External salesperson

Kay-Viktor Stegemann wrote:

It should be possible to post a job like this here on Proz. But of course you should define this job well and make it attractive. There are good salespeople out there, but an offer that simply says "Get us jobs and then you'll get a commission" would be only attractive if you are a top-notch company with a top-notch product or service that is not difficult to sell. Otherwise, good salespeople will go elsewhere where they get a big car and fat travel expenses to visit a bunch of potential clients or trade shows or conferences every day. That's how it works. As translators we want our work taken seriously, and it's the same for salespeople. Selling is hard work that needs to be taken seriously and to be compensated well.

Anja Brito wrote:



That's precisely why we are not looking for a translator to do sales for us (because you are right, why would they want to do that???), but for a salesperson (preferably with experience in/knowledge of the translation industry or at with B2B sales of business services). Think of it like hiring an accountant. You wouldn't hire a translator (who is good at doing his/her own accounts) to do you bookkeeping/accounting, but you would outsource this to an external accountant. We are looking to outsource sales to an external salesperson.