ProZ.com services meet translator needs by facilitating collaboration

（Edited by freelance Chinese translator li – English to Chinese or Chinese to English translation services）
A collaborative translation workplace naturally lends itself to the provision of certain services. For example, see the following list of some ProZ.com services. (For a more complete list of ProZ.com services, please refer to the site map.)

Terminology help

The KudoZ terms help network provides a structured way for translators to give and receive help with difficult and specialized terms.

Knowledge sharing and archival

ProZ.com provides extensive glossary resources; translation-related articles and related contributions; searchable language-related discussion forums; the ProZ.com Blue Board, a database of outsourcers and associated feedback; databases of organizations serving the translation industry; quick polls of (and by) the ProZ.com community; aggregate data about translation rates; etc.

Directories and match-making resources

ProZ.com furnishes directories of translators, interpreters, and outsourcers; job listings and related services; a world map showing member locations; etc.

Communication tools

To facilitate direct person-to-person communication, ProZ.com provides public and private discussion forums; profile mail (a way to receive mail without disclosing your email address); intra-site ProZ.com messaging; access to third-party instant messengers, Skype, etc.

Events

Powwows are informal get-togethers of local translators; ProZ.com also organizes national and international conferences.

Combined purchasing power

Translator Group Buying (TGB) allows translators to buy together in bulk and receive steep discounts; the ProZ.com store sells language-related products.

From:Jason Grimes