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\nYear 9: the power of networking<\/h1>\n

Dorota and Mark never liked networking. As simple as that. Despite knowing the old business truth that networking is power, we simply did not enjoy it and felt very proud that we managed to build a well-working company without any artificial networking strategies. Mark never had any social media profiles apart from basic on ResearchGate, Dorota had her FB account but only for close friends.<\/p>\n

With the COVID-19 lockdowns going on in 2020 and 2021, something changed. All meetings with key clients were moved online and somehow \u2013 in all its convenience \u2013 something was missing. So when Dorota read about the new initiative in the translation community \u2013 POLOT<\/a> \u2013 where the language service providers decided to create a new space for the exchange of thoughts and experiences, she gladly joined it. She knew most of the founding members as they were regular clients of MD Online, however, it was a fresh experience to meet as a bigger group and to get to know other companies. Great opportunities to brainstorm ideas and exchange experiences.<\/p>\n

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The first ever group photo of POLOT members – can you spot Dorota?<\/p><\/div>\n

During one of the first POLOT meetings, there was another surprise. Actually, we’re not even sure who was more surprised \u2013 Dorota or other POLOT members \u2013 as at the end of the meeting somebody suggested taking\u00a0a picture of the meeting. And so we did a selfie by the table, all in smiles. Then the person said:<\/p>\n

\u2013 I\u2019ll share it with you via LI, give me a sec.<\/p>\n

And then after a while of clicking on the mobile, the person asked Dorota:<\/p>\n

\u2013 And you? What is your profile name? I cannot seem to find you\u2026<\/p>\n

Dorota responded:<\/p>\n

\u2013 I don\u2019t have a LinkedIn account.<\/p>\n

\u2013 You don\u2019t…? \u2013 The person seemed utterly surprised, as were the others around.<\/p>\n

\u2013 So\u2026so\u2026how do you do your business???<\/p>\n

Hmm\u2026Dorota knew how she does business, however, that question and the surprised faces of many other LSP owners made her think that there must be something important lurking there that she obviously missed; something that others can\u2019t imagine their business without. And so Dorota as well as MD Online got their LinkedIn accounts. Not that it changed the business dramatically, but at least we know we are there\u2026 and as they say \u201cwhen in Rome do as the Romans do.\u201d With POLOT, Dorota got her first ever professional pictures, which were necessary for the official announcement of her becoming the President of The Revision Committee for POLOT.<\/p>\n

In 2021, the year when the world started leaving its safe lockdown places, we organised another of our annual retreats. This time in Krak\u00f3w, and it was soooo good to meet the team members all together again and conquer the Krakow Dragon in one of the escape rooms. It was time to start travelling and developing our company internationally again, or anew. And more of that came in 2022. Keep reading!<\/p>\n

Check our social media:\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you want to read about previous years, click here!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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