gad United States Local time: 20:22 Member French to English
I would not work with them again
Nov 14, 2011
Just start responding to any of their "offers" by saying that you are unavailable.
No, it's not normal, and I can't think of any good explanation for it. So if it were me, I'd just move on and not work with them again. I find that I have less and less time for nonsense, and sometimes it's best just to move on.
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gad United States Local time: 20:22 Member French to English
Good that you have already turned down work from them
Nov 14, 2011
Will Masters wrote:
I have, since posting the initial post, had a smaller offer from them again offering me another translation, which I have turned down on the grounds (which I have respectfully explained in my response email to them) that AGAIN, no information about deadlines or about the text have been provided. They may think what they like, but the bottom line is I'm not about to waste my time or theirs in sending more emails back and forth to resolve an issue that in theory shouldn't be arising to begin with.
Good. They are probably not worth your while. You obviously care about quality in your work, and don't want to get stuck with a text that you otherwise would not have accepted had you had the chance to even see it!
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This is why you should be laying the groundwork for a portfolio of direct clients
Nov 14, 2011
Will, I agree 100% with comments about these folks not being worth your while.
To be sure, it's always easier to strike someone from your client portfolio if you have others to bump up into their place.
But any way you look at it, I figure you should be getting a strategy in place for building a practice based on serious, organized clients. Direct clients, why not?
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