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Jan 21

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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Yes Jan 21

It's the very first thing I check when I’m contacted by a new client, reading carefully (meaning with a pinch of salt) all comments (positive and negative). I also check elsewhere (LinkedIn, Payment Practices, TC, etc.).

Maria Laura Curzi
Yaotl Altan
Dalia Nour
Cecília Alves
Philip Lees
Matthieu Ledoré
Josephine Cassar
 
Dalia Nour
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Yes! Jan 21

Definitely yes, this is the first thing I do when a new client contacts me. Also, I take it seriously. I don't work with clients who have negative reviews. I feel that working with them will be kind of a "risk".

I clicked on "No" on the poll by mistake.

[Edited at 2025-01-21 23:38 GMT]

Cecília Alves
Philip Lees
Edith van der Have
Josephine Cassar
Rachel Waddington
Paola Prodan
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
 
Edith van der Have
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Yes, using Google 08:07

I've found that a Google search for "agency name" ProZ Blue is the quickest way to see if it's on there.

Sandra Boca
 
🏆Patrik Högkvist
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Yes 08:31

Yes, if they are not on the BlueBoard, thats a red flag!

Paola Prodan
 
Tom in London
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Yes 08:34

ProZ.com Staff wrote:

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Yes, always, if it's someone I've not worked with before.

Paola Prodan
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Zea_Mays
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No 09:00

I don't track them, except for one where I accidentally clicked on this feature, but I always check a new potential client on the Blue Board. I've also always read the peer comments, starting with the worst ones. (As I'm still considering whether to become a member again, I can't read them at the moment).

Tom in London
Rachel Waddington
Edith van der Have
Paola Prodan
Liena Vijupe
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
 
Ikram Mahyuddin
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Yes 10:19

Yes, it is an easy to do, so why not we do it whenever we are contacted by a potential client.
Blue Board is there for a good reason.

Paola Prodan
 
Edith van der Have
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Not necessarily 11:15

🏆Patrik Högkvist wrote:

Yes, if they are not on the BlueBoard, thats a red flag!

Many small agencies may not be on the Blue Board at all, or they may be present without any reviews. This is not a red flag per se.

Lieven Malaise
Josephine Cassar
Zea_Mays
Liena Vijupe
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
 


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