Poll: Do you have favorite customers among your clients? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you have favorite customers among your clients?".
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Michael Harris 
Germany
Local time: 12:56
Member (2006)
German to English
| Yes, a couple | Feb 14, 2014 |
and the others are not that bad either. Have pretty much professional relationships at a professional level, and pleased about it.
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 12:56
Spanish to English
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More or less the same as Michael.
I also have some that I quite enjoy moaning about...
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Tim Drayton
Cyprus
Local time: 13:56
Turkish to English
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The clients who send me regular work in my core area of specialisation are my favourites, although I love them all.
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neilmac wrote:
More or less the same as Michael.
I also have some that I quite enjoy moaning about...
Part of my brand is sending personal mails - 'short and sweet' - with deliveries whenever I can. Even if it is basically only to wish them a nice weekend or comment on the weather.
Some of the PMs really warm to this, and we have built up a friendly relationship. I find it a quick, painless and highly effective kind of marketing, and it is easier to raise questions when issues arise - I have an idea of how they will be received, and how to propose a solution.
If the moaning gets serious, I consider dropping the client!
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| Yes, a few... | Feb 14, 2014 |
... and in special a long-standing client who sends me work almost every week, is very organized, pays very well and always on time… I can’t but love him!
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Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 12:56
Member (2009)
English to German
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Michael Harris wrote:
and the others are not that bad either. Have pretty much professional relationships at a professional level, and pleased about it.
Says it all.
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| yes most of them | Feb 14, 2014 |
it's the bum clients who are the minority! most of my clients are good, respectful, organized, helpful etc.
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Denise DeVries
United States
Local time: 06:56
Spanish to English
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| ...like a hot potato! | Feb 14, 2014 |
[quote]Christine Andersen wrote:
If the moaning gets serious, I consider dropping the client!
I will drop a client immediately if I have to educate their reviewers or proofreaders on the use of the English language. I don't have time to explain to them why my translation is not incorrect!
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Mario Chavez (X)
Local time: 06:56
English to Spanish
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| Today's ouchie | Feb 14, 2014 |
I was thinking of a single favorite customer today, but I just lost it (the customer, not my temper).
C'est la vie !
[Edited at 2014-02-14 20:56 GMT]
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