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A potential client is asking me for my ProZ profile link.
Is the profile link just a way for them to view my profile? Or should it be kept confidential, like a password or PIN number?
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Karahan Sisman Türkiye Local time: 07:16 Member (2010) English to Turkish
As far as I know
Apr 22, 2014
They're just trying to learn more about you. I don't think your Proz.com profile link is confidential
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Natalia Mackevich United Kingdom Local time: 05:16 English to Russian + ...
Exactly!
Apr 22, 2014
Karahan Sisman wrote:
They're just trying to learn more about you. I don't think your Proz.com profile link is confidential
One's ProZ profile is like a CV, a cover letter and a web-site 3-in-1. It should not be hidden from potential clients.
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Philippe Etienne Spain Local time: 06:16 Member English to French
Next: where to find it?
Apr 22, 2014
Hover the mouse cursor over your name on proz.com (on the trop part of proz pages for instance), right-click and select Copy URL in clipboard or something like this. Then paste it wherever you wish.
Philippe
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Just today I got e-mails from - a company saying I won a trip to the Bahamas. Just click the link to claim the prize. Yeah. right! - an agency out of the blue who wants to give me a huge job at a really juicy rate. They say they need references, so could I please send them the contact info of 3 of my clients. Yeah right! - an American bank I've never done business with saying someone is try... See more
Thanks everyone.
You just can't be too careful these days.
Just today I got e-mails from - a company saying I won a trip to the Bahamas. Just click the link to claim the prize. Yeah. right! - an agency out of the blue who wants to give me a huge job at a really juicy rate. They say they need references, so could I please send them the contact info of 3 of my clients. Yeah right! - an American bank I've never done business with saying someone is trying to access my bank account. Just click the link and enter my PIN number. Yeah, right!!!! ▲ Collapse
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Thayenga Germany Local time: 06:16 Member (2009) English to German + ...
Emails
Apr 23, 2014
Diane Di Biasio wrote:
Thanks everyone.
You just can't be too careful these days.
- a company saying I won a trip to the Bahamas. Just click the link to claim the prize. Yeah. right! - an agency out of the blue who wants to give me a huge job at a really juicy rate. They say they need references, so could I please send them the contact info of 3 of my clients. Yeah right! - an American bank I've never done business with saying someone is trying to access my bank account. Just click the link and enter my PIN number. Yeah, right!!!!
These are just the "regular" spam emails everybody gets. Like I keep getting AT&T spam emails and those from eHarmony. As if I was interested.
Your email address is (should) not available through your ProZ.com profile. Providing references (your ProZ.com profile is sufficient reference) to unknown people is not a good idea. If you display your WWA's on your profile page, then this can provide potential clients with some insight regarding your qualifications.
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