Comments on: Job Bidding Is Not for Translation http://www.yeasir.com/blog/2008/02/job-bidding-is-not-for-translation/ Web Localization, i18n, Web 2.0, Culture, Translation 2.0, New Media and New Tech.... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Nadine http://www.yeasir.com/blog/2008/02/job-bidding-is-not-for-translation/comment-page-1/#comment-1914 Nadine Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:03:01 +0000 http://www.yeasir.com/blog/2008/02/25/job-bidding-is-not-for-translation/#comment-1914 @all, I do take proofreading jobs in areas that I know well. It has really found me new clients. Never ever trust anyone, even though you've had experience with prompt payments, external conditions can change all the time. One client was very prompt for 5 years and suddenly got me in a really tight corner, moneywise. @all,

I do take proofreading jobs in areas that I know well. It has really found me new clients.

Never ever trust anyone, even though you’ve had experience with prompt payments, external conditions can change all the time. One client was very prompt for 5 years and suddenly got me in a really tight corner, moneywise.

]]> By: Gonul http://www.yeasir.com/blog/2008/02/job-bidding-is-not-for-translation/comment-page-1/#comment-1912 Gonul Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:05:31 +0000 http://www.yeasir.com/blog/2008/02/25/job-bidding-is-not-for-translation/#comment-1912 I agree with both the blog entry, and the comments. I too generally refuse to do proofreading jobs. At one stage I thought that I can accept proofreading jobs on the basis that the translation seems ok at a brief glance. But oh boy what a mistake that was!!! I now only take up proofreading jobs that are quite short (so I can tell if the translation only needs a little touching up, or a full make-over), and from clients I know are very fussy with both their translators and proofreaders. Also, Jianjun, like you mentioned, I too was used to get clients, and then dumped (because others charge less than me!!!). I only realised what was happening after receiving test translation after test translation. I'm used to be very dumb in that sense. You also shouldn't trust everyone fully until you have had some experience with them (especially with payments!). I agree with both the blog entry, and the comments. I too generally refuse to do proofreading jobs.

At one stage I thought that I can accept proofreading jobs on the basis that the translation seems ok at a brief glance. But oh boy what a mistake that was!!!

I now only take up proofreading jobs that are quite short (so I can tell if the translation only needs a little touching up, or a full make-over), and from clients I know are very fussy with both their translators and proofreaders.

Also, Jianjun, like you mentioned, I too was used to get clients, and then dumped (because others charge less than me!!!). I only realised what was happening after receiving test translation after test translation. I’m used to be very dumb in that sense.

You also shouldn’t trust everyone fully until you have had some experience with them (especially with payments!).

]]> By: Brendan http://www.yeasir.com/blog/2008/02/job-bidding-is-not-for-translation/comment-page-1/#comment-1910 Brendan Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:42:23 +0000 http://www.yeasir.com/blog/2008/02/25/job-bidding-is-not-for-translation/#comment-1910 You're totally right. I've had to take on a number of "editing" jobs where the client had shopped the work out to a cheap sweatshop house rather than pay me to translate their document. The results were almost invariably useless, and nearly always were simply the product of some "translator" running the text through Google Translate. As a result, I no longer do editing jobs -- translation only. You’re totally right. I’ve had to take on a number of “editing” jobs where the client had shopped the work out to a cheap sweatshop house rather than pay me to translate their document. The results were almost invariably useless, and nearly always were simply the product of some “translator” running the text through Google Translate. As a result, I no longer do editing jobs — translation only.

]]> By: Nadine http://www.yeasir.com/blog/2008/02/job-bidding-is-not-for-translation/comment-page-1/#comment-1909 Nadine Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:13:15 +0000 http://www.yeasir.com/blog/2008/02/25/job-bidding-is-not-for-translation/#comment-1909 I so agree with you! I dropped out of Proz a few years ago, for that very reason. I so agree with you! I dropped out of Proz a few years ago, for that very reason.

]]> By: Jianjun http://www.yeasir.com/blog/2008/02/job-bidding-is-not-for-translation/comment-page-1/#comment-1911 Jianjun Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:24:26 +0000 http://www.yeasir.com/blog/2008/02/25/job-bidding-is-not-for-translation/#comment-1911 Brendan, this is something we all face from time to time. Sometimes they even use good translators to get clients then dump them. Brendan, this is something we all face from time to time. Sometimes they even use good translators to get clients then dump them.

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