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Poll: Which do you think is most important in a client's eyes?
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Dec 15, 2021

This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Which do you think is most important in a client's eyes?".

This poll was originally submitted by BelkisDV. View the poll results »



 
Philip Lees
Philip Lees  Identity Verified
Řecko
Local time: 17:31
řečtina -> angličtina
Professionalism Dec 16, 2021

Working with somebody you know isn't going to mess you about, who will deliver good work by the agreed deadline without fuss, and will only raise new issues if they are important.

In other words, the same qualities we would seek in any professional collaboration.


Mr. Satan (X)
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
svetlana cosquéric
expressisverbis
Jean Dimitriadis
Wolfgang Schoene
Anton Konashenok
 
Mr. Satan (X)
Mr. Satan (X)
angličtina -> indonéština
Other Dec 16, 2021

Cheap price, apparently.

Kay Denney
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Muriel Vasconcellos
 
neilmac
neilmac
Španělsko
Local time: 16:31
španělština -> angličtina
+ ...
Other Dec 16, 2021

It depends on the client. I would like to think it was experience, but on many occasions clients (at least the ones trawling on sites like this) are simply looking for cheapness, i.e. low rates.

Philip Lees
Sam Tattam
Mr. Satan (X)
Jocelin Meunier
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Josephine Cassar
deseji
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugalsko
Local time: 15:31
Člen (2007)
angličtina -> portugalština
+ ...
Other Dec 16, 2021

Professionalism, attention to detail, experience... (I'd say that usually these go hand in hand together)

Mr. Satan (X)
expressisverbis
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Muriel Vasconcellos
 
Tom in London
Tom in London
Velká Británie
Local time: 15:31
Člen (2008)
italština -> angličtina
Which of what? Dec 16, 2021

ProZ.com Staff wrote:

This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Which do you think is most important in a client's eyes?".

This poll was originally submitted by BelkisDV. View the poll results »



Which of what two things? The question makes no sense.


Matthias Brombach
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
 
Lingua 5B
Lingua 5B  Identity Verified
Bosna a Hercegovina
Local time: 16:31
Člen (2009)
angličtina -> chorvatština
+ ...
Click the link. Dec 16, 2021

Tom in London wrote:

ProZ.com Staff wrote:

This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Which do you think is most important in a client's eyes?".

This poll was originally submitted by BelkisDV. View the poll results »



Which of what two things? The question makes no sense.


You need to click the link “view poll results” in order to see the full question.

Clear and easy communication is obviously very important, which is demonstrated in this very poll question.


 
Nikolay Novitskiy
Nikolay Novitskiy  Identity Verified
Ruská federace
Local time: 19:31
Člen (2018)
angličtina -> ruština
The most important thing Dec 16, 2021

Retina is the most important thing in the client's eyes, because without it the client won't be able to see at all.

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Yaotl Altan
Mr. Satan (X)
Tom in London
Christopher Schröder
expressisverbis
Thomas T. Frost
 
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
angličtina -> portugalština
+ ...
Tom! Which are you talking about? Dec 16, 2021

Tom in London wrote:

ProZ.com Staff wrote:

This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Which do you think is most important in a client's eyes?".

This poll was originally submitted by BelkisDV. View the poll results »



Which of what two things? The question makes no sense.


 
jyuan_us
jyuan_us  Identity Verified
Spojené státy americké
Local time: 10:31
Člen (2005)
angličtina -> čínština
+ ...
Right? Dec 16, 2021

I think the question is only pertinent to what makes a translator qualified for a job. So, things like "cheapness" don't qualify as valid answers.

 
Michael Newton
Michael Newton  Identity Verified
Spojené státy americké
Local time: 10:31
japonština -> angličtina
+ ...
Client's eyes Dec 17, 2021

Obviously, rock-bottom rates.

Mr. Satan (X)
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Muriel Vasconcellos
 
Mr. Satan (X)
Mr. Satan (X)
angličtina -> indonéština
Can't we just be done with manually typing post titles, pretty please? Dec 17, 2021

jyuan_us wrote:

I think the question is only pertinent to what makes a translator qualified for a job. So, things like "cheapness" don't qualify as valid answers.


It's a perfectly valid answer if the clients' main qualification is the cheapest translator they can get.

[Edited at 2021-12-17 06:47 GMT]


 
Baran Keki
Baran Keki  Identity Verified
Turecko
Local time: 17:31
Člen
angličtina -> turečtina
For Turkish clients Dec 17, 2021

it's quick turnaround (and cheap rates of course). 30.000 words in 24 hours. Never mind the quality, just get it done! Damn their eyes...

Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
expressisverbis
Thomas T. Frost
Mr. Satan (X)
Muriel Vasconcellos
 
Samuel Murray
Samuel Murray  Identity Verified
Nizozemsko
Local time: 16:31
Člen (2006)
angličtina -> afrikánština
+ ...
Reliability Dec 17, 2021

Or: consistency (including price, obviously, but also availability, communication and quality). Clients prefer to work with translators that leave one less thing to worry about. The biggest profitability pressure for clients (apart from price) is having to interact with translators unnecessarily and having to deal with unexpected events unnecessarily.

Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
 
jyuan_us
jyuan_us  Identity Verified
Spojené státy americké
Local time: 10:31
Člen (2005)
angličtina -> čínština
+ ...
Answers shared for "Other" Dec 17, 2021

These are the answer choices listed under the survey question:

Professional certification
Academic credentials
Experience
Other (please share)

I think some of us here are being off-topic by sharing your points under "Other," because the points shared don't belong with the other answers listed.

Apparently, the question asks about the qualifications of a translator, not about rates and other aspects.

Are you trying to bright
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These are the answer choices listed under the survey question:

Professional certification
Academic credentials
Experience
Other (please share)

I think some of us here are being off-topic by sharing your points under "Other," because the points shared don't belong with the other answers listed.

Apparently, the question asks about the qualifications of a translator, not about rates and other aspects.

Are you trying to brighten up the thread?


[Edited at 2021-12-17 19:11 GMT]
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