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Poll: Have you received translation work through LinkedIn?
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Elizabeth Nelson
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 23:42
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
+ ...
No Aug 29, 2020

I haven’t received translation work through LinkedIn. I have been thinking of cancelling my membership, though taking part in two groups (Translation Agencies – Good, Bad, and Cheap + Unacceptable Translation Rates Naming and Shaming Group) has been quite useful.

Thayenga
 
Philippe Etienne
Philippe Etienne  Identity Verified
Spain
Local time: 00:42
Member
English to French
Other Aug 29, 2020

Not sure yet.
Incidentally, for the first time ever, an agency contacted me this past week for potential translation work through LinkedIn.
Enquiries through my website usually stem from searches in proz.com, but I don't have any link to my LinkedIn profile here. So I am not sure how the agency found me. I will ask them if I ever get work, but I suspect it's because we have something in common in our respective profiles.
I should know shortly whether I am shortlisted. If not,
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Not sure yet.
Incidentally, for the first time ever, an agency contacted me this past week for potential translation work through LinkedIn.
Enquiries through my website usually stem from searches in proz.com, but I don't have any link to my LinkedIn profile here. So I am not sure how the agency found me. I will ask them if I ever get work, but I suspect it's because we have something in common in our respective profiles.
I should know shortly whether I am shortlisted. If not, they will have made a mistake, of course.

Philippe
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Greg Strider
Greg Strider
Brazil
Local time: 20:42
English to Portuguese
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One of my best projects, actually. Aug 29, 2020

It's definitely not a common occurrence, but one of the most exciting projects I've ever worked on came to me through LinkedIn, so I can't really complain.

 
Aline Amorim
Aline Amorim  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 20:42
English to Portuguese
+ ...
Other Aug 29, 2020

I have received proposals for partner of LPSs to link my posts to their social media.

Paloma Bueno
 
Mario Freitas
Mario Freitas  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 20:42
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
+ ...
No Aug 29, 2020

The very few people who I've heard stating they did are paying users of LinkedIn. I don't think non-paying users can consider LinkedIn but another social media platform.

Tom in London
 
Nina Khmielnitzky
Nina Khmielnitzky  Identity Verified
Canada
Local time: 19:42
Member (2004)
English to French
Not through LinkedIn Aug 29, 2020

But through FB

 
Hedwig Spitzer (X)
Hedwig Spitzer (X)  Identity Verified
Peru
French to Spanish
+ ...
No, but Aug 29, 2020

Some clients checked my profile before sending me work, so it helped.

Kaisa I
Becca Resnik
 
Edith van der Have
Edith van der Have
Netherlands
Local time: 00:42
Member (2016)
English to Dutch
+ ...
Absolutely! Aug 29, 2020

It's my biggest direct client generator, mostly through active acquisition. I earn thousands of euros per year working for clients whom I found (or who found me) on LinkedIn

 
Paloma Bueno
Paloma Bueno  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 20:42
Portuguese to Sign Language
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Sim, é onde mais recebo propostas de clientes! Aug 29, 2020

Para mim, é o melhor lugar para captação de clientes, sem dúvidas!

 
Alexandra Speirs
Alexandra Speirs  Identity Verified
Local time: 00:42
Italian to English
+ ...
not on LinkedIn Aug 29, 2020

I'm not on LinkedIn and have never really considered joining.
My husband joined and has had nothing at all.
He is not a paying member, so maybe that also counts.

[Edited at 2020-08-29 19:27 GMT]


 
Angus Stewart
Angus Stewart  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:42
Member (2011)
French to English
+ ...
Yes Aug 29, 2020

I have had a few enquiries via my Linkedin profile over the years and one of those ended up becoming a semi-regular client.

 
Lara Garau
Lara Garau  Identity Verified
Argentina
Local time: 20:42
Member (2020)
English to Spanish
+ ...
Scams Aug 29, 2020

No, but I received offers from scammers.

Nikolay Novitskiy
 
Liena Vijupe
Liena Vijupe  Identity Verified
Latvia
Local time: 01:42
Member (2014)
French to Latvian
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Other Aug 30, 2020

Probably, but I'm not sure. I have certainly been contacted for potential jobs through LinkedIn, but I don't remember if any of that has resulted in actual work.
Sometimes clients also check my profile on various platforms or send me work years after the initial contact, so it's hard to tell where exactly did it come from.


 
Tom in London
Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:42
Member (2008)
Italian to English
What? Aug 30, 2020

Edith van der Have wrote:

It's my biggest direct client generator, mostly through active acquisition. I earn thousands of euros per year working for clients whom I found (or who found me) on LinkedIn


Please explain how.


 
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