posted 22 October 2003 19:59            

Greetings! I'm new to the forum, and would like to know if anyone could recommend some good directories or newsgroups (preferably free) on the Internet in which to market my services. I have read in different sources that mailing lists can be a good way to market yourself. If naming specific sites is not allowed, I appreciate it if you could send me a personal e-mail-- thanks!

Scott

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Scott de Lesseps
Scott's Quality Translations www.4sqt.com

posted 22 October 2003 22:44            

This has been covered several times on here, if I remember correctly. Why not have a search through the archive?

And to start off with, have a look at www.proz.com - it might have some of what you're looking for.

All the best

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posted 23 October 2003 16:42            

Yes, I'm familiar with TranslatorsCafe.com. I've actually seen you on there before, Werner (nice to talk to you again). But I didn't think you could really do any marketing of your services on there (for free), or can you? If so, please let me know how. I posted on there a while back,asking you about advertising on Google, after you mentioned you had tried it with success. I've been running my ad for a while now, and have had some inquiries but nothing definite so far. Since I'm just getting started, I guess it just takes time. It's nice to know the TC forum is more relaxed -- that's always a plus in my book! Also, I've searched the archives on here for newsgroups, but haven't found anything so far. Any advice? And have you ever tried mailing lists as a marketing tool? Thanks for your reply.

posted 23 October 2003 19:13            

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Originally posted by deufrang:

Always try to keep it short and simple. Personally, I hate websites (and many agencies and some freelancers make that mistake) that are loaded with Flash animation and a dozen or more different pages - that's overkill. A website needs to download fast and, if possible, provide all the relevant information on the first page (clients, especially those in a rush, don't have much time or patience; they need to get to the information fast).

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I agree, I hate flash too

Totally unneccesary for selling translation services.

More pages = more search engine and visitor entry points, as long as they are carefully constructed and designed to funnel the visitors towards the order, and not just full of useless nonsense.