Comments on: The Baffling Case of the Invisible Client http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/2008/08/12/the-baffling-case-of-the-invisible-client/ Business, Marketing, Social Media Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:25:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karen Swim http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/2008/08/12/the-baffling-case-of-the-invisible-client/comment-page-1/#comment-8971 Karen Swim Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:26:34 +0000 http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/?p=155#comment-8971 Hi Joey! It is nice to know that we're not alone and share tips for managing. :-) Hi Joey! It is nice to know that we’re not alone and share tips for managing. :-)

]]> By: joey http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/2008/08/12/the-baffling-case-of-the-invisible-client/comment-page-1/#comment-8969 joey Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:51:41 +0000 http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/?p=155#comment-8969 Hey Karen! I'm sure we've all had invisible client horror stories, and it's nice to know that we're not alone in dealing with these problematic individuals who loiter around the net :o joeys last blog post..<a href="http://theunjob.com/2008/08/18/great-writing-gigs/" rel="nofollow">My four favorite sites for great writing gigs</a> Hey Karen! I’m sure we’ve all had invisible client horror stories, and it’s nice to know that we’re not alone in dealing with these problematic individuals who loiter around the net :o

joeys last blog post..My four favorite sites for great writing gigs

]]> By: Nadine Touzet http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/2008/08/12/the-baffling-case-of-the-invisible-client/comment-page-1/#comment-8933 Nadine Touzet Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:48:53 +0000 http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/?p=155#comment-8933 Dear Karen, I had a severe case of the invisible client recently. Fortunately, the invisible client proved ultimately to be kinder and more open to dialog than the 'official' client and it turned out well. (I got paid in the end.) The official client reported to me that the invisible client was not happy with the translations, and that the official client would only pay if the translations were impeccable. Not only did this sound bad, but there hadn't been any mention of an invisible client up until the work was completed. One lesson I drew from this is I should be more systematic in my first interaction with a new client. Had I asked: is this translation for you, or for someone else, can I talk to them? I would no doubt have been informed of the existence of the 'real' client. Nadine Touzets last blog post..<a href="http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/2008/08/12/twitter-updates-for-2008-08-12/" rel="nofollow">Twitter Updates for 2008-08-12</a> Dear Karen,

I had a severe case of the invisible client recently. Fortunately, the invisible client proved ultimately to be kinder and more open to dialog than the ‘official’ client and it turned out well. (I got paid in the end.)

The official client reported to me that the invisible client was not happy with the translations, and that the official client would only pay if the translations were impeccable. Not only did this sound bad, but there hadn’t been any mention of an invisible client up until the work was completed.

One lesson I drew from this is I should be more systematic in my first interaction with a new client. Had I asked: is this translation for you, or for someone else, can I talk to them? I would no doubt have been informed of the existence of the ‘real’ client.

Nadine Touzets last blog post..Twitter Updates for 2008-08-12

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