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Gregor Trebec
Gregor Trebec
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Apr 1

Oy!
I noticed many times job ads are exluding my language pair. The poster is searching for pairs of all countries around me, but not mine! Probably it is because we are small in size...
Should i respond and offer them translation in my - Slovenian language pair? In fact, i once had a client that wanted to assign me two language pairs, even tho i signed up for one only.
 
Samuel Murray
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@Gregor Apr 1

Gregor Trebec wrote:
Should i respond and offer them translation in my - Slovenian language pair?

If you have a genuine belief that they are probably interested in your language pair, then I don't see a problem.
https://www.proz.com/?sp=siterules&mode=show&category=jobs_answ

Gregor Trebec
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Don't do it Apr 2

Gregor Trebec wrote:
Should i respond and offer them translation


No, it is a waste of time. Even writers and pop singers know that.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wT88CrZZ_SU

https://youtu.be/T2mHVrIcRWo?t=101

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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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2007 থেকে সদস্য
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Don't do it! Apr 2

I see no point in offering a client a language they clearly have no need for. For example, I only translate into European Portuguese. Offering my services to a client looking for a Brazilian translator would not only be a waste of the client’s time but would also reflect badly on me.

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Bad idea Apr 2

A general piece of advice: never do things that might give the impression that you are desperate for work, even if you are desperate for work. It puts you in a weak position and it will never be a solution in the long term.

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Approval Apr 2

Not sure why you need our approval. It costs you nothing to try.

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