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Find compatible clients instead of making the software compatible Jun 27, 2019

I'm usually willing to try new tools, just because I feel it's good to "know what's out there". And incidentally, my agency clients often do offer to pay me some training time to get up to speed with a new tool.

Why would I mind when agencies require different tools? Every now and then a good client is in dire need, or I am curious about the new CAT on the block. That happens often enough that I have a decent idea of different tools, how they work, what features they have - and what... See more
I'm usually willing to try new tools, just because I feel it's good to "know what's out there". And incidentally, my agency clients often do offer to pay me some training time to get up to speed with a new tool.

Why would I mind when agencies require different tools? Every now and then a good client is in dire need, or I am curious about the new CAT on the block. That happens often enough that I have a decent idea of different tools, how they work, what features they have - and what surcharge I should apply to make it worth working with them.

But in the end, I prefer MemoQ for my regular end clients, simply because it allows for a much higher productivity than any other tool I've used, and because I feel it's the tool that best allows me to deliver high quality. It doesn't matter if an online tool is free for me to use, when I lose 40% productivity or when it doesn't allow me to deliver quality work. A couple of years ago I did quite a bit of work around compatability, helping colleagues set up a Trados project for their Deja Vu, etc. Then I changed my approach and decided to find compatible clients rather than spend energy in making software compabile. There's plenty of agencies that use MemoQ, and I don't miss fidgeting around with software settings. ▲ Collapse


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