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Poll: What do you value the most when working with a regular client? | And also...

Peter Simon — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:41:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What do you value the most when working with a regular client?
Poster: Peter Simon
Post title: And also...

I've voted fair rates because I feel that voting for clear communication wouldn't cover what I mean. Normal, fairly swift and helpful communication is also important but what I mean is that I hate to keep guessing about the nature of the subject. The field of expertise is often vital but some agencies don't let me know. Worse, sometimes the clients of the agencies don't clearly communicate it to them, either. In such cases letting me see at least a part of the original would do a lot of good.

Poll: What do you value the most when working with a regular client? | Well...

Gregor Trebec — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:36:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What do you value the most when working with a regular client?
Poster: Gregor Trebec
Post title: Well...

Communication, behaviour, timely payment...
I once had a client that, in our email communication, responded with just smileys. :o

Poll: What do you value the most when working with a regular client? | Other

neilmac — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What do you value the most when working with a regular client?
Poster: neilmac
Post title: Other

Timely payments. I have two long-standing regular non-academic (and non-agency) clients. One pays me promptly at the end of each month. The other one, a smaller company, tends to pay me "when they can". For example, they still owe me over €1000 for work done in December. There is no point in me hassling them, I know from experience that they will pay me when it suits them, even though it might be not until the next time they want me to do some work for them.

Poll: What do you value the most when working with a regular client? | Other

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:53:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What do you value the most when working with a regular client?
Poster: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Post title: Other

Client loyalty, meaning regular projects with a streamlined workflow paid on time at my rate.

Poll: What do you value the most when working with a regular client?

ProZ.com Staff — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:00:31 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What do you value the most when working with a regular client?
Poster: ProZ.com Staff

This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "What do you value the most when working with a regular client?".

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