Practice simulation by FreelanceSites: not the real ProZ app, no account is created, nothing leaves your device.
ProZ, practice simulation
Build a profile, send a proposal, win a fixed-price project and deliver it to a client. A coach explains every step and can do it for you.
ProZ
The whole journey is written out step by step below, with the real-life time each part takes.
Your journey, in real-life terms
Next steps
This practice run at a glance
The real rules this practice run uses
From ProZ's published pages, as recorded on its platform page. Check the platform itself before you join.
- Fees
- 0% commission on client-translator work, optional paid membership
- Minimum payout
- No minimum via PayPal, $25 by US-dollar check, about $35 by wire
- Payout speed
- Withdrawals are generally processed at the end of the month
- Payout methods
- Direct payment from clients
The journey, step by step
What happens on a real freelance marketplace from sign-up to your first withdrawal, and how long each part takes. In total: 12 days to 8 weeks.
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Create your ProZ account
Every earning app starts with an account tied to your real name and email. Here you sign up as a demo person, so nothing about you is used.
Typical estimate About 5 minutes
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Log in to ProZ
Real apps ask you to confirm your email and often turn on two-step login. Never reuse a password from another site, and only ever type it on the real site.
Typical estimate A minute
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Complete your ProZ profile
Your profile is your shop window: photo, headline, skills and price. Customers compare it with everyone else's before they pick you.
Typical estimate 30 to 90 minutes
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Verify your identity
Most platforms check your ID before you can withdraw money. It stops fraud and is required by payment laws.
Typical estimate ID checks often take minutes, sometimes a day or two
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Wait for ProZ to approve you
Platforms control who joins. Some let you in instantly, others review profiles, vet applications or keep a waitlist when they have enough people.
Typical estimate Application and vetting, often 1 to 3 weeks
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Pick a translation job on ProZ
After passing a translation test you see a dashboard of jobs in your language pair, paid per word by your level. Jobs go to whoever picks them first.
Typical estimate Days to a couple of weeks for a first job
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Translate and submit
Translate meaning, not word by word, keep the formatting and proofread before submitting. Quality reviews decide your level.
Typical estimate A few hours
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Get approved and reviewed
The customer confirms the translation is done and leaves a rating. Early reviews matter most: they decide who sees you next.
Typical estimate Same day to a few days
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ProZ takes its fee
What the customer pays is not what you keep. The platform fee comes off first, then your own costs.
From ProZ's published rules Instant
Fees on ProZ: 0% commission on client-translator work, optional paid membership
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Wait for ProZ to clear the money
New earnings sit as "pending" for a while so refunds and disputes can be handled. You cannot withdraw them yet.
Typical estimate Often a few days to a week
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Reach the minimum payout
Many platforms only let you withdraw above a threshold. Small tasks may mean several translations before you can cash out.
From ProZ's published rules One translation is enough here
Minimum payout on ProZ: No minimum via PayPal, $25 by US-dollar check, about $35 by wire.
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Withdraw from ProZ
Pick a payout method and confirm. Bank transfers take a few days, wallets and instant cards can be faster but may charge a fee.
From ProZ's published rules Usually 1 to 5 days to arrive
Payout methods on ProZ: Direct payment from clients.
Where the money goes on one translation
| One 400-word translation (illustrative per-word pay) | $24.00 |
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| Platform fee (0%) ProZ's published fee | −$0.00 |
| What you keep | $24.00 |
This is an educational practice run by FreelanceSites. It is not ProZ's app and is not affiliated with ProZ: only its published rules are used, in our own simplified design. Amounts marked illustrative are examples, and real times vary by country, demand and your own effort.