Episode 62: Smart Habits for Following Up with Clients

It’s been said many times that it’s easier (and less expensive) to retain clients than it is to find new ones. But we know of so many freelance translators and interpreters who say that following up with clients is just really hard for them. They don’t want to bother anyone or come across as annoying or desperate for work.

In today’s episode, we’re talking about the importance of following up with your translation or interpreting clients and how to make this process less awkward and time-consuming than it often seems.

Tune in to hear our conversation on:

• Our experience of following up with our clients and what works for us

• Some ways in which you could follow up with current clients

• How to prepare yourself ahead of time to make it easier to follow up with clients regularly

• What’s stopping freelancers from following up with clients and why we often make it into a bigger deal (emotionally) than it really is—and how to overcome this feeling

Resources we mentioned in this episode:

• Registration for our next Virtual Business Retreat on June 21, 2022

• Corinne McKay’s blog post on following up on marketing contacts

• Episode 2: Impostor Syndrome

• Time-tracker: Toggl

• Madalena’s favorite stand-up desk and under-desk treadmill

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