Johnniey Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Why would someone need letter from a Thai school translated? Who, in their right mind, would send their kid to a Thai school if they couldn't read Thai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly94 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Why would someone need letter from a Thai school translated? Who, in their right mind, would send their kid to a Thai school if they couldn't read Thai? quite a lot of Thais cannot read Thai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawan Chan 7 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 How many are in your team? I wouldn't think you'd need that many. Maybe just your wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEasyDay Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 Why would someone need letter from a Thai school translated? Who, in their right mind, would send their kid to a Thai school if they couldn't read Thai? I do Johnny, Nathan's at a bi-lingual school down our road. Who in their right mind would live long-term in Thailand and NOT educate their kids in the national language? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinity11 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 how long is the offer good for? i want a rain check please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEasyDay Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 How many are in your team? I wouldn't think you'd need that many. Maybe just your wife. We have 2 full-time buddies plus a handful of buddies who we'll be bringing in during peak times. Ultimately we'd like to expand and be available 24/7 so, as the dust settles we'll be bringing more people in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEasyDay Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 how long is the offer good for? i want a rain check please I'll keep it open until the thread starts to go quiet, then I'll close it down. Probably another week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnniey Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Why would someone need letter from a Thai school translated? Who, in their right mind, would send their kid to a Thai school if they couldn't read Thai? I do Johnny, Nathan's at a bi-lingual school down our road. Who in their right mind would live long-term in Thailand and NOT educate their kids in the national language? Are you saying you can't read Thai? I think you misunderstand my point. Do you speak to Nathan's(I assume your kid)teachers in English only? All my kids speak/write fluent Thai/English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEasyDay Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) Are you saying you can't read Thai? I think you misunderstand my point. Do you speak to Nathan's(I assume your kid)teachers in English only? All my kids speak/write fluent Thai/English No I'm not saying that. Yes you're correct, I am definitely misunderstanding your point. I just assumed you were bored / looking for attention / unable to acknowledge not everybody lives the same lifestyle as you do. If I'm wrong, please PM me and I'll do all I can to help you. Perhaps I can share with you an example that might be more relevant to your needs. Edited March 13, 2015 by AnEasyDay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEasyDay Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) Here's an example of a problem and solution we encountered today. We've been helping a lady get her out-of-warranty Hoover washing machine repaired. We found 4 phone number for the Hoover Head Office in Bangkok - The yellow pages number has been disconnected- another number was also disconnected - We found 2 working numbers, called all day and nobody answered either! In the end we found a company that specializes in washer repairs, especially the Hoover brand.How many of you would have persevered with that? If it were me, I'd have long given up and just bought a new washer. Edited March 13, 2015 by AnEasyDay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnniey Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Here's an example of a problem and solution we encountered today. We've been helping a lady get her out-of-warranty Hoover washing machine repaired. We found 4 phone number for the Hoover Head Office in Bangkok - The yellow pages number has been disconnected - another number was also disconnected - We found 2 working numbers, called all day and nobody answered either! In the end we found a company that specializes in washer repairs, especially the Hoover brand. How many of you would have persevered with that? If it were me, I'd have long given up and just bought a new washer. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/349587-a-dirty-tale-washing-machine-repair/ was this the number?02 451 8413/23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony5 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Here's an example of a problem and solution we encountered today. We've been helping a lady get her out-of-warranty Hoover washing machine repaired. We found 4 phone number for the Hoover Head Office in Bangkok - The yellow pages number has been disconnected - another number was also disconnected - We found 2 working numbers, called all day and nobody answered either! In the end we found a company that specializes in washer repairs, especially the Hoover brand. How many of you would have persevered with that? If it were me, I'd have long given up and just bought a new washer. If it were me, I'd have gone long time to the repair shop around the corner and give him a try. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 To me it feels like this service is more suited for helpless people who are lost in Thailand and don't even try to communicate with Thais. So they can call your number instead. I would never give up that easily , but thats just me. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEasyDay Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 Today we've explained more about how our Photo-Translation service works. https://aneasyday.com/instant-photo-translations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Troll post removed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEasyDay Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 To me it feels like this service is more suited for helpless people who are lost in Thailand and don't even try to communicate with Thais. So they can call your number instead. I would never give up that easily , but thats just me. We'd definitely be offering more service to those 'helpless' people but there's still a lot we can do to help everybody, even if their Thai ability is fluent. I'm writing an article explaining this right now, but briefly: Even the simple act of calling up a company can be a waste of time here. (Phone numbers no longer correct, people not answering, long call queues etc.). Rather than take time from your lunchbreak, we'll just do it for you. I've been a little coy about our errand-running service but this may soon overtake all the other work we do. We have a fleet of over 50 motorbike couriers (mostly in Bangkok) who all have smartphones and our buddies can help organize them to do far more than just move parcels from A to B. - They can pay bills - saving a lot of time wasted in queues - They can take your items to the post office - They can go shopping for you and you can do this using your pre-paid balance so they don't need to visit you first for cash and you don't have to go to the ATM to make a withdrawal for them. We can search every post, in every Thailand Facebook group in a single click, likewise we can post a question (on your behalf) into those groups in a single click. I'll share the details of these later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) Wow, you have a fleet of 50 motorcycle couriers. I sense some grandiosity here, unless you are actually a mafia boss. Edited March 14, 2015 by Neeranam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEasyDay Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) Wow, you have a fleet of 50 motorcycle couriers. I sense some grandiosity here, unless you are actually a mafia boss. We've outsourced this. They provide the couriers and our buddies call them to communicate the errands. It's been a huge relief because the task of recruiting them ourselves was, as you clearly appreciate, a massive job. Edited March 14, 2015 by AnEasyDay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Do you provide a basic translation service? That is if I gave you a 50 page book in English, could you translate it to Thai? Or Thai to English. At the moment the cheapest rate is around 200 baht a page for simple language Thai to English, but not done by a native speaker of English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEasyDay Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Do you provide a basic translation service? That is if I gave you a 50 page book in English, could you translate it to Thai? Or Thai to English. At the moment the cheapest rate is around 200 baht a page for simple language Thai to English, but not done by a native speaker of English. Thanks Neeranam, This is the kind of work we'd not do. There's already hundreds of companies offering basic translation services. They'd provide you with a highly-qualified, licensed and experienced translator (or team of translators) who do this kind of thing every day. I want to be very clear on our target market. We are here solely to help people with day-to-day lifestyle frustrations. We'll help with work that specialist companies wouldn't bother with / would charge too much. Last week for example, Thomas created a poster for a lady who'd lost her dog for her to post round her village - I doubt you'll find a translation company willing to do that for a nominal fee. Where we CAN help though is ... We could help you find a freelance translator to do the work for a fixed rate We do have some provisional connections with translation services and we could get you a discount if you work with them (earning commissions is not part of our business plan so whenever we are offered any, we just pass those on to the client as a discount) I published an article a couple of days ago which expands on where we can and can't help people. https://aneasyday.com/when-we-can-vs-when-we-cant-help-you/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TallGuyJohninBKK Posted March 14, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 14, 2015 For me, I'm appreciative of the clear and informative straightforward approach the sponsor has taken in his responses here. That approach gives me a good feeling about the service, and would make me more inclined to consider using them if the need arose. As for customers, it really doesn't matter if there are some people here saying "they wouldn't use it" or "why don't you just learn Thai." What matters is, there definitely are some people living here who would find the service useful and helpful. And not everyone living here believes that learning to be fully fluent in Thai language is the highest and best use of their time and mental energy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEasyDay Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 We're 4 pages in now and there's been many posts since the original message. Remember that we're offering an unlimited 7-day free trial which you can register for here: https://aneasyday.com/thaivisa-exclusive-offer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Great idea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly94 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Is it just me?, clicking on any get started tab does nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEasyDay Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) Is it just me?, clicking on any get started tab does nothing I hope it's just you. Sorry for the inconvenience. We are getting people signing up and I just double-checked here (Chrome for Mac) without any issues. What browser are you using? To go directly to the trial page you can click here to bypass the buttons Edited March 15, 2015 by AnEasyDay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly94 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 OK that worked thanks i will give it a go and report back on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRRR Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Wow, what an amazing day. Thanks to those of you who've signed up and tested us out. We've been: Working with Big C to make sure our client got his delivery on time Helping a family find a nanny Researching properties for sale within resorts Calling the cinema to ask about special promotions Researching mobile phone insurance Conference-calling with a Thai nanny who failed to show up 2 mornings this week so she could explain to our clients why. Checking a Groupon deal to see if it's genuinely good value or if Thai companies can offer comparable prices without all the razzle-dazzle. I don't think I've had more than 5 minutes uninterrupted today which has been quite a wake-up call. I'm taking a much needed shower, ordering in some spare-ribs and I'll be back later to make sure I reply to everybody who's been kind enough to post. Oh what a super salesman you are.....hahaha i got this far and cant belive that 99% of posts were actualy positve to wards your enterprise...just makes me laugh...i would have expected the normal sarcastic TV posters to make a meal out of you. Got your mates posting? Cant belive there are so many basket cases living in Thailand but hey there is something in this, some fine tuning and hard work you just might find your "angle" though calling to get someone to tell the maid what to do sounds rather silly i mean why would you hire someone you cant comunicate with? and guys....google is your friend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AnEasyDay Posted March 15, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) Oh what a super salesman you are.....hahaha i got this far and cant belive that 99% of posts were actualy positve to wards your enterprise...just makes me laugh...i would have expected the normal sarcastic TV posters to make a meal out of you. Got your mates posting? Cant belive there are so many basket cases living in Thailand but hey there is something in this, some fine tuning and hard work you just might find your "angle" though calling to get someone to tell the maid what to do sounds rather silly i mean why would you hire someone you cant comunicate with? and guys....google is your friend. Oh dear, now that's the kind of posting I was expecting to happen much sooner. I've been absolutely delighted with how respectful and encouraging so many TV members have been so far. Sure there's the odd troll trying to rock the boat but it seems most people are good enough to just ignore them. Revealing the details of a new business on ThaiVisa is like being on Lions Den / Shark Tank. As a few people have mentioned there are people here trying to home in on weaknesses and oversights and it's very daunting submitting the very first post, not knowing whether it'll be well-received or ripped to shreds. It's been fascinating to see where people have been looking for weaknesses. Nearly all of them come from a single example or word which they take exception to because it doesn't apply directly to them. I'd like to assume its mainly bravado or boredom but it's worrying to see when some people really do seem to think that I'm talking directly to them and they take exception because my example doesn't fit their own needs. Everybody reading - Thank you so much for keeping the post civil. It means a lot to me waking up and being able to reply back sincerely to everybody with questions and feedback. Life's a challenge enough without trolls demanding our attention. Good luck Alex. Edited March 15, 2015 by AnEasyDay 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRRR Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I wasnt putting you down, im well aware that a simple thing like cutting grass turned into a multi trades business employing many contractors and making Jim a house hold name in Melbourne i think its funny having to call up someone to get them to direct my maid when im standing right next to her. I would be suprised if there were more than just a few who couldnt handle day to day life in Thailand and needed someone to do it for them, i mean moving there was part of an adventure why hole up and let someone else do it? I do think you have something but it isnt comunicating with the maid or looking for some obscure machine part when all you need to do is search out a few tool makers for heavens sake...so funny im pissing myself here... But hey good luck with it im sure you will find your nich market and do well i also appreciate your well written posts on this subject you sound soooooo smooooooooth....you just got to be successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Give him a chance , when you look hard enough Thailand is full of desperate farangs that can't look after themselves. So yes, if they can pay it's business alright. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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