We just received an email from a translator interested in working with us.  Unfortunately, his email fell short of the mark.  Every culture has its own way of doing business, but an email that says only  "Greetings! Are you interested in my cv for future needs?" wouldn't be a winner in most of them.

If Giovanni P. had read "Dos and Don'ts for Freelance Translators: How to Get More Work Through Email" before contacting us, we may have looked at his C.V.  Instead, we deleted his email.

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