Poll: How long do you wait to ask for feedback from clients?
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Muriel Vasconcellos
Muriel Vasconcellos  Identity Verified
Verenigde Staten
Local time: 14:59
Lid 2003
Spaans naar Engels
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I never ask for feedback. Nov 5, 2018

PMs don't want to be bothered. "Feedback" is getting more work from the same client.

I love getting spontaneous comments, as long as they're positive.


Michael Harris
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Elaine Ruby
Liena Vijupe
Ricardo Suin
Yetta Jensen Bogarde
Laura Bissio CT
 
Michael Harris
Michael Harris  Identity Verified
Duitsland
Local time: 23:59
Lid 2006
Duits naar Engels
I never ask for feedback Nov 5, 2018

other than if i had made specific queries on delivery and had not heard anything, but as Muriel said ""Feedback" is getting more work from the same customer".

Laura Bissio CT
Angie Garbarino
 
Thayenga
Thayenga  Identity Verified
Duitsland
Local time: 23:59
Lid 2009
Engels naar Duits
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I never ask for feedback Nov 5, 2018

My "feedback" is a returning client.

Laura Bissio CT
Angie Garbarino
Karla Valeria Navarro Benítez
Michael Harris
 
Detelina Mileva
Detelina Mileva  Identity Verified
Bulgarije
Local time: 00:59
Lid 2013
Engels naar Hebreeuws
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When I invoice Nov 5, 2018

I put a line at the bottom of the invoice inviting the client to visit one of my profiles and leave feedback. I never bother them in a separate e-mail. A review on the Blue Board also does the job if they're not too busy.

 
Mario Freitas
Mario Freitas  Identity Verified
Brazilië
Local time: 18:59
Lid 2014
Engels naar Portugees
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The right moment Nov 5, 2018

There is a certain moment in a commercial relationship when you feel it's ok to ask for feedback. I can't measure it, and I can't define exaclty when that would be. But I do have positive feedback from 95% of my clients and former clients, so I guess I'm hitting that moment on the right spot.

Aïcha Louzir
 
Angie Garbarino
Angie Garbarino  Identity Verified
Local time: 23:59
Lid 2003
Frans naar Italiaans
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I never ask for feedback Nov 5, 2018

I would also like that the site refrains from asking for a feedback automatically when I reply to an offer and am chosen.
I realized they do some years ago when an agency wrote me back telling that they received a request for feedback from me when I never did.
I do not really like to bother Pms or agency owners.


Thayenga
 
Karla Valeria Navarro Benítez
Karla Valeria Navarro Benítez
Mexico
Local time: 15:59
Engels naar Spaans
At the beginning of a client-translator relationship Nov 5, 2018

I usually ask for feedback when I first start working with a client in order to get to know their preferences and take notes about them.

 
Maxi Schwarz
Maxi Schwarz  Identity Verified
Local time: 16:59
Duits naar Engels
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"feedback" meaning...... Nov 6, 2018

I ask every end client to check through the translation for questions, comments, or anything I may have missed. Many of my translations come as certified (stamped, dated, signed) hard copies so we want everything to be to everyone's satisfaction before that step. This, to me, is feedback". With agencies, I ask them to do the same with their end clients and for the same reasons.

If feedback means an assessment of my work as a translator, I don't ask that of my clients. I do somet
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I ask every end client to check through the translation for questions, comments, or anything I may have missed. Many of my translations come as certified (stamped, dated, signed) hard copies so we want everything to be to everyone's satisfaction before that step. This, to me, is feedback". With agencies, I ask them to do the same with their end clients and for the same reasons.

If feedback means an assessment of my work as a translator, I don't ask that of my clients. I do sometimes get a comment of appreciation from time to time, which is gratefully received. If there were concerns, I'd want to hear about them in order to improve my work.
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Mario Freitas
Mario Freitas  Identity Verified
Brazilië
Local time: 18:59
Lid 2014
Engels naar Portugees
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Our right! Nov 6, 2018

We have the right to request feedback. Many clients look for feedback and that may be one of the main criteria to select a translator. This is not "bothering" the PM at all.

Natalia Pedrosa
 


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