Fine, but this is not just a VI issue either. It would be instructive to find a survey of those who freelance for online outfits to determine how much of a problem nonpayment is in the general population of people who work this way.
Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Subramani L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Geetha Shamanna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [AI] employment and internet > Perhaps, to begin with, some sort of black-listing of agencies who don't > pay us properly can be done to deal with this problem. For e.g. Geetha > can tell us about translation and I can tell either from my personal > experience or cross-checking through my sources if a particular agency > is prompt in payment or not, this would serve the rest of the VI > community. > > Subramani > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Geetha > Shamanna > Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 10:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AI] employment and internet > > *********************** > No virus was detected in the attachment no filename > > Your mail has been scanned by InterScan MSS. > *********************** > > > It is not always possible to check out the credentials of an agency. In > my > case, the agency sent me the check, but it bounced. Instead of receiving > > money from them, I lost some money of my own as a result. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jean parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 9:20 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] employment and internet > > >> You have to check out people with colleagues before working for them. >> Trade >> associations are very important for this reason. >> Jean >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Salman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 8:28 PM >> Subject: Re: [AI] employment and internet >> >> >>> ya i've gone through my self with such type of unfare deal. >>> worked really harf in one of the online job, but in the end they > never >>> even >>> bothered recognizing me. and that bill of 60 pounds? hahaaha proved > to >>> be >>> merely false hope! >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Subramani L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "Geetha Shamanna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; >>> <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 3:35 PM >>> Subject: Re: [AI] employment and internet >>> >>> >>>>I fully endorse this because I do have the unsavoury experience of > not >>>> being paid by some private agencies. These are the ones I found on > the >>>> net who asked for copywriting services with the promise of a large > fee. >>>> >>>> Subramani >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Geetha >>>> Shamanna >>>> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 3:12 PM >>>> To: Access india >>>> Subject: Re: [AI] employment and internet >>>> >>>> *********************** >>>> No virus was detected in the attachment no filename >>>> >>>> Your mail has been scanned by InterScan MSS. >>>> *********************** >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi Gaurang, >>>> >>>> During my initial days as a German translator, I worked as a > freelancer >>>> for >>>> some translation agencies whose contact information I found on the > Net. >>>> While it is true that Internet is an equal opportunity employer and >>>> problems >>>> such as blindness are a nonissue, working for employers one barely > knows >>>> is >>>> not easy. >>>> Freelancers are at times given absurd deadlines and are expected to > meet >>>> >>>> them. Additionally, while some employers pay promptly, others don't > pay >>>> at >>>> all. >>>> In the translation industry, most freelance employers (specially the >>>> ones >>>> widely found on the Internet) are extremely unreliable and are > therefore >>>> >>>> rightly viewed with suspicion. >>>> >>>> Geetha >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Gaurang Kanvinde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 1:32 AM >>>> Subject: [AI] employment and internet >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hello friends, >>>>> >>>>> I would like to know if anyone on this group has sought self >>>> employment >>>>> on the Internet. For example, I know quite a few people on this > list >>>> are >>>>> programmers. So has anyone tried their hands at online programming >>>>> market places such as rent-a-coder.com, etc. If yes, what has been >>>> your >>>>> experience? >>>>> >>>>> Of course, this discussion is not limited to merely programming, > but >>>>> extends to other professions as well. E.g., one friend of mine > writes >>>>> technical articles for the general public. So he explains technical >>>>> things in layman language.He does this on the net, as a free lancer >>>> and >>>>> gets paid for it too. >>>>> >>>>> Given that the Internet is an equal opportunity employer, finding > self >>>>> employment on Internet based services shouldn't be all that > difficult. >>>>> >>>>> It would be great to know opinions from people, particularly >>>> experiences. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> http://www.accessiblenews.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>>>> >>>>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other > changes, >>>>> please visit the list home page at >>>>> >>>> > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i >>>> n >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>>> >>>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other > changes, >>>> please visit the list home page at >>>> >>>> > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i >>>> n >>>> >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>>> >>>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other > changes, >>>> please visit the list home page at >>>> >>>> > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i > n >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please visit the list home page at >>> >>> > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i > n >>> >> >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i > n >> > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i > n > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. 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