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This week, I'm exploring what you can do if you have non-paying clients. Not wishing this on anyone, but it will eventually happen. So be prepared!
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I can’t thank you enough for this piece of advice “from the field”.
Being here is more than enough, thank you! 🙂
Not a fan of the fact that there’s a huge time period between you not getting the payment and you “putting the word out” via blue board and whatnot. I feel that during this timeframe (which is more than a month or so as you’ve mentioned) they can scam so many other people and bail without issues.
Also, non-members on proz can only see the total rating of the agency and not the individual feedback which is also not something I’m a fan of
Hi Sam, fair enough, but I do feel like there are so many things that can cause a late payment that are not malicious. So it wouldn’t be fair to blast them a day or two after the due date, because you never know the reason. But yes, a month is maybe too long. And Proz offering premium services to premium subscribers is just business 🙂 makes sense to me. Thanks for watching the video!
@Freelanceverse – Adrian Probst I understand, of course. I just wish there was a better system like an escrow on Upwork
Good content Adrian but try your best to stay in the territory of your ‘being.’ Today, you sounded like another person with a fast and unusually forceful intonation :)! And that took the melody out from your usual authentic and rhythmic flow :)!
Hi there, oh really? that’s interesting, thanks for the feedback. Not sure why that happened, maybe because I’m annoyed about the topic lol! Can’t promise to fix it, but I do my best to be authentic definitely.
Most likely. it may be due to the annoying nature of the topic as you said :)!
Great video again, thanks! I’m really glad you added to spread the word if they don’t pay. I find many translators complain, but then don’t make it known publicly, which means other colleagues will get cheated by them again.
One thing I would add has to do with excuses. Especially (from agencies) saying “I’m still waiting for the end client to pay me”. Many translators accept this as a reason, but if your contract is with the agency, then you shouldn’t assume the risk of the end client paying/not paying. The agency picked the end client, so they assume that risk. Regardless you should get paid for your work.
Thanks for the feedback, Robert! Such a good point with the excuses, hadn’t thought of that. Thank you for adding that!
Hi! Can you, please, make a video about such translation/transcription/subtitling sites as rev, transcribe me and especially remote translation at impulse inc? Are they legit or is it a scam? Because I wanted to register on impulse inc and to start working or even to sign up I need to pay money and I am afraid it can be a scam
Hi there, they are not necessarily a scam, but I will definitely not promote them. They exploit people around the world and view you as a machine rather than a person. You can definitely not build a profitable and sustainable business with platforms like this.
@Freelanceverse – Adrian Probst Thank you very much!!