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Poll: How often do you actively look at the ProZ Blue Board before accepting a job from a new agency?
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 06:35
Mitglied (2007)
Englisch > Portugiesisch
+ ...
Always Jun 15

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.).

Iulia Parvu
Agneta Pallinder
Christine Andersen
Oscar Núñez Alfaro
Philip Lees
Ian Keith Jones Williams
María Domínguez Camba
 
neilmac
neilmac
Spanien
Local time: 07:35
Spanisch > Englisch
+ ...
Other Jun 15

I don't work with/for agencies nowadays.

[Edited at 2026-06-15 09:13 GMT]

Carmen Valentin-Rodriguez
Michael Newton
 
Richard Jenkins
Richard Jenkins  Identity Verified
Brasilien
Local time: 02:35
Mitglied (2006)
Portugiesisch > Englisch
+ ...
Of course Jun 15

It goes without saying if you're a paying member, why would you not?

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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Philip Lees
 
Thayenga
Thayenga  Identity Verified
Deutschland
Local time: 07:35
Mitglied (2009)
Englisch > Deutsch
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Always Jun 15

Before even considering submitting an offer I not only check the Blue Board but also cross-check for any "tit for tat" entries, especially when there are any negative entries.

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Philip Lees
Ian Keith Jones Williams
 
Stanislaw Czech, MCIL CL
Stanislaw Czech, MCIL CL  Identity Verified
Vereinigtes Königreich
Local time: 06:35
Mitglied (2006)
Englisch > Polnisch
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That's the main place I check Jun 16

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