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	The investment in membership has consistently paid itself off, both through new clients and perhaps even more importantly access to the Blue Board. Steven Sidore Member since Dec '03

	My workload has climbed steadily since I became a member... Another great advantage is the Blue Board... My latest (very big) job came through ProZ.com, so I would say: "Go for it!" Lucinda Member since Dec '02

	ProZ.com is a truly amazing source of new business for professional translators. The most worthwhile investment I've ever made in my business by a long shot. Thank you! Konstantin Kisin Member since Sep '04

	ProZ.com is the best opportunity for freelance translators to find employers and become successful. Good luck! Slava Kozyrev & Roman Kozyrev Member since Oct '07

	From the first time I came across with ProZ.com on I can’t live without the best translation and interpreting website all over the world. The investment in Platinum Membership has certainly paid itself off through new contacts and a most comprehensive network support. What more can I ask? Proz.com, thank you very much for being there! Sergio Paris Member since Aug '05

	ProZ.com membership is 1000x worth the cost! I wouldn't give up the unlimited Blue Board access for anything... ProZ.com is a great website. PCovs Member since Jun '03

	Once I discovered ProZ.com, I immediately became a member and started to reply to job offers. Now, thanks to ProZ.com I have many good clients all over the world.Thanks to ProZ.com my dream of becoming a full-time freelance translator has come true, together with a good income. What can I add? Thanks a lot for running the site. Angio Member since Dec '03

	I have acquired 60% of the total number of my clients via ProZ.com. The site is extremely efficient and is visited by serious outsourcers. Therefore, I will stay with the site! Sergey Strakhov Member since Feb '04

	A sound return on investment, I would say. :) Maciej Andrzejczak Member since May '05

	I'm still in shock that we got the (popular children's character) contract -- it involves work that will go more than a year. And where did the editor-in-chief at their corporate offices in NYC, find me? At my profile on ProZ.com. I tell you, I've never gotten so much out of so little investment. Bill Greendyk Member since Aug '02

	Becoming a member of ProZ was one of the best things that I ever did; if I knew, I would have done it sooner. I want to thank all the team for so many opportunities they give to translators and, specially, to Soledad Azcona, who is always available for everything. Not only because she encouraged me at the beginning, she also still gives me her support. THANK YOU! Sonia da Costa Member since Feb '08

	I have used ProZ.com to raise my rates - with any new customer I can go a step higher. Jerzy Czopik Member since Jun '03

	I depend on the Blue Board to help me evaluate potential new clients. ProZ.com was instrumental in helping me get clients when I was starting out! awiles Member since May '02

	I have grown with ProZ.com and I am really very happy with my membership. This is the only reason why I have paid for my membership years in advance and I intend to do so in the coming years. I am fully convinced that ProZ.com will grow even more and that there will come a time when it will expand to every nook and cranny of the world. Amen. Roomy Naqvy Member since Jan '00

	I was able to become a full-time freelance translator with clients met through ProZ.com. It was the start to my new life and I haven't looked back since! Kathinka van de Griendt Member since Jul '04

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	ProZ.com is the first place I turn when I have a question about usage in context that I have not been able to find on my own. I can nearly always depend on getting a reply from at least one knowledgeable colleague, complete with explanation and substantion—overnight, if not within minutes. Ann C Sherwin Member since Jul '04

	The KudoZ section has become a regular part of my daily working routine. I can always count on it for useful information and interesting linguistic and cultural tidbits, as well as insights into my colleagues backgrounds and thought processes. Heathcliff Member since Jul '03

	What I like most at ProZ.com is the relationship between the ProZ.com staff and us, the members. I felt that, while other sites are only after the money, you really care about us and about the way you can help us. This is very important. Mihai Badea Member since May '04

	ProZ.com has acted as my guide. With my ProZ.com membership, I'm a happy, fully-fledged freelancer and I can safely say that I wouldn't be where I am today without the knowledge that I have gained from the site or the friendly community support network. Thank you! Rebecca Hendry Member since May '05

	ProZ.com has been a valuable resource,such as allowing me to organize a powwow which allowed for new contacts, which have encouraged to the valuable translator relation information that is presented. And most of all in the KudoZ which has allowed me to broaden my language skills, again thank you! Alp Berker Member since Aug '05

	ProZ.com is a new higher level society and new way of thinking for translators! ttagir Member since Jan '02

	ProZ.com is an essential tool for translators and interpreters. For me, it is a virtual work and marketplace. Forums, Powwows, conferences and group buys add a very beneficial social component without which many translators would feel very lost and alone in today's market. Julie Cornillie Member since Apr '05

	Our common experiences as translators, the sharing of worries, doubts, questions in our forums regarding ONE TOPIC: TRANSLATION, all this has already created a warm, welcoming and caring community, complete with powwows and special personal friendships. Thanks for creating an inspiring place for us. Johanna Timm, PhD Member since Nov '02

	This is simply the best, most comprehensive support network and best moderated web site I could wish for as a translator. Anne Lee Member since May '03

	ProZ.com has been a fantastic asset. I really appreciate being able to contact other professionals for advice when translating difficult terms. I have also increased my client base. Thank you so very much! Aoife Kennedy Member since May '04

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	ProZ.com was my only way of being independent while waiting for working papers to come through (which they didn't in 3 years!)...After that, I just stick to it and I will remain to do so because it has since become my "workplace". Nina Snoj Member since Jul '04

	I am proud that I am with ProZ.com from the very beginning. A grandiose idea of one gifted visionary Henry of Syracuse to melt together the language lovers from all over the world had settled in my heart forever. It is an exquisite pleasure and refined delight. Long Live ProZ! Vladimir Dubisskiy Member since Oct '01

	Thanks to ProZ.com in one year my life has changed, I have now become a full time translator, receiving many jobs from Italy and mainly abroad, I have now created my full time job which I can do from any part of the world or just by staying at home, all of this has been possible thanks to ProZ.com and the friendly and warm community support network! Not only I have increased my clients base but I have also got a longer list of new friends ..all of this couldn't have happened without ProZ.com!! Gina Ferlisi Member since Apr '08

	I've been registered with ProZ.com since 2000. I think Henry and the colleagues have done a great job, expanding the translation community and giving it weight and respectful attitude on behalf of the clients and translators. Oleg Osipov Member since Mar '08

	ProZ.com is absolutely great! - As a worldwide translators' network and community it combines everything a translator is longing for. It pushes your business while you are winning new friends and sharing language and translation related questions and experiences with people all over the world. Katrin Hollberg Member since Oct '05

	Thanks ProZ.com! I've managed to get two or three jobs via ProZ.com so I thought it was time you made an honest member of me! Regards, Nick Nick Saint John Member since Jul '08

	I became a member as soon as I went freelance... I'm sure it would be harder without ProZ.com. Thanks for the good work! Wiebke Herbig Member since Dec '03

	I joined Proz to have greater contact with the translation community at large. I decided to organize a Powwow and was pleasantly surprised to receive a job offer as well as an opportunity to collaborate in writing for a Web page from two invitees. Talk about unexpected benefits! John Cutler Member since Jan '07

	I am really glad this web site exists! Kathi Stock Member since Nov '02

	I just wanted to say I think this site is fantastic, I've been a member for a couple of years now and I've had so much help from it - getting work, using the KudoZ facility and making contact with other translators. Thank you!! Åsa Åsa Olsson Member since Nov '06

	When I first started providing freelance translations I found ProZ.com a great source of information and helpful in many ways. Now it is part of my daily routine. To me ProZ.com not only means job offers, but it is a community and knowledge base and makes me enjoy work even more. Thanks to everybody working for ProZ.com to provide this page and for ever being helpful! Herdis Engels Member since Jun '06

	As an old song used to say, more or less, "Jeepers, creepers... where�d ya get them... 'ideas'"? These new features are simply fantastic and they work beautifully. My platinum membership is worth every dollar. Luisa Ramos Member since Apr '04

	I never regret my decision to join ProZ.com, because I find it both rewarding and enjoyable to be a member of the world's largest portal for translators and interpreters. Tsogt Gombosuren Member since May '04