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Poll Discussion Poll: When you communicate with a new customer, do you specify your minimum rate? No Unless it is about one page or less. In this case
I apply minimum charge EUR 10 or $ 10 rather than
minimum rate. If a new customer's project is
about charity or nature conservation, I
Platon Danilov Jul 23, 2014
ProZ.com job systems WWA feature - how do visitors understand that you opted out? Why? Hi Christel, Can you explain why do you feel so
irritated by this feature? I believe it was
designed to help in promotion of ones profile. So
why be so eager to get rid of it? Any reaso
Platon Danilov Jul 15, 2014
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you charge a minimum fee? Yes $ 10 or EUR 10 but if it is a regular client, I
am more likely to include payment for a small
order into the next invoice or even not to charge
it at all.
Platon Danilov Jul 15, 2014
Business issues Signs of time take it easy Hi Radian, What do you expect from gamers? They
need some folks passionate about games and I guess
they get them. "Fans are preferred over
professors", they said. "Our regular trans
Platon Danilov Jul 4, 2014
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you have your translations proofread by another person before delivery? Very rarely I have a partner native speaker in USA who is
ready to proofread my into English translations. I
offer it as a supplemental service to my customers
(not included into price of translation)
Platon Danilov Jun 30, 2014
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you think that the majority of native speakers of your first language(s) speak it/them correctly? No, of course [quote]Max Deryagin wrote: Is there an
"incorrect" way to speak your mother tongue?
[/quote] Unfortunately, there is. You will
hardly bear a public speaker with a speech manner
o
Platon Danilov Jun 28, 2014
Powwows Powwow: Kiev - Ukraine Спасибо! Виталий, спасибо за
чудесную встречу, новые
ценные знакомства и
приятное общение с
замечательными л�
Platon Danilov Jun 22, 2014
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you ever agree to do a free translation for regular clients? Other If it's just a few lines, then it's easier to do a
favour rather then try to collect coins.
Platon Danilov Jun 22, 2014
Poll Discussion Poll: How many different clients did you work for yesterday? No work [quote]No, I had no work yesterday. [/quote] The
same as me. However, I don't consider it's a good
question. What the result of such poll will tell
the asker about? Nothing. One day is a
Platon Danilov Jun 20, 2014
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you alter your schedule to be available to clients who work in other time zones? Shift a little I am ready to shift my schedule a bit, up to 3-4
hours, but I almost never work at night, with a
few exceptions before the
deadline.

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Platon Danilov Jun 18, 2014
Poll Discussion Poll: What do you do when a client asks you to specify your own deadline for a project? Once I had a job with no deadline at all The client was not an agency but an ultimate
consumer. He told me he's in the process of
finalising the coding of his website for which my
translation was needed, so there is actually no
Platon Danilov Jun 16, 2014
ProZ.com training The Language of Contracts: Reading and Understanding Contracts Another date Hi Suzanne, It sounds interesting, but the date
is not convenient for me. Do you plan to recur it
later this year?
Platon Danilov Jun 11, 2014
Poll Discussion Poll: How did you get into translating? from different fields International business in steel industry,
construction, internet marketing, international
business conferences for various industries
(steel, scrap, coal, cement, grain,
etc.) Almos
Platon Danilov May 26, 2014
Poll Discussion Poll: Choose your motto: it depends It depends on assignment a lot. Sometimes
translation can be something completely
surprising, for example, translation could be a
public benefit or saving life, or something
else.
Platon Danilov May 18, 2014
Literature / Poetry Translations of "Do not stand at my grave and weep"? Russian Here are several versions in
Russian: http://www.stihi.ru/2012/11/03/10315
http://www.pomidor.com/q/11508 http://isskra.diar
y.ru/p179647428.htm?oam (4 translations)
Platon Danilov May 11, 2014
Poll Discussion Poll: Would you continue to work as a translator if you won the lottery? Other [quote]Mary Worby wrote: I don't play the
lottery! [/quote] +1 (so am I)
Platon Danilov May 10, 2014
Marketing for language professionals SEO managment/investments are a MUST! agree I tried Google to search for "Slovenian Russian
translator" (one of my pairs) and failed to find a
relevant ProZ page even on the third SERP page!
Platon Danilov May 8, 2014
Poll Discussion Poll: How often do you check your email? it depends It depends on where I am. When I am at my desk, it
is always opened and I see immediately if a new
email arrives. But when I am out, I check it only
in a free wi-fi zone, if any.
Platon Danilov May 5, 2014
Poll Discussion Poll: What do you like the most about being a freelancer? all of the above [quote]Liena Vijupe wrote: all of the above + a
possibility to chose who to work
with. [/quote] +1 it's really hard to
select only one advantage which is the most; all
of the
Platon Danilov May 1, 2014
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you ever translate handwritten documents? not yet But if it is legible and handwritting is clear -
why not?
Platon Danilov Apr 30, 2014
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you have a paper shredder for destroying documents? No Just because I don't have a printer either. I
never print the documents out :) Save the
environment!
Platon Danilov Apr 26, 2014
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you follow one particular style guide or authority when writing in your native language? it depends it depends on the text Platon Danilov Apr 25, 2014
Poll Discussion Poll: Which of the following causes you the most stress while translating a project? it depends I'm lucky not to face it yet, but I guess each of
the named or even jointly may cause a stress.
Platon Danilov Apr 5, 2014


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