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Poll: Do you ever offer clients complementary services to increase profitability? | Comple or Compli?

Ana Moirano — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 12:54:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you ever offer clients complementary services to increase profitability?
Poster: Ana Moirano
Post title: Comple or Compli?

[quote]IrinaN wrote:

Comple or Compli? For some reason, my colleagues leaned toward the Compli meaning.

*Complimentary means expressing a compliment or favorable. It can also mean free in reference to items or services provided as a courtesy.

Complementary refers to enhancing or emphasizing the qualities of another person or thing.*

So, Compli means freebies to butter up a client in hopes of better grip on him and more work. May be considered one of the ways "to increase profitability."

Complementary is not free. It's a sale of additional services for a price on top of the original product, also called Upsell. Say, help with marketing or media research in the target country, if a translator is local.

Profitability would be highly dependent on the return on time investment vs pay for the words translated over the same time interval. Grab your abacus first:-)

Not worth it, methink.

Can the originator clarify the question please? [/quote]

Hi,
The intended meaning is complementary (Upsell), as you explained.
Thanks!

Ana
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Poll: Do you ever offer clients complementary services to increase profitability? | Me kinda curious

IrinaN (X) — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 16:13:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you ever offer clients complementary services to increase profitability?
Poster: IrinaN (X)
Post title: Me kinda curious

Comple or Compli? For some reason, my colleagues leaned toward the Compli meaning.

*Complimentary means expressing a compliment or favorable. It can also mean free in reference to items or services provided as a courtesy.

Complementary refers to enhancing or emphasizing the qualities of another person or thing.*

So, Compli means freebies to butter up a client in hopes of better grip on him and more work. May be considered one of the ways "to increase profitability."

Complementary is not free. It's a sale of additional services for a price on top of the original product, also called Upsell. Say, help with marketing or media research in the target country, if a translator is local.

Profitability would be highly dependent on the return on time investment vs pay for the words translated over the same time interval. Grab your abacus first:-)

Not worth it, methink.

Can the originator clarify the question please?

Poll: Do you ever offer clients complementary services to increase profitability? | Extras

The Shredder — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 06:36:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you ever offer clients complementary services to increase profitability?
Poster: The Shredder
Post title: Extras

I guarantee a happy ending every time, but the French maid outfit is extra.

Poll: Do you ever offer clients complementary services to increase profitability? | Other

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 21:04:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you ever offer clients complementary services to increase profitability?
Poster: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Post title: Other

The term «complementary services» reminds me of hotels and I don’t offer welcome drinks or free spa sessions :???:. More to the point, as I said some days ago (a similar poll) the services I offer besides translation were mainly requested by my clients and they actually have a positive impact on what I earn, but initially the idea behind them wasn’t exactly increasing profitability…

Poll: Do you ever offer clients complementary services to increase profitability?

ProZ.com Staff — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 20:10:04 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you ever offer clients complementary services to increase profitability?
Poster: ProZ.com Staff

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