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Poll: What is the biggest warning sign that a new client or agency might be difficult to work with?
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 13:40
Liige (2007)
inglise - portugali
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Some of the above... Aug 6

... and inflexible payment methods. I don't accept payment through PayPal.
 
Cristina Heraud-van Tol
Cristina Heraud-van Tol  Identity Verified
Peruu
Local time: 07:40
Liige (2005)
inglise
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Other Aug 6

Hundreds of instructions -too long to read- for a very simple translation, besides extra tasks they ask you to do, without getting paid for those extras.

Nadia Silva Castro
Luis M. Sosa
Stéphane Elner
Maria Laura Curzi
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Peter Motte
Michael Newton
 
texjax DDS PhD
texjax DDS PhD  Identity Verified
Local time: 08:40
Liige (2006)
inglise - itaalia
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Other Aug 6

Excessive, unnecessary documentation during onboarding and overly complicated processes.

writeaway
Michael Newton
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
expressisverbis
Josephine Cassar
Maria Laura Curzi
 


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Poll: What is the biggest warning sign that a new client or agency might be difficult to work with?






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