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| | | | neilmac
Spain
Local time: 10:30
Spanish to English
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But using a pseudonym, as I don't use these sites to look for work or new contacts, so I'm not usually looking to engage with anyone else there apart from the odd "like" or comment.
| | | | Ana Vozone 
Local time: 09:30
Member (2010)
English to Portuguese
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I am on Facebook, not as a professional translator, and I use LinkedIn to see what the younger generation in my family are doing. I am on the Proz group on Facebook with my personal profile.
I rely on my profile on Proz and on the ITI website to advertise my services.
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I’m not on social media (professionally or otherwise) and I’ve very rarely used FB, TW or Instagram. I’ve been on LinkedIn for a few years but I’ve never completed my profile.
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I have a LinkedIn profile but I rarely visit the site. Too much shameless self-promotion, brown-nosing and back-slapping. I know that's what it's for, but I find it excruciating. I tried playing along but couldn't keep a straight face. It's hard enough here (-:
| | | | Samuel Murray
Netherlands
Local time: 10:30
Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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On LinkedIn, I'm a translator. On Facebook, I'm just an ordinary guy with 500 friends.
| | | | P.L.F. Persio
Netherlands
Local time: 10:30
Member (2010)
English to Italian
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@Chris: you're right, not to mention the excruciating wankfest at the end of December – every single flipping year – when some "humbly" engage in the enumeration of their achievements.
But, at least, on LinkedIn you can name, shame, and hashtag the bad actors that pollute our noble profession – but whose names we cannot mention on here, lest we hurt their delicate feelings of sharks – and have a semblance of solidarity, while thinking together about what to do next.
| | | | Baran Keki
Türkiye
Local time: 11:30
Member
English to Turkish
Samuel Murray wrote:
On Facebook, I'm just an ordinary guy with 500 friends.
So an 'ordinary guy' has 500 friends? Then I'm 'Billy No Mates'.
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Baran Keki
Türkiye
Local time: 11:30
Member
English to Turkish
I've been on LinkedIn as a translator for years, and it's never led to any jobs. The only 'social thing' that occurred there was when I was privately contacted by a 'Pediatrician' (supposedly employed at WHO) some time towards the end of last year. She (who I must say had a very alluring photograph with a prominent, fetching rear end, which seemed to comprise most of her tiny photograph) seemed very interested in me for some inexplicable reason, and wanted to know all about my job and myself. Af... See more I've been on LinkedIn as a translator for years, and it's never led to any jobs. The only 'social thing' that occurred there was when I was privately contacted by a 'Pediatrician' (supposedly employed at WHO) some time towards the end of last year. She (who I must say had a very alluring photograph with a prominent, fetching rear end, which seemed to comprise most of her tiny photograph) seemed very interested in me for some inexplicable reason, and wanted to know all about my job and myself. After a message or two she insisted that we continue our conversations on Whatsapp messenger. At that point, nice rear end or no, I put two and two together, and decided to avoid a potential "please help a sick relative" scenario down the line, and save my hard earned cash.
That's the only memorable thing I've experienced on LinkedIn so far. It hasn't led to any jobs, but it might have led to a 'love affair' if I hadn't nipped it in the bud. I'm sure there must be plenty of fish in the sea, operating out of Nigeria or some other place. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Liena Vijupe
Latvia
Local time: 11:30
Member (2014)
French to Latvian
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P.L.F. Persio wrote:
But, at least, on LinkedIn you can name, shame, and hashtag the bad actors that pollute our noble profession – but whose names we cannot mention on here, lest we hurt their delicate feelings of sharks – and have a semblance of solidarity, while thinking together about what to do next.
That is the only reason why I sometimes kind of regret deleting my LinkedIn account. I think I still have an abandoned personal profile on Facebook that I haven't checked since spring 2020 and am doing perfectly fine without it. I still use Instagram to see some content I find interesting and occasionally store photos from places I've visited, but not as a translator.
| | | | ipv
Local time: 10:30
Member (2015)
English to Croatian
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I'm not there, never have been, never will be. I'm a social media troglodyte, and I say it proudly
| | | | Zea_Mays
Italy
Local time: 10:30
Member (2009)
English to German
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Baran Keki wrote: Samuel Murray wrote:
On Facebook, I'm just an ordinary guy with 500 friends. So an 'ordinary guy' has 500 friends? Then I'm 'Billy No Mates'.
I am on FB as an individual and have 1000+ "friends" , knowing only very few of them personally.
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Lingua 5B
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 10:30
Member (2009)
English to Croatian
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LinkedIn is also for people I know from real life, direct clients etc. (never found a direct client on LinkedIn, but they always want to connect on LinkedIn). One of my direct clients told me to get engaged on LinkedIn as he finds most of his clients there (he’s a business consultant in a specific niche, but obviously don’t know how translation industry works). I did get some offers on LinkedIn but they were funny in terms of the rate, so I turned them down.
I don’t use FB or ... See more LinkedIn is also for people I know from real life, direct clients etc. (never found a direct client on LinkedIn, but they always want to connect on LinkedIn). One of my direct clients told me to get engaged on LinkedIn as he finds most of his clients there (he’s a business consultant in a specific niche, but obviously don’t know how translation industry works). I did get some offers on LinkedIn but they were funny in terms of the rate, so I turned them down.
I don’t use FB or IG professionally.
I am not active on any of the three, a very passive user. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Kay Denney
France
Local time: 10:30
French to English
I have a LinkedIn account and as Baran never forgets, it has actually brought me quite a bit of work. I have systematically connected with anyone and everyone that I come in contact with in the course of my work, and used my contacts as an address book. When I started freelancing I sent messages to almost everyone who might send me work, and quite a few did so immediately. Some kept me in mind and sent me work later on once they needed me or, in one case, once they were no longer bound by a cont... See more I have a LinkedIn account and as Baran never forgets, it has actually brought me quite a bit of work. I have systematically connected with anyone and everyone that I come in contact with in the course of my work, and used my contacts as an address book. When I started freelancing I sent messages to almost everyone who might send me work, and quite a few did so immediately. Some kept me in mind and sent me work later on once they needed me or, in one case, once they were no longer bound by a contract with an agency.
I have no idea what attracts people to my profile but I have also had a few people reach out to me and at least three times it has led to me getting work, including what has since become my favourite agency, because they send me the most interesting work, they send a considerable amount of work and they pay like clockwork.
I don't have Instagram, I do have Facebook but I don't engage as a translator. I'm just an ordinary person and I have no idea how many friends I have on there. ▲ Collapse
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As Christopher said above, it's just a pathetic website. Kinda funny most part of the time.
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