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<title>A question for those charging per target word</title>
<link>http://www.proz.com/topic/114617?float=true</link>
<description>Samuel Murray: G&#039;day everyone

I have a question for translators who charge not by source word count but by target word count (even if an accurate source text word... (4 posts)</description>
<pubDate>07 Sep 2008 06:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Advice needed on merchant accounts</title>
<link>http://www.proz.com/topic/114590?float=true</link>
<description>i Translate: I am considering opening an online merchant account where I can directly accept payments with Visa, MasterCard or other cards. Aware of all the scams ... (3 posts)</description>
<pubDate>06 Sep 2008 20:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ProZ resources for professional development and better business operations</title>
<link>http://www.proz.com/topic/114578?float=true</link>
<description>Kevin Lossner: This might belong in the &quot;Professional Development&quot; category, but since the superordinate category to that is &quot;Language Studies&quot; I have my doubts in t... (5 posts)</description>
<pubDate>06 Sep 2008 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>translation agencies</title>
<link>http://www.proz.com/topic/114529?float=true</link>
<description>Lj Popovic: Just curious: How much(in per cent) do translators in agencies get from the translation price? Is it realistic that someone connects you and the clien... (8 posts)</description>
<pubDate>07 Sep 2008 00:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>agency not willing to pay</title>
<link>http://www.proz.com/topic/114353?float=true</link>
<description>Rita Bilancio: Dear colleagues,
I am in the middle of a dispute with an agency.
I had to translate a source text which was not so well written, so I did everything... (17 posts)</description>
<pubDate>04 Sep 2008 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Anyone have a good mass marketing service?</title>
<link>http://www.proz.com/topic/114287?float=true</link>
<description>rebeccalyne: Hello all,

I would like to do a more or less mass marketing to agencies. Does anyone out there use such a service and have they been satisfied? Any... (2 posts)</description>
<pubDate>03 Sep 2008 13:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Your TMs - how do you dispose of them?</title>
<link>http://www.proz.com/topic/114191?float=true</link>
<description>Viktoria Gimbe: Recently, there&#039;s been discussions about possibly sharing client TMs you either created yourself or simply added to. Of course, posts discussing copyr... (34 posts)</description>
<pubDate>07 Sep 2008 05:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Company's fault?</title>
<link>http://www.proz.com/topic/114113?float=true</link>
<description>Evgeny G: About a month ago a company was looking for a translator here at proz. I was curious to try. An American company working in Russia sent me a text for ... (3 posts)</description>
<pubDate>01 Sep 2008 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dilemma about a misrepresented job</title>
<link>http://www.proz.com/topic/114061?float=true</link>
<description>Amy Duncan: It&#039;s Labor Day weekend in the USA and I thought I was going to get through it with no work, but I got an e-mail on Friday from a company I&#039;ve never wo... (20 posts)</description>
<pubDate>01 Sep 2008 09:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Can an agency refuse payment?</title>
<link>http://www.proz.com/topic/114037?float=true</link>
<description>Srta Sara: Around two weeks ago, I translated part of a legal contract.  I overestimated how much I could do by the deadline, and I didn&#039;t get an extension.  In ... (16 posts)</description>
<pubDate>02 Sep 2008 18:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>How many KudoZ questions about a translation job are decent?</title>
<link>http://www.proz.com/topic/113930?float=true</link>
<description>Paula Tizzano: 
Sometimes I see that some people submit an astounding amount of questions referred to the same text or material. In some cases, they include the par... (25 posts)</description>
<pubDate>30 Aug 2008 18:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Contacting direct clients in your source language</title>
<link>http://www.proz.com/topic/113866?float=true</link>
<description>Andrea Pakieser: I&#039;m curious as to whether most translators look for direct clients in their target language exclusively.

How many of you have your resume/marketing... (6 posts)</description>
<pubDate>30 Aug 2008 02:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Agency wins an Account, then looks for Translators. Normal?</title>
<link>http://www.proz.com/topic/113863?float=true</link>
<description>Maciek Drobka: Hi all,

Spurred by this topic:
http://www.proz.com/forum/proofreading_editing_reviewing/113849-the_quality_initiative_of_a_major_lsp_zookeeper.htm... (11 posts)</description>
<pubDate>29 Aug 2008 16:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Company asks for Systrans</title>
<link>http://www.proz.com/topic/113812?float=true</link>
<description>Lori Cirefice: Ritu, your instincts are right, this is a scam. Two other translators have posted about the same thing in the last month.  See here:

http://www.pro... (9 posts)</description>
<pubDate>31 Aug 2008 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Every client has different invoicing systems</title>
<link>http://www.proz.com/topic/113741?float=true</link>
<description>Viktoria Gimbe: [quote]Tom in London wrote:

I hate litigation.[/quote]

Me too. That&#039;s why I have terms and conditions. (37 posts)</description>
<pubDate>29 Aug 2008 22:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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