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Thread poster: Olga Simon
Olga Simon
Olga Simon  Identity Verified
Hungary
Local time: 10:31
English to Russian
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May 15, 2002

Dear colleagues,



I would like to thank all of you for your help that you rendered to me when I was trying to locate a delinquent outsourcer about a month ago.



Finally, after a long battle I got paid. You helped me to locate the name of the company in Amsterdam and get their valid e-mail address.



Maybe I should think of deposits. How many people are working on a deposit basis I wonder?



Have a good day all of yo
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Dear colleagues,



I would like to thank all of you for your help that you rendered to me when I was trying to locate a delinquent outsourcer about a month ago.



Finally, after a long battle I got paid. You helped me to locate the name of the company in Amsterdam and get their valid e-mail address.



Maybe I should think of deposits. How many people are working on a deposit basis I wonder?



Have a good day all of you and I wish you lots of work with decent payment!



Best regards,



Olga Simon.
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Dinorah Maria Tijerino-Acosta
Dinorah Maria Tijerino-Acosta
Local time: 04:31
English to Spanish
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Work with advanced payment May 15, 2002

Olga: Depending on the size of the translations I ask my clients to make a 35% deposit. So far it has worked for me. If it\'s a small translation I just hope that they are honest people and pay.

Hope it helps you!



Regards,



Dinorah


 
Magda Dziadosz
Magda Dziadosz  Identity Verified
Poland
Local time: 10:31
Member (2004)
English to Polish
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still no guarantee... May 15, 2002

I have asked for advance payment ONCE only (client from Belgium), got 25% and never seen the rest. You must be very carefull anyway.



Magda


 
Cynthia Brals-Rud
Cynthia Brals-Rud  Identity Verified
Local time: 10:31
English to Spanish
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Great! May 16, 2002

Thank you, Olga, for letting us know. Happy ending.



Best of lucks,



Cynthia


 
Chris Hopley
Chris Hopley  Identity Verified
Netherlands
Local time: 10:31
German to English
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Don't be shy - demand payment up-front! May 24, 2002

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On 2002-05-15 16:01, OlgaSimon wrote:



Maybe I should think of deposits. How many people are working on a deposit basis I wonder?







The agency I used to work for demands payment up front from all individual clients and from all first-time business clients if they couldn\'t produce proof of company registration, valid VAT no., etc. It simply makes commercial sense. In... See more
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On 2002-05-15 16:01, OlgaSimon wrote:



Maybe I should think of deposits. How many people are working on a deposit basis I wonder?







The agency I used to work for demands payment up front from all individual clients and from all first-time business clients if they couldn\'t produce proof of company registration, valid VAT no., etc. It simply makes commercial sense. In any case, an honest person or company will not be offended if you demand (part) payment up-front.



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