| Pages in topic: < [1 2 3 4 5 6] > | Job system update: improved quoting form Thread poster: Colin Brady
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| Doesn't display outsourcer details in the form! | Apr 14, 2011 |
I really appreciate this form and your efforts to make it better.
So here's my two pence.
I find it very annoying that:
1) I go to the ad and I am able to see the ad and the poster's name, e.g. John Doe
2) I click on "submit quote" and I am taken to the form page
3) But when I am in the form page, on the bottom of the page the outsourcer's details are not displayed because the system says "you have to be registered to see the outsourcer's details". I am regis... See more I really appreciate this form and your efforts to make it better.
So here's my two pence.
I find it very annoying that:
1) I go to the ad and I am able to see the ad and the poster's name, e.g. John Doe
2) I click on "submit quote" and I am taken to the form page
3) But when I am in the form page, on the bottom of the page the outsourcer's details are not displayed because the system says "you have to be registered to see the outsourcer's details". I am registered, in fact I saw the details in the previous screen!
Thus every time I have to re-open the ad in another window, so that I can read the name of the person I should address my application to (John Doe).
I like to address my quote to the poster and to start with "Dear Mr. Doe,...."
btw - I am using Chrome
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| | | | Gina W
United States
Local time: 15:36
Member (2003)
French to English
I like all of these changes - good job and thanks.
| | | | | Thanks for the feedback! | Apr 18, 2011 |
I have referred the issues you describe, Anastasia and Paola, to internal development for testing and fixing, if needed.
Kind regards,
Lucía
| | | | | about the US$1 fee | Jul 12, 2011 |
I joined the site in late 2001 and became a paying member in 2005... and stopped receiving work via Proz.com. I have never ever been assigned a single job since in spite of the fact that I obtained a university degree in legal and literary translation 35 years ago and have that many years' experience. So two months ago I decided against renewing my membership. What is the use of paying if my membership cannot buy the only thing I am interested in - work. Why would I be willing to pay one dollar ... See more I joined the site in late 2001 and became a paying member in 2005... and stopped receiving work via Proz.com. I have never ever been assigned a single job since in spite of the fact that I obtained a university degree in legal and literary translation 35 years ago and have that many years' experience. So two months ago I decided against renewing my membership. What is the use of paying if my membership cannot buy the only thing I am interested in - work. Why would I be willing to pay one dollar to quote on a job I am never going to get? ▲ Collapse
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Kiwiland Bear 
New Zealand
Local time: 09:36
Russian to English
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| Not sure if it belongs here but I followed the link: | Jul 15, 2011 |
Hi,
I just discovered that on the new form for submitting a quote I no longer see ... the actual price field! Which makes it pretty much impossible to submit a quote
The fields in the pricing section start with tick boxes for language pairs then go straight to the unit, currency and notes fields without the actual value field.
Am I the only one to see this behaviour and what can I do about it... See more Hi,
I just discovered that on the new form for submitting a quote I no longer see ... the actual price field! Which makes it pretty much impossible to submit a quote
The fields in the pricing section start with tick boxes for language pairs then go straight to the unit, currency and notes fields without the actual value field.
Am I the only one to see this behaviour and what can I do about it? The old form accessed through the link there still works fine so it's not a critical issue for now but, if you remove that link in the future, it will be (for me at least).
I see this behaviour (exactly the same) in both FireFox 5.0 and Safari 5.0.5 browsers.
Any ideas?
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| | | | | Only after you select a pair... on MSIE | Jul 15, 2011 |
Kiwiland Bear wrote:
Hi,
I just discovered that on the new form for submitting a quote I no longer see ... the actual price field! Which makes it pretty much impossible to submit a quote
The fields in the pricing section start with tick boxes for language pairs then go straight to the unit, currency and notes fields without the actual value field.
Am I the only one to see this behaviour and what can I do about it? The old form accessed through the link there still works fine so it's not a critical issue for now but, if you remove that link in the future, it will be (for me at least).
I see this behaviour (exactly the same) in both FireFox 5.0 and Safari 5.0.5 browsers.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
In fact, the field for the price only comes up after you click to select a language pair, and only for that language pair. I use Microsoft Internet Explorer, which doesn't cause much trouble on Proz.
For quite a while already, my favorite, though ancient Netscape 7.2 doesn't work any more on many parts of Proz. It will take many years before FireFox, and especially Thunderbird rise to the level of reliability and performance Netscape 7.2 had in its days. Yet they are all from the same Mozilla.
| | | | Textpertise
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:36
Member (2008)
Dutch to English
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| It would be nice to e-mail a copy to myself | Jul 27, 2011 |
I saved a link to the page, but when I clicked on it, the form was empty.
There is no facility to send oneself a copy so that one has a record of what has been quoted.
I know it may be possible to access it on the site some other way, but I like to have it in my emails.
Please could you consider providing this functionality or alternatively some way that we could link to a page containing the data.
Many thanks,
| | | | | Viewing past quotes and getting jobs through using ProZ.com | Jul 27, 2011 |
Hello All,
Textpertise, you may view your past job quotes by mousing over your name at the top of your profile page, and scrolling down to click 'My quotes'. At this time, it is not possible to send copies of quotes to yourself in email format. I will add this to our list of suggestions.
And trixiemck, if you have not yet, I suggest you try to attend one of our webinars 'Meeting clients at ProZ.com'. These sessions are free and will offer good tips to help you to increa... See more Hello All,
Textpertise, you may view your past job quotes by mousing over your name at the top of your profile page, and scrolling down to click 'My quotes'. At this time, it is not possible to send copies of quotes to yourself in email format. I will add this to our list of suggestions.
And trixiemck, if you have not yet, I suggest you try to attend one of our webinars 'Meeting clients at ProZ.com'. These sessions are free and will offer good tips to help you to increase visibility to outsourcers in order to gain more opportunities through the site. Upcoming sessions can be found here http://www.proz.com/translator-training/format/webinar-presentations
Please feel free to contact the support center if you have any other questions at all.
Best regards,
Maria ▲ Collapse
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Paola Giardina
Argentina
Local time: 17:36
Member (2006)
English to Spanish
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| Browniz points! | Aug 12, 2011 |
Hello team, is the option to pay for a quote with Browniz Points still available or was it deleted?
I can only see: 1 U$ and "add money".
I checked in FAQs and the option still exists there.
Can you help?
Thanks,
For your reference:
2.21 - ¿Cuáles son las distintas maneras de pagar para postular a un anuncio de trabajo? [Direct link]
La respuesta a los trabajos anunciados es un sistema de pago por cada candidatura. Hay vari... See more Hello team, is the option to pay for a quote with Browniz Points still available or was it deleted?
I can only see: 1 U$ and "add money".
I checked in FAQs and the option still exists there.
Can you help?
Thanks,
For your reference:
2.21 - ¿Cuáles son las distintas maneras de pagar para postular a un anuncio de trabajo? [Direct link]
La respuesta a los trabajos anunciados es un sistema de pago por cada candidatura. Hay varias formas de pago:
Puede usar puntos BrowniZ (100 puntos por candidatura). Todo nuevo usuario de ProZ.com recibe 300 puntos BrowniZ tras registrarse. Para ver cómo puede ganar más puntos BrowniZ, vaya a ¿Cómo puedo obtener BrowniZ?
Puede depositar dinero en su billetera de ProZ.com y se descontará de ella el valor de cada candidatura que haga. Cuesta 1$ por candidatura.
Los miembros de ProZ.com (120 $ por año) pueden postular a una cantidad ilimitada de trabajos.
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| | | | | The Spanish version of the Frequently Asked Questions has not been updated to reflect the changes | Aug 12, 2011 |
Hello Paola,
I'm sorry, but it seems that the Spanish version of the FAQs has not been updated yet. I confirm that it is no longer possible to pay for a job quote with browniz. In the English version of the question you quoted, http://www.proz.com/faq/3145#3145 , this is clear:
2.21 - Do I have to pay to quote? [Direct link]
If you are a non-member, you can deposit money in your ProZ.com Wallet and each quote will be charged against it. It costs $1 per quote.
ProZ.com members have access to unlimited, free quoting.
Note: Until January 1st, 2010, non-members could also use browniz points to quote for jobs (100 points per quote). However, after the aforementioned date, non-members need to pay $1, from their ProZ.com wallets, for the right to quote.
I will have the Spanish version of the FAQs updated to reflect the change in the system. Thanks for pointing it out.
Best regards,
Alejandro
| | | | Paola Giardina
Argentina
Local time: 17:36
Member (2006)
English to Spanish
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Thank you for your answer!
Paola
| | | | | problems with delete botton | Aug 26, 2011 |
I'm new user, I quoted to a job (it seemd perfect for me) but in the hurry l left something.
I decided to delete it to requote......
ok...
bad discover: I found out it was non more possible!!!
I contacted ProZ staff for assistance and they answered me it was no possible to reactivate my quoting! Incredible....
Incredible for 2 things:
- Site managers/engenieers should have access to everything and, under written request, be able to reactivate a quote..... See more I'm new user, I quoted to a job (it seemd perfect for me) but in the hurry l left something.
I decided to delete it to requote......
ok...
bad discover: I found out it was non more possible!!!
I contacted ProZ staff for assistance and they answered me it was no possible to reactivate my quoting! Incredible....
Incredible for 2 things:
- Site managers/engenieers should have access to everything and, under written request, be able to reactivate a quote.....everybody can mistake
- When I deleted it nothig (no box, no rollover o something else) advised me that it was no possible to requote.....
- NO advise that for ANY kind of change to use the note's box at the bottom.
Furthermore, from my quoting list I see it as deleted...ok I deleted, BUT if I check the job page, I still se it as active....no different colour, no message: "your quote has been deleteded" or something like that!
Something seem to work not in a perfect way....
Tha girl of the staff who asnwerd me is very kind.....but kindness doesn't solve real technical bugs. d
In the quoting form the option: Change my quote /Delete my quote could be usefull.
(Not everybody reads FAQ line by line....)
Regards,
Daniela
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oa_xxx (X)
Germany
Local time: 21:36
German to English
| wow thats a pity... | Sep 29, 2011 |
Alejandro Cavalitto wrote:
Hello Paola,
I'm sorry, but it seems that the Spanish version of the FAQs has not been updated yet. I confirm that it is no longer possible to pay for a job quote with browniz. In the English version of the question you quoted, http://www.proz.com/faq/3145#3145 , this is clear:
2.21 - Do I have to pay to quote? [Direct link]
If you are a non-member, you can deposit money in your ProZ.com Wallet and each quote will be charged against it. It costs $1 per quote.
ProZ.com members have access to unlimited, free quoting.
Note: Until January 1st, 2010, non-members could also use browniz points to quote for jobs (100 points per quote). However, after the aforementioned date, non-members need to pay $1, from their ProZ.com wallets, for the right to quote.
I will have the Spanish version of the FAQs updated to reflect the change in the system. Thanks for pointing it out.
Best regards,
Alejandro
A stamp is a lot cheaper...and an email is free...
| | | | Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 21:36
Member (2002)
English to Norwegian
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MODERATOR | Preview should be an option | Oct 7, 2011 |
When you have submitted a few hundred quotes, Preview is an nunnecessary step. Please add a Submit quote on the first quote page.
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Daniela Cappelletti wrote:
I'm new user, I quoted to a job (it seemd perfect for me) but in the hurry l left something.
I decided to delete it to requote......
ok...
bad discover: I found out it was non more possible!!!
I contacted ProZ staff for assistance and they answered me it was no possible to reactivate my quoting! Incredible....
Incredible for 2 things:
- Site managers/engenieers should have access to everything and, under written request, be able to reactivate a quote.....everybody can mistake
- When I deleted it nothig (no box, no rollover o something else) advised me that it was no possible to requote.....
- NO advise that for ANY kind of change to use the note's box at the bottom.
Furthermore, from my quoting list I see it as deleted...ok I deleted, BUT if I check the job page, I still se it as active....no different colour, no message: "your quote has been deleteded" or something like that!
Something seem to work not in a perfect way....
Tha girl of the staff who asnwerd me is very kind.....but kindness doesn't solve real technical bugs. d
In the quoting form the option: Change my quote /Delete my quote could be usefull.
(Not everybody reads FAQ line by line....)
Regards,
Daniela
[Edited at 2011-08-26 09:46 GMT]
Per Bergvall wrote:
When you have submitted a few hundred quotes, Preview is an nunnecessary step. Please add a Submit quote on the first quote page.
Thanks for your feedback, Daniela and Per. I added your suggestions to a list of ideas for the improvement of the job quoting process.
Hope this helps!
Kind regards,
Lucia
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