Comments on: The basics of cold contacting

By: When a client cold contacts you « Thoughts On Translation

When a client cold contacts you « Thoughts On Translation — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:58:48 +0000

[...] 1, 2009 by Corinne McKay We translators spend a lot of time strategizing about how to cold contact potential clients. But what happens when a potential client cold contacts us? Especially if you have a well-written [...]

By: Anton

Anton — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:37:32 +0000

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By: Ryan Ginstrom

Ryan Ginstrom — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:11:20 +0000

Nice advice. One other technique I’ve heard of, but never used myself, is handing out business cards at trade shows for your area of expertise.

One technique to minimize or eliminate cold calling is to keep prospective clients warm. When I turn down new clients during fat times, I try to leave open the potential for future work. (IF they seem legit. I usually don’t respond to obvious fishing expeditions.)

So instead of “I’m not looking for new clients, sorry,” I’ll try responding along the lines of “I’m very sorry, but I’m booked up for the next X weeks/months. I would however be interested in working with you at a future date. Could you please let me know the types of translations you usually require?”