Poll: I booked my newest client:
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 15:14
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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In the past 7-30 days Aug 23, 2018

New clients who appear during the summer months, when many colleagues are enjoying their holidays and I’m not, are generally one-offs…

 
Michael Harris
Michael Harris  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 16:14
Member (2006)
German to English
Where Aug 23, 2018

can you "book" clients?

Ricardo Suin
Mario Freitas
Anja Hajek
Julian Holmes
 
Muriel Vasconcellos
Muriel Vasconcellos  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 08:14
Member (2003)
Spanish to English
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More than 6 months ago, less than 2 years Aug 23, 2018

I've been too busy to take on new clients. Gotta keep feeding the geese that lay those golden eggs!

 
neilmac
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 16:14
Spanish to English
+ ...
Less than a month Aug 23, 2018

But it was really through an "old" client. Bloke was working on a joint research between an Institute which was already a client and a University which wasn't, so I ended up billing the new University instead of the Institute. With any luck, I might get some new contacts through this university, you never know…

 
Jack Doughty
Jack Doughty  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:14
Russian to English
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In memoriam
Two days ago Aug 23, 2018

He's already sent me four (very) short stories, and says there will be more.

 
Angus Stewart
Angus Stewart  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:14
Member (2011)
French to English
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Yesterday Aug 23, 2018

I got my first job from my newest client yesterday. They were referred to me by another client who had recommended my services.

 
Giovanni Guarnieri MITI, MIL
Giovanni Guarnieri MITI, MIL  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:14
Member (2004)
English to Italian
No idea... Aug 23, 2018

what it means...

Julian Holmes
 
Mario Freitas
Mario Freitas  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 12:14
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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It depends on what you call "client" Aug 23, 2018

In my undersanding, a potential client is not a client. They become a client when the send you a job and pay for it. So I chose "In the past week" because last week I received the first payment from a new client.

If I consider my client database, there are several potential clients that I've negotiated with and come to an agreement regarding rates and other terms, so I added them to the database, but they never sent me a job (so far). So these are not clients (yet).

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In my undersanding, a potential client is not a client. They become a client when the send you a job and pay for it. So I chose "In the past week" because last week I received the first payment from a new client.

If I consider my client database, there are several potential clients that I've negotiated with and come to an agreement regarding rates and other terms, so I added them to the database, but they never sent me a job (so far). So these are not clients (yet).

I see some colleagues consider a new client when they send you the first job. Ok, hopefully they'll pay you, because, if they don't, you'll surely not call them clients anymore. And in the end, you'll say they were never your clients anyway.

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Maxi Schwarz
Maxi Schwarz  Identity Verified
Local time: 10:14
German to English
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today, yesterday, and last week Aug 23, 2018

I get a lot of end clients. Some become repeat customers, some not, depending on their needs. (I didn't get the idea of "book" either).

 


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