Are there any translator websites that provide blacklists of non-paying agencies? Thread poster: Simon Geoghegan
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Forgive me if this question has been posed before.
But I\'m about to accept a very large job from a translation agency who contacted me out of the blue. I have no problem with this but I do want to check their credentials.
I\'ve checked their website and I\'ve checked them on the proz.com blueboard.
I seem to remember seeing on this forum some information concerning other websites who provide blacklists of non-paying agencies. Does anyone have these we... See more Forgive me if this question has been posed before.
But I\'m about to accept a very large job from a translation agency who contacted me out of the blue. I have no problem with this but I do want to check their credentials.
I\'ve checked their website and I\'ve checked them on the proz.com blueboard.
I seem to remember seeing on this forum some information concerning other websites who provide blacklists of non-paying agencies. Does anyone have these websites to hand?
Does anyone have any tips on ensuring that agencies will pay for your work before you start translating a project for them?
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| Check the Blue Board | Feb 12, 2003 |
The Blue Board is not a blacklist. But you may be able to find how other people have expressed their likelihood of working again with your agency:
http://www.proz.com/blueboard/
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Egmont
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| Ask payment in advance | Feb 12, 2003 |
That is the best test...
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Simon Geoghegan 
United Kingdom
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TOPIC STARTER | I tried the Blue board but no-one had posted any comments. | Feb 12, 2003 |
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On 2003-02-12 18:02, Henry wrote:
The Blue Board is not a blacklist. But you may be able to find how other people have expressed their likelihood of working again with your agency:
Thanks for the tip Henry. I checked out the Blue Board and indeed, the agency was on it. Unfortunately no-one had posted any comments on this agency.
If an agency is registered on the Blue Board does this generally mean that they are more trustworthy?
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| Ask to be payed in advance | Feb 12, 2003 |
Personally I think this is the best way to avoid unpleasant surprises.
Have a nice day
 Cristina
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| Other resources | Feb 12, 2003 |
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On 2003-02-12 18:14, Simon1 wrote:
Thanks for the tip Henry. I checked out the Blue Board and indeed, the agency was on it. Unfortunately no-one had posted any comments on this agency.
If an agency is registered on the Blue Board does this generally mean that they are more trustworthy?
No, you can not conclude anything from that. You might consider trying either t... See more Quote:
On 2003-02-12 18:14, Simon1 wrote:
Thanks for the tip Henry. I checked out the Blue Board and indeed, the agency was on it. Unfortunately no-one had posted any comments on this agency.
If an agency is registered on the Blue Board does this generally mean that they are more trustworthy?
No, you can not conclude anything from that. You might consider trying either the Payment Practices list ( free, http://www.topica.com/lists/transpayment/ ) or TCR ( $12/yr, http://www.tcrlist.com ). ▲ Collapse
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Simon Geoghegan
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:58
Russian to English
TOPIC STARTER | Thanks for the tips. | Feb 12, 2003 |
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On 2003-02-12 18:30, Henry wrote:
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On 2003-02-12 18:14, Simon1 wrote:
Thanks for the tip Henry. I checked out the Blue Board and indeed, the agency was on it. Unfortunately no-one had posted any comments on this agency.
If an agency is registered on the Blue Board does this generally mean that they are more trustworthy?
No, you can not conclude anything from that. You might consider trying either the Payment Practices list ( free,
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| Transpayment | Feb 13, 2003 |
Transpayment is a very active forum where to find other translator\'s experiences regarding the reliability of some agencies.
You can find it in www.smartgroups.com.
Hope it helps.
Susana
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| List of payment practice | Feb 13, 2003 |
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On 2003-02-12 17:56, Simon1 wrote:
Forgive me if this question has been posed before.
But I\'m about to accept a very large job from a translation agency who contacted me out of the blue. I have no problem with this but I do want to check their credentials.
I\'ve checked their website and I\'ve checked them on the proz.com blueboard.
I seem to remember seeing on this forum some inf
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On 2003-02-12 17:56, Simon1 wrote:
Forgive me if this question has been posed before.
But I\'m about to accept a very large job from a translation agency who contacted me out of the blue. I have no problem with this but I do want to check their credentials.
I\'ve checked their website and I\'ve checked them on the proz.com blueboard.
I seem to remember seeing on this forum some information concerning other websites who provide blacklists of non-paying agencies. Does anyone have these websites to hand?
Does anyone have any tips on ensuring that agencies will pay for your work before you start translating a project for them?
Dear Simon,
one very good list is payment practice (worldwide) in yahoo newsgroups. Another, which I am also member in, is Zahlungspraxis for Germany, Swiss, Austria and countries of the EC. If you give me the name of the agency, I will place a request for information and return the feedback to you.
best regards
Edith Rommelfangen
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Simon Geoghegan
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:58
Russian to English
TOPIC STARTER | Many thanks for your kind offer. | Feb 14, 2003 |
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Dear Simon,
one very good list is payment practice (worldwide) in yahoo newsgroups. Another, which I am also member in, is Zahlungspraxis for Germany, Swiss, Austria and countries of the EC. If you give me the name of the agency, I will place a request for information and return the feedback to you.
best regards
Edith Rommelfangen
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Dear Simon,
one very good list is payment practice (worldwide) in yahoo newsgroups. Another, which I am also member in, is Zahlungspraxis for Germany, Swiss, Austria and countries of the EC. If you give me the name of the agency, I will place a request for information and return the feedback to you.
best regards
Edith Rommelfangen
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Edith,
Many thanks for your kind offer. Unfortunately the agency in question is from a country outside the E.U.
I will certainly check out the other suggestion you made. ▲ Collapse
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Simon Geoghegan
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:58
Russian to English
TOPIC STARTER | Thank you everyone for your tips and help. | Feb 14, 2003 |
Thank you all for your tips and help.
A big thank you especially to Edith for your kind offer to check out E.U. agencies. Unfortunately the agency that I am dealing with is from outside the E.U. But thanks for the offer all the same!
I hope with all this information, which you\'ve given that I shoud have a fairly accurate picture of this agency\'s trustworthiness.
All the best,
Simon Geoghegan
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