How to Make an Appealing "About me" Section to Win More Projects on ProZ.com

Formats: Webinar presentations
Topics: Business of Translation and Interpreting
Business skills for translators
Grow your translation business
Personal branding
Marketing for translators
Marketing tools for translators

Course summary
Start time:May 30, 2017 14:00 GMT     Add to calendar

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Duration: 60 minutes.

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Language:English
Summary:You will become visible and make a great first impression when submitting quotes to new jobs on ProZ.com. See your conversion rise, and the workload with income too!
Description
In one hour learn how to become visible on ProZ.com due to the brand-new "About Me" Section on your profile. Learn how this section can become a great substitution for your website (if you are not ready to invest in creating one yet). Actually, this section can be much more than a simple description of your skills and experience. You can turn it into a real magnet for your potential clients.

The first thing clients click on when opening your quote on ProZ.com is your profile. So, if your "About Me" Section is not customized and does not look attractive and professional, then you have very few chances to make the great first impression and win the project leaving behind hundreds of other applicants.

We will tackle both, marketing and technical tips to make your profile stand out from the crowd.
Good news is that you do not need to have advanced knowledge of HTML-code to make a professionally looking page. Have a look, how I created my own About Me Section - http://www.proz.com/translator/1779202 without solid background knowledge in HTML.

I will be happy to share these tips with you! You will be surprised to see how fast and easy the process can be.

Course program:

Marketing tips for "About Me" Section:
- creating the content and structure
- tips for making appealing and selling headline, introduction, main body and call to action

Technical tips:
- filling-in your profile and making it nice and professional avoiding tedious work with HTML-code
- SEO for your profile (choosing the keywords, analyzing views and statistics of your profile)


Target audience
- Freelancers starting in the translation industry.
- Experienced freelancers who want to expand their clients database.
- Outsources who want to get new end clients
Learning objectives
- Instantly attract and catch the attention of new clients when submitting quotes on ProZ.com

- Receive more responses from the clients to your quotes, thus winning more projects

- Make an effective page looking like a personal website

- Learn how to use SEO for your profile promotion
Program
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Marketing tips for "About Me" Section:
- creating the content and structure
- tips for making appealing and selling headline, introduction, main body and call to action

Technical tips:
- filling-in your profile and making it nice and professional avoiding tedious work with HTML-code
- SEO for your profile (choosing the keywords, analyzing views and statistics of your profile)
Registration and payment information (click to expand)
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Virtual platform system requirements
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For PC-based Users:

• Required: Windows Vista – Windows 10
• Required: Google Chrome v39 or later; Mozilla Firefox v34 or later; Internet Explorer v8 or later (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
• Required software: GoToWebinar desktop app; JavaScript enabled
• NOT required: Microphone - attendees can communicate with the trainer through incorporated chat.

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• Recommended: 2GB or more of RAM (recommended)


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• Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) – 10.11 (El Capitan)
• Required: Microsoft Edge; Apple Safari v6 or later
• Required software: GoToWebinar desktop app; JavaScript enabled
• NOT required: Microphone - attendees can communicate with the trainer through incorporated chat.

• Internet Connection Required: 1 Mbps or better (broadband recommended)
• Recommended: 2GB or more of RAM (recommended)

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Created by
Anastasia Kozhukhova    View feedback | View all courses
Bio: Anastasia Kozhukhova is certified English to Russian Legal, Marketing and Website Translator. Member of Union of the Translators of Russia, Member of Certified PRO Network and IAPTI (International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters). By cooperating with high-end clients from various countries and working in partnership with Marketing Experts from Great Britain, she learns a lot about international Marketing and current business tendencies which she actively uses in her translation business. Moreover, Anastasia conducts her own business trainings and individual consultations for translators, helping them increase their income and become really appreciated professionals.

Анастасия Кожухова - дипломированный переводчик английского и немецкого языков. Работает с такими тематиками как юридический и маркетинговый перевод, а также перевод вебсайтов. Сотрудничает с прямыми отечественными и зарубежными заказчиками, а также с зарубежными бюро переводов. Работает в партнерстве с маркетологами из Великобритании. Является членом Союза переводчиков России, сертифицированным переводчиком ProZ.com (Certified PRO Network), а также членом ассоциации IAPTI (International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters).

Анастасия углубленно изучает маркетинг и последние тенденции в продвижении бизнеса, активно применяет новые знания и навыки в поиске и сотрудничестве с заказчиками перевода, благодаря чему за полгода смогла увеличить свой доход от переводов в 11 раз. Кроме того, Анастасия проводит собственные тренинги и индивидуальные консультации по маркетингу, созданию сайтов и личному брендингу для переводчиков.
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How to Make an Appealing "About me" Section to Win More Projects on ProZ.com
Elena Cannelli
Elena Cannelli Identity Verified
Italy
Local time: 11:24
English to Italian
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Very useful courseJun 2, 2017

It is always a good thing when an experienced translator as Anastasia is decides to share with others her tips, strategies and professional experience. So... thank you, Anastasia!

 

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