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addressing direct clients through "old-fashioned" mailing
Thread poster: Eva Stoppa
Eva Stoppa
Eva Stoppa  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 07:14
English to German
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Oct 16, 2009

Dear colleagues,

I`m thinking of sending some mailing to potential direct clients and am looking for some input from you.

How do you address your potential new clients? Do you send a letter explaining what you can do for them? Or do you also send flyers and other stuff with it? And how do you put up your layouts?

Thanks for sharing your viewpoints and have a nice weekend.
 
Edward Vreeburg
Edward Vreeburg  Identity Verified
Netherlands
Local time: 07:14
Member (2008)
English to Dutch
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hearsay Oct 16, 2009

I've heard a Dutch agency just send 1 single (VERY GOOD) letter, they worked on and revised for several months to all their potential and existing clients, and they still receive feedback and new jobs based on that letter - 3 years later...

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Ed
 
philgoddard
philgoddard
United States
German to English
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Send a sample of your work. Oct 16, 2009

I used to run a one-man agency, and I received lots of submissions from would-be translators. They told me all about their achievements at school, and their hobbies and their marital status, but what I really needed to know was whether they were any good at translating.

I think the best thing you can send is a single sheet of paper with a sample translation, and brief details of yourself and your language combinations and specialist areas at the bottom. Or do as I do and send a prof... See more
I used to run a one-man agency, and I received lots of submissions from would-be translators. They told me all about their achievements at school, and their hobbies and their marital status, but what I really needed to know was whether they were any good at translating.

I think the best thing you can send is a single sheet of paper with a sample translation, and brief details of yourself and your language combinations and specialist areas at the bottom. Or do as I do and send a professionally printed postcard with a link to your website, and put a sample translation on the site. ▲ Collapse
 


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