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Poll: Do you work with agencies about which you cannot find much information regarding reputation?
Автор темы: ProZ.com Staff
Allison Wright (X) Португалия Local time: 13:00
It depends
Aug 2, 2013
It depends on all the things others have mentioned, including gut feel, but mostly it depends on how such agencies approach me.
I do so like being addressed by name in the saluation.
If an agency has to send a generic "Hi" message with some blurb about expanding their translator base, but has been unable to ascertain such basic details as my name and my language pairs, then I don't care about the agency's reputation or ease of access to its published information; I wil... See more
It depends on all the things others have mentioned, including gut feel, but mostly it depends on how such agencies approach me.
I do so like being addressed by name in the saluation.
If an agency has to send a generic "Hi" message with some blurb about expanding their translator base, but has been unable to ascertain such basic details as my name and my language pairs, then I don't care about the agency's reputation or ease of access to its published information; I will not be working for it.
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Cathy Flick США Local time: 07:00 Член ProZ.com c 2004 русский => английский + ...
Just get advance payment
Aug 2, 2013
If I'm really unsure or they have a reputation for slow payments, I just tell them that new clients generally have to pay in advance. I also make sure to include a late fee in my terms otherwise. I check several sites besides the Blueboard. Sometimes no complaints is a good sign if they have been in business long enough. For small agencies, sometimes their web site is informative.
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