Poll: My oldest client has been with me for: Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "My oldest client has been with me for:".
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My previous employer, from when I worked full-time.
| | | | | 28 years (since 1990) | Aug 22, 2018 |
I must say though that we no longer work as regularly and as much as we used to but he is a beloved customer: over the years he has been paying like clockwork the day after receiving my invoice…
| | | | | 32 years, since 1986 | Aug 22, 2018 |
Not the best paying customer, but keeps coming back.
Another since 1987.
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Jack Doughty 
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:27
Russian to English
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In memoriam
Had one who sent me work every month for over 40 years and then disappeared without trace.
| | | | Hiten Parekh
India
Local time: 11:57
Member (2016)
English to Gujarati
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| One more option | Aug 22, 2018 |
I feel there should have been an option as 'From the time I started working' or something that applies to new comers.
I could select 1-2 years but there are a few with whom I continue to work since day one.
| | | | Vera Schoen
Sweden
Local time: 08:27
Member (2008)
German to Swedish
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| soon 14 years | Aug 22, 2018 |
I still work with agencies that sent me my some of my very first jobs (autumn 2004).
| | | | Henry Schroeder
United States
Local time: 02:27
Member (2002)
German to English
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| More than 11 years - 15 to be exact | Aug 22, 2018 |
and it is sort of a miracle because I wasn't a very good translator at first, but now they are benefiting, even if it costs them a little more in the meantime...
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Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 03:27
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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| 5-8 years = 4 clients | Aug 23, 2018 |
I have four clients that have been sending me projects for 5-8 years. They represent over 50% of my income. I'm not sure how good or bad that is. Our market is a bit complicated and unstable.
One one hand, it's great, of course. It means these clients are satisfied with the quality and accuracy of my work, and their clients as well.
On the other hand, I've seen several supposedly regular clients simply disappear out of the blue, and this has happened many times without ... See more I have four clients that have been sending me projects for 5-8 years. They represent over 50% of my income. I'm not sure how good or bad that is. Our market is a bit complicated and unstable.
One one hand, it's great, of course. It means these clients are satisfied with the quality and accuracy of my work, and their clients as well.
On the other hand, I've seen several supposedly regular clients simply disappear out of the blue, and this has happened many times without any explanation. Some closed their business; some decided to look for "peanuts", and I didn't fit in; some specialized in areas I don't work with... I mean, there are all kinds of factors.
So, the truth is we are always marketing and networking and finding new clients, because no stability or loyalty is assured whatsoever. I could guess an average of 12 new clients per year, and another 12 that have sent you work before and disappear forever.
Our business is not like a supermarket, in terms of clients, but it's surely not like a dentist, with forever faithful clients, either. We tend to be more like lawyers or doctors: some regulars, many "come-and-go". ▲ Collapse
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