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Proz.com

Seasoned translators know about Proz.com anyway but this review will be definitely useful for those who are making their first steps in translation business.

is “The translation workplace” for translators from all over the world and it really helps you to network, improve your work and expand your business. According to Alexa, website that gathers web information and statistics, ProZ.com belongs to top 5,000 most visited websites in the world. Translation jobs posted last year cost over $60 million and there are 160,000 registered translators, interpreters and linguists.

Here’s the most useful things about the website:

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Being a freelance translator sounds like a great thing and has some major benefits

• it’s more efficient to work from home than to transit to work every day
• you can take a leave when you deem it fit
• you don’t have to work on texts you don’t like
• you can move your working hours around other activities that matter to you
• you can have time to go back to school because you do not need to select courses that fit your job schedule

But there are some drawbacks too:

• freelancing requires lots of discipline

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