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Project Manager Demo

Translator Demo

Project Manager Demo

Step 1. Post Your Bid Request

Posting a bid request is free, and enables you to post your job or question to hundreds of translators across the globe almost instantly!

To post your bid request, just click on the 'Post a project' link.

You will be asked for information about your project. Be thorough, because the more detail you give, the more bids you'll receive and the better the final product will be.

Then sit back as your bid request is broadcast to thousands of translators world-wide as well as promoted on the web site, the 'latest bid requests' ticker and the TranslatorPlanet.com mailing list. Within 24 hours, the average bid requester receives 12.4 bids, and some many more!

Step 2. Receive Bids from Translators

Every time a translator makes a bid on your project, you'll be notified by email..

Just click on the link to see the full information on the bid. To examine their bidder themselves, just click on their name and you can view their past work history, resume and read what previous buyers had to say about them.

You can correspond back and forth with translators on your 'short list' using the site bidding system. Additionally the site offers a chat room on every bid request where you can correspond more directly with translators. And on projects > $500, additional translator info such as phone number, instant message id, etc. are available.

Step 3. Choose and Accept Bid

When you have found the translator you want, just click on the 'Pick a Translator' link next to their bid to choose them.

You will then want to put money in escrow for the account by credit card or paypal. Please see more about our safe escrow system here.

For your protection, the funds are NOT paid directly to the translator but are held in an escrow account until you accept all or a percentage of the work. If there are problems at any time, you can contact the facilitator to work out difficulties, or request arbitration towards a full or partial refund should you not receive 100% of what you asked for.

After escrow, you'll then receive a confirmation receipt and information on how to contact the translator. Behind the scenes, the translator will be emailed a notification of your acceptance as well.

Step 4. Work is Done By Translator

We highly recommend corresponding regularly with your translator to best guarantee that the end result is exactly what you want. There are 2 ways to do this:

1) Via the same TranslatorPlanet.com bidding system that you used to communicate with your translator before you accepted their bid.

This method is recommended for the majority of projects because all correspondence between yourself and the translator (as well as associated documents) are archived on the site. This is helpful when:

a) The translator and yourself disagree over what is to be delivered. This is the #1 best way to protect yourself should a disagreement arise and you need to go into arbitration. Without this documentation, you may not be able to prove that you asked for what you did.

b) You'd like to have a complete reference of all conversations, as well as associated documents are stored in one convenient to access place.

c) You have multiple bid requests open on the site and you want a more convenient way to manage them.

2) Simply email the translator directly.

This is only recommended for small 1-2 day projects where no formal documentation is required. To email a translator directly, use their email address as found in the 'contact information' section of the bid request.

Step 5. Receive and Approve Work

When the work is done, you'll receive an email from the translator.

Attached to the email will be any deliverables. Please be aware that the TranslatorPlanet.com email system sometimes gets backed up due to the volume of large attachments being sent like this. If your work is time sensitive, your translator has been advised to also send you a copy via normal email.

When you've received the deliverables and are satisfied, indicate your approval (so the translator can be paid from the escrow account), by clicking on 'ok' in the Accept Work section of your bid request. (You can also get there via a link from the email). Note that you can accept all or just a certain percentage of the work.

If you have any problems, 99% of the time you can just communicate your concerns to the translator and have them addressed. If you need an outside party to arbitrate, the Rent a Translator facilitator is always available for you at: facilitator@TranslatorPlanet.com

Step 6. Rate Translator

Now that you're done, please help to make the site a better place for all custom software buyers by rating the translator's performance. This lets them build a reputation online and earn more work (or not as the case may be).

While rating, you can also provide additional comments and feedback on your experience.

Translator Demo

Step 1. Register to be a translator.

Make sure you enter a valid email address so we can verify your identity.

Step 2. You will immediately receive an email from us with a link that will bring you to the registration page. Here you will choose a username and password. You can also enter your company name, area of expertise, and description of your skills and experience. We recommend you enter in as much detail as possible so project managers can determine if you are good fit for their project.

You can also upload a company logo. We recommend checking 'Notify me by e-mail when a project gets posted that is relevant to me. " This way you can be informed of all projects that you are an expert in.

Step 3. Choose projects to bid on. Click on the 'projects' button to view all projects.

Step 4. When you find a project that interests you, place a bid by clicking on the 'Place Bid' button.

You can enter how much you bid for the project and how many days you can complete the project in. You can also optionally click the 'Notify me by e-mail if someone bids lower than me on this project. ' We recommend this so you can be competitively priced.

Step 5. You can also post messages to a message board. This information will ONLY be seen by the project manager. This is a great place to start a discussion with the project manager on the details of the project and any questions that both parties may have. This is a very crucial part of the bidding process since we DO NOT allow outside communication (by direct email, instant messaging, etc.) until a bid is accepted. This is to insure that TranslatorPlanet.com receives it's commission from the project manager and translator. You will be banned if you break this rule.

Step 6. When a project manager accepts your bid, you will receive an email and be able to accept or deny the bid. After accepting a bid, you can contact the project manager directly and do the work!

Congratulations. If all goes well, you will not only get paid, but get a great review that will help build your business in the future.