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An idea... | Approval

Lingua 5B — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Forum: Getting established
Topic: An idea...
Poster: Lingua 5B
Post title: Approval

Not sure why you need our approval. It costs you nothing to try.

An idea... | Bad idea

Lieven Malaise — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:22:00 +0000

Forum: Getting established
Topic: An idea...
Poster: Lieven Malaise
Post title: Bad idea

A general piece of advice: never do things that might give the impression that you are desperate for work, even if you are desperate for work. It puts you in a weak position and it will never be a solution in the long term.

An idea... | Don't do it!

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:23:00 +0000

Forum: Getting established
Topic: An idea...
Poster: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Post title: Don't do it!

I see no point in offering a client a language they clearly have no need for. For example, I only translate into European Portuguese. Offering my services to a client looking for a Brazilian translator would not only be a waste of the client’s time but would also reflect badly on me.

An idea... | Don't do it

kd42 — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:07:00 +0000

Forum: Getting established
Topic: An idea...
Poster: kd42
Post title: Don't do it

[quote]Gregor Trebec wrote:
Should i respond and offer them translation[/quote]

No, it is a waste of time. Even writers and pop singers know that.

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An idea... | @Gregor

Samuel Murray — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:33:00 +0000

Forum: Getting established
Topic: An idea...
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: @Gregor

[quote]Gregor Trebec wrote:
Should i respond and offer them translation in my - Slovenian language pair? [/quote]
If you have a genuine belief that they are probably interested in your language pair, then I don't see a problem.
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An idea...

Karletto666 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:22:00 +0000

Forum: Getting established
Topic: An idea...
Poster: Karletto666

Oy!
I noticed many times job ads are exluding my language pair. The poster is searching for pairs of all countries around me, but not mine! Probably it is because we are small in size...
Should i respond and offer them translation in my - Slovenian language pair? In fact, i once had a client that wanted to assign me two language pairs, even tho i signed up for one only.