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Thanks for your interest everyone. I've now booked the table for the 17 people who have said they'd like to come (via ProZ and through other channels) and paid the deposits for those 17. I
Hi everyone, Sorry for the late reply - I've only just seen these messages above! Makes sense to post your menu choices here, but I wish Proz would send me a notification when someone post
By the way, for anyone joining after Suhrab, we only have one space left. After that I'll need to call the restaurant and check whether we can add any more, but I'm away from 25 Nov until
Morning all,
Just a quick reminder that I'll need your pre-order from the menu link above by 24th November at the latest as I'm away from 25th and have to let them know before then.
Than
I understood this to mean my minimum charge, which I always set at what I would generally earn in one hour. And yes, I always tell new clients this, because it avoids and to-ing and fro-in
With the number of people answering 'no' to this question, it's no wonder so many clients show so little regard for freelancers when it comes to paying invoices on time. Thanks a bunch guy
Hi Magdalena,
I'm glad you can join us. Thanks for your menu choices - I've added them to the sheet.
Looking forward to meeting you soon!
Best wishes,
Vicky
Hi everyone,
Can you have a look at the link below and let me know what you'd like to order for your main course and dessert before the end of the month, please, so I can let the restaura
So glad you're coming back to the freelancing world!! Hope all is well with you and really looking forward to catching up with you soon :-D Take care....V
It's not the relocation that would be a problem, I just couldn't see me doing it for a job offer - I would be happy to relocate should my husband find another job, but I couldn't imagine d
I don't understand why clients seem to expect a freelancer to be prepared to work for a longer period of time at a lower rate - the larger the job, the more money you stand to lose by work
[quote]Simon Bruni wrote:
I'm not sure why but slogans strike me as something not becoming of a professional. They have a certain amateurish feel to them. I've opted for a list of my 3
[quote]Samantha Payn wrote:
The Scottish ones seem to take place in Edinburgh, rather than Glasgow. Since that adds an hour to the journey time each way and makes a day-trip out of the<
[quote]Thayenga wrote:
[quote]Michael Harris wrote:
never had to and will probably never want to.
Either the customer is a reliable payer, or I leave it [/quote]
My thoughts exac
VITELLO
Vitello alla Pizzaiola
Veal cooked in garlic tomato anchovies and oregano
Saltimbocca Alla Romana
Veal in parma ham, sage and white wine
Vitello Dolcelatte
Veal cooked in white win
...like the majority of those who have already commented, I barely use it as I don't see how it could help me in a professional context. The majority of freelance translators and translati
There's nothing I would want to put on a website that I can't put on my Proz.com profile. I already have plenty of work coming in consistently so a website seems like an unnecessary expens
Due to the powwow being held on a match day and the problems this causes when booking a table for a large party, we've moved the powwow to La Lupa in Canton since 1. they allowed us to boo
When I first started my freelance business 5 years ago I had to write a 3-year business plan in order to obtain financial support with setting up the business from my local council authori
I tried Maverick333's solution and it didn't work, then I read that it had stopped working for John since he installed SP2 (which I also have), so presumably the solution works with previo
As Mary says above, an employer would have to offer a spectacular package (salary and benefits) for me to give up working freelance, and as Julian says, I don't think I could go back to wo
Like Melanie, all I remember of my dreams are images, people, actions, etc. - no spoken language (I may be aware that something has been said to me, but I never remember any direct speech)
Yes, otherwise I would also be looking for another job! I save around 20% of my income.
I also don't have any children to support, but I do have a hell of a travel habit to feed!
Yes, in addition to learning Italian, I also attend dance and fitness classes and am a member of our local agility club with my dog, which is so much fun.
Hi all,
I'm going to call Pica Pica on Friday to book our table so if those of you who haven't yet signed up or given a definite response could do so by Thursday/Friday so I can include y
Setting up a website did used to be on my to-do list when I started freelancing four years ago, but I was very soon so inundated with work, and have been ever since, that I don't know what
With the exception of one or two regular clients who have asked me to invoice at the end of the month as it's more convenient for them, I always return the translation with the invoice att
As a freelancer, without me there is no business to sell. 'Retirement' is still a long way off for me, but I don't have any plans to 'retire' as such - I'd like to keep going, if only doin
I do get feedback now and then, which is appreciated, but in the case of those who don't directly provide feedback, the very fact that they keep coming back time and time again speaks for<
I attend the powwow in Cardiff, Wales, every month but have no plans to attend any conferences this year as yet. I find the majority of them incredibly over-priced, without the travel and<
Hi all,
Just to let you know I've booked a table for 8 for 7pm so we've got room for one or two more to join us later if necessary. No deposit required this time.
Looking forward to seei
I only had a business plan for my first three years in business and only then because it was one of the criteria for a start-up grant I applied for from my local council. Otherwise, I woul
Do you mean before accepting the job or once you've agreed a deadline and have started the job? I've only ever had to extend a previously agreed deadline if the same client comes up with a
No, and I have no intention of getting one any time soon - I'm already working flat out and often have to turn work down, plus all the information I would want to put on a website is alrea
Partly because I hate marketing in general, partly because I hate having to turn work down and partly because I don't market my services anyway - I'd rather spend the time actually working
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