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Wenjer Leuschel (X) 
Taiwan
Local time: 06:26
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I should have talked about this in the thread of "Looking into the Market," but I decide to start a new thread for discussion.
We all need good clients. However, what are good clients? How good should they be? Paying good and punctually? How about the request for quality? How about the time frame they give us? How about their SOP?
The clients expect us to behave professionally. How about their professionality? What is professionality after all?
The right an... See more I should have talked about this in the thread of "Looking into the Market," but I decide to start a new thread for discussion.
We all need good clients. However, what are good clients? How good should they be? Paying good and punctually? How about the request for quality? How about the time frame they give us? How about their SOP?
The clients expect us to behave professionally. How about their professionality? What is professionality after all?
The right answers to all these questions may lead us to a clear definition of a good client as well as to a clear definition of a good translator.
Dear colleauges, would you care to join me in this discussion? Either in English or in Chinese will do. I would be glad to know of your opinions which will lead us to a clear definition of a good client as well as a clear definition of a good translator. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 06:26
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CRIADOR(A) DO TÓPICO | It seems to me ... | Dec 19, 2007 |
... that people either have only good clients or have no good clients, so that both the ones who have only good clients and the ones who have no good clients don't have any idea of what a good client could be. Or, is this topic too boring?
Either I have some good clients or I don't. And, if my clients were all good ones, I would be just lucky. What if I've had some good ones and some not so good ones --- or even some really bad ones?
To be frank, I do have had some real... See more ... that people either have only good clients or have no good clients, so that both the ones who have only good clients and the ones who have no good clients don't have any idea of what a good client could be. Or, is this topic too boring?
Either I have some good clients or I don't. And, if my clients were all good ones, I would be just lucky. What if I've had some good ones and some not so good ones --- or even some really bad ones?
To be frank, I do have had some real good ones, some not so good ones and some really, really bad ones, even though they paid punctually.
Now, what do I expect from a good client? And what a good client would expect from me?
Is it possible to talk about this in respect of business behaviour? Or just in respect of quality assured with a good cooperation/collaboration between the client and the translator (whereas we are not talking about end clients who are usually not likely to be for us freelance translators)? ▲ Collapse
| | | | | What is the professionality of a buyer? | Dec 19, 2007 |
The clients are buyers. A buyer is a good buyer as long as she pays punctually and pays well.
[Edited at 2007-12-19 12:50]
| | | | lbone
China
Local time: 06:26
Membro (2006)
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1) best outsourcers should be the partners of the service provider, not only buyers.
2) prompt and easy communications, reasonable, understandable
3) on-time / prompt payment, some times earlier payment.
4) fine jobs - proper and continuous jobs, at comfortable rates as against the contents, comfortable deadline
For an independent freelance translator, one or two good clients are usually enough.
[Edited at 2007-12-19 13:42]
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chance (X)
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| Agree with lbone | Dec 19, 2007 |
lbone wrote:
1) best outsourcers should be the partners of the service provider, not only buyers.
2) prompt and easy communications, understandable
3) on-time / prompt payment, some times earlier payment.
4) fine jobs - proper and continuous jobs, at comfortable rates as against the contents, comfortable deadline
[Edited at 2007-12-19 19:11]
| | | | Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 06:26
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CRIADOR(A) DO TÓPICO | 2 cents plus 2 cents | Dec 19, 2007 |
Thank you, Dallas and lbone!
Now, 2 cents plus 2 cents - we have 4 cents and I hope there will be more cents coming in to make us rich with this thread.
[Edited at 2007-12-19 14:49]
| | | | Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 06:26
inglês para chinês
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CRIADOR(A) DO TÓPICO | Well, chance, | Dec 19, 2007 |
I know you don't love me, or else you would just use two words for this: Shove it!
chance wrote:
Sorry to say this topic is really boring.
But agree with lbone.
| | | | Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 06:26
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CRIADOR(A) DO TÓPICO | A good client for me | Dec 19, 2007 |
... is a client who either can translate on his own and knows of the right procedure to ensure the correctness of a translation but needs my service for he doesn't have the time to go through the procedure or just trust me without knowing anything about the procedure.
Such a client appreciates my effort to bring over things clearly in another language even when he doesn't understand a word of the target language and pays proper rates for translations in proper modalities after deliv... See more ... is a client who either can translate on his own and knows of the right procedure to ensure the correctness of a translation but needs my service for he doesn't have the time to go through the procedure or just trust me without knowing anything about the procedure.
Such a client appreciates my effort to bring over things clearly in another language even when he doesn't understand a word of the target language and pays proper rates for translations in proper modalities after delivery.
Sure, there are much more to a good client and that's why I invite you, colleagues, to further contribute your opinions on a good client. ▲ Collapse
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chance (X)
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我已经把那句话删去了，你就别自己再引用了。其实我原来以为你自己已经意识到这点，这个评论是从你自己的帖子里引用来的。让你生气就没必要了，本来下午就想删去，但是有位同事来电话聊了好长时间，错过了在你抗议前删去的机会。现在你感觉好一点了？
Wenjer Leuschel wrote:
I know you don't love me, or else you would just use two words for this: Shove it!
Wenjer Leuschel wrote:
... that people either have only good clients or have no good clients, so that both the ones who have only good clients and the ones who have no good clients don't have any idea of what a good client could be. Or, is this topic too boring?
[Edited at 2007-12-19 19:23]
| | | | Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 06:26
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CRIADOR(A) DO TÓPICO | Don't do that | Dec 19, 2007 |
... because I don't want people got the wrong impression that we love each other so much!
chance wrote: 我已经把那句话删去了，你就别自己再引用了。其实我原来以为你自己已经意识到这点，这个评论是从你自己的帖子里引用来的。让你生气就没必要了，本来下午就想删去，但是有位同事来电话聊了好长时间，错过了在你抗议前删去的机会。现在你感觉好一点了？
| | | | jyuan_us
Estados Unidos
Local time: 18:26
Membro (2005)
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| 他要愛你就壞菜了﹐成了史上最牛小三兒了。 | Dec 19, 2007 |
Wenjer Leuschel wrote: I know you don't love me, or else you would just use two words for this: Shove it! chance wrote:
Sorry to say this topic is really boring.
But agree with lbone.
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Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 06:26
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CRIADOR(A) DO TÓPICO
尽量少跑题，针对要探讨的“好客户是怎样的客户？”来谈事情，也许会很快找到明确的答案。
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Wenjer Leuschel wrote:
尽量少跑题，针对要探讨的“好客户是怎样的客户？”来谈事情，也许会很快找到明确的答案。
我的好客户是这样做的：
1. 沟通效率高，当天安排好工作进度。
2. 适当提供参考资料和反馈，及时较正问题，避免中途反复。
3. 考虑物价上涨因素，主动加价。
| | | | jyuan_us
Estados Unidos
Local time: 18:26
Membro (2005)
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| 強烈呼籲徐文哲競選不分區 | Dec 21, 2007 |
以第三勢力代表翻譯界發發聲。
如果沒名額了﹐嚴重提名其競選僑選。
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