| Pages in topic: [1 2] > | Poll: Do you prefer to work for foreign or domestic clients? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you prefer to work for foreign or domestic clients?".
This poll was originally submitted by Amar Nath. View the poll results »
| | | | | | | No preference | Nov 10, 2014 |
Though I have had to pay higher fees for work paid in euros. If the work is interesting and pays well, I'm willing to put up with the inconvenience.
| | | | EvaVer (X) 
Local time: 00:50
Czech to French
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Both have their pros and cons - in my case, at least, as I am in a relatively low-cost country. Local clients mostly pay less, but faster on average, and the bank fees are close to zero. Combining both seems the best thing to do.
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Elena Simonelli
Italy
Local time: 00:50
Member (2006)
English to Italian
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I tend to prefer domestic clients as I can offer them a wider range of services (interpreting, sworn translations...), but I am very happy with my foreign-based clients and thank the internet for allowing me to keep them
| | | | neilmac
Spain
Local time: 00:50
Spanish to English
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Nowadays al my clients in are based in Spain, where I live and work, except for one in France. This way, I don't have to worry about cross-border payments. All my clients now pay me by bank transfer and AFAIK it doesn't cost me or them anything.
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Specify "foreign" and "domestic". Does it apply to my (current) country of residence or the country of my target language?
| | | | | Any who are friendly -- and pay | Nov 10, 2014 |
I assume "domestic" means in the country where I live. That is also where my main source language is spoken.
I have some lovely clients in the UK, but if I have to generalise, then Scandinavian clients pay better, and I have some old friends for whom I still work over the weekend and late at night occasionally to meet a tight deadline. (It's just been one of those weeks!!)
It makes no big difference where clients come from. Sometimes I get a warm feeling just when I see... See more I assume "domestic" means in the country where I live. That is also where my main source language is spoken.
I have some lovely clients in the UK, but if I have to generalise, then Scandinavian clients pay better, and I have some old friends for whom I still work over the weekend and late at night occasionally to meet a tight deadline. (It's just been one of those weeks!!)
It makes no big difference where clients come from. Sometimes I get a warm feeling just when I see the PM's name on the e-mail, and prepare to rearrange my calendar if necessary.
On other occasions I am almost composing that 'Sorry, not this time' reply before I have seen what they want! I may take them on anyway, if the offer is good enough - some take time to warm up.
My favourite clients are scattered over Europe, with some in other parts of the world too.
I make an effort to keep up good relations with clients. Sometimes it pays off very well. If they are the type who don't care, then at least they have no excuse for hassle! ▲ Collapse
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Pay 50-100% more.
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Chris S wrote:
Pay 50-100% more.
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| | | | tilak raj
India
Local time: 04:20
Member (2012)
English to Punjabi
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| Offcourse Foreign | Nov 10, 2014 |
due to currency difference, we get high as per their currency.
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even though domestic rates are quite a bit higher. But I suppose it's because the world is so much bigger than my small country of Denmark.
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Tina Vonhof (X)
Canada
Local time: 16:50
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Currency is not a big problem if the client pays via PayPal and depending on the currency it may be to my advantage.
But a big consideration for me is the time difference. It is hard to get clients to understand that when they send me an urgent request in the morning, I may not be able to respond until 8 hours or more later. Likewise, if they set what may seem to them a reasonable deadline of, say, 1 pm, for me that means sending the translation the evening before. If a client is w... See more Currency is not a big problem if the client pays via PayPal and depending on the currency it may be to my advantage.
But a big consideration for me is the time difference. It is hard to get clients to understand that when they send me an urgent request in the morning, I may not be able to respond until 8 hours or more later. Likewise, if they set what may seem to them a reasonable deadline of, say, 1 pm, for me that means sending the translation the evening before. If a client is willing to take that into account, it doesn't matter to me where they are. ▲ Collapse
| | | | | NO preference but... | Nov 10, 2014 |
I do not care where the work comes from (with a few exceptions, as I explain below), as long as I get paid what and in the terms agreed.
neilmac wrote:
Nowadays al my clients in are based in Spain, where I live and work, except for one in France. This way, I don't have to worry about cross-border payments. All my clients now pay me by bank transfer and AFAIK it doesn't cost me or them anything.
However, through the years I have worked with a number of agencies from Spain, and most have been late payers and difficult to deal with, so I try to steer clear of agencies from Spain, unlike Neilmac.
| | | | | Currently, foreign | Nov 10, 2014 |
Hello everyone!
Unfortunately, as it's widely known, Argentina is going through a big financial crisis and devaluation, so in my experience, it's very difficult to deal with domestic clients in terms of rates. Currently, I prefer foreign clients.
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