin Szilárd<br/><b>Post title:</b> "VIP" club<br/><br/>[quote]Ivana UK wrote:<br /><br />[quote]Katalin Szilárd wrote:<br /><br />Since May I received about 4 visitors from Proz Find!!!<br />Meanwhile I'm ranked as nr. 1 in medical/pharmaceutical etc. fields and also in overall I'm in the the top [/quote]<br /><br />I'm experiencing pretty much the same - hardly any visitors to my profile page since the Proz Find directory was introduced, and I too appear in the top 5 for my language pair when doing the most basic searches<br /><br />I noticed that the old directory has been reinstated but don't seem to get any traffic from there at all... [/quote]<br /><br />Welcome to this "NOT exclusive VIP" club! :(<br /><br />Added note: <br /><br />When I wrote a support ticket concerning this after a while I began to receive a few visitors from Proz Find who also wrote me, but they were mainly agencies that wanted me to join to different platforms (promoted platforms), or wanted me to take part in tenders or wanted my CV, without any concrete job offerings in my fields.<br><br>[Edited at 2018-09-04 07:31 GMT]
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