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Poll: How often do you usually receive job enquiries from potential new clients?
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Christopher Schröder
Christopher Schröder
United Kingdom
Member (2011)
Swedish to English
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+1 Nov 19, 2013

Steve Kerry wrote:

1) My CV is on Proz. If you can't be bothered to read it, I can't be bothered to reply.
2) My best rate is my standard rate. This is also on the site.
3) If you have a specific job you want doing SEND THE FILE for me to inspect or at least a proper description and accurate word count.
4) If you are looking for bargain basement rates or 40% CAT discounts, please look elsewhere!




Presumably, though, we are in a minority, otherwise we wouldn't get these emails!
 
Anna Wiman
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Sweden
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Haha... I feel you. Nov 19, 2013

Steve Kerry wrote:

Like many other translators, I get loads of "We have a potential job" and "Can you send us your CV and best rate" emails. Most of them are binned. I would suggest the following to people who wish to use my services.

1) My CV is on Proz. If you can't be bothered to read it, I can't be bothered to reply.
2) My best rate is my standard rate. This is also on the site.
3) If you have a specific job you want doing SEND THE FILE for me to inspect or at least a proper description and accurate word count.
4) If you are looking for bargain basement rates or 40% CAT discounts, please look elsewhere!

Phew, I'm glad I got that off my chest...

Steve K.




So frustating...
 
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Local time: 00:17
French to English
Badly phrased question Nov 20, 2013

It is difficult to answer a question which includes two expressions of frequency : "how often" and "usually". I suppose the "usually" means "generally".

I'm getting to be really nit-picky in my old age.

Does someone actually proof-read the questions put to the poll?

[Edited at 2013-11-20 01:50 GMT]
 
Jean Chao
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United States
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English to Chinese
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Not as often Nov 20, 2013

Maybe it's my language pair (English/Chinese), I've noticed that inquiries from random clients have been decreasing eve since I adjust the pricing on my webpage. It doesn't bother me too much, though.

Jobs from my current clients keep me moderately busy. I'm glad that I don't need to be chained to my PC to meet the deadline of some high-volume but low-pay job. My resources are reserved for worthy clients who discern quality and appreciate the true value behind my higher pricing... See more
Maybe it's my language pair (English/Chinese), I've noticed that inquiries from random clients have been decreasing eve since I adjust the pricing on my webpage. It doesn't bother me too much, though.

Jobs from my current clients keep me moderately busy. I'm glad that I don't need to be chained to my PC to meet the deadline of some high-volume but low-pay job. My resources are reserved for worthy clients who discern quality and appreciate the true value behind my higher pricing. ▲ Collapse
 
DianeGM
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Local time: 01:17
Member (2006)
Dutch to English
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Not very often Nov 20, 2013

Like so many others, I get mass mails all the time, but I don't really consider them to be 'potential' clients. I am not really actively looking for new clients but I get a serious inquiry maybe once a month, and they are usually referred from other existing clients. I have had 10 such inquires this year, 7 of those inquires have lead to new clients, 2 of those are other branches/franchises of another organisations I've worked for for years so I'm not sure if that counts as potential/new or exi... See more
Like so many others, I get mass mails all the time, but I don't really consider them to be 'potential' clients. I am not really actively looking for new clients but I get a serious inquiry maybe once a month, and they are usually referred from other existing clients. I have had 10 such inquires this year, 7 of those inquires have lead to new clients, 2 of those are other branches/franchises of another organisations I've worked for for years so I'm not sure if that counts as potential/new or existing client, and the only one who was not referred is either a late or non-payer.

[Edited at 2013-11-20 06:54 GMT] ▲ Collapse
 
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