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Which do you find more difficult?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 7, 2022

Getting a new client	67.3%
Neither / They're equally difficult	27.4%
Keeping a client once I've got them	5.2%

842 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

Would you say it is more difficult for you to get new clients now than 2-3 years ago?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 2, 2022

No	32.3%
Yes	31.7%
Not sure	29.6%
N/A	6.4%

530 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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Has a LinkedIn profile helped you get direct customers?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 1, 2022

No	50.9%
Yes, a bit	22.6%
I don't have a LinkedIn profile	13.4%
I'm not sure	9.9%
Yes, a lot	3.2%

566 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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Do you build your personal brand as a linguist on social media (LinkedIn, Twitter, FB, Instagram)?

By anonymous - featured on Aug 31, 2022

No	46.3%
Somewhat, but I'm not too active	31.1%
Yes	8.6%
No, and I wouldn't, because... (please share)	4.5%
I used to, but abandoned the idea	3.9%
I'd like to, but... (please share)	3.6%
Other - N/A	1.9%

533 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

How often do your clients require you to work using a CAT tool of their choosing?

By anonymous - featured on Aug 30, 2022

Often	33.5%
Sometimes	20.2%
Every once in a while	13.6%
Rarely	11.9%
Always	9.5%
Never	8.0%
N/A	3.2%

653 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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When working with translation agencies, which do you generally prefer?

By anonymous - featured on Aug 28, 2022

I have no preference	43.0%
A smaller-sized agency	24.1%
A middle-sized agency	22.4%
Larger-sized agencies	10.4%

402 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

What percentage of your income comes from direct clients?

By anonymous - featured on Aug 27, 2022

Less than 10%	34.4%
None	22.3%
11 - 25%	13.1%
76 - 100%	10.7%
26 - 50%	9.4%
51 - 75%	6.8%
N/A	3.3%

457 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

How much of your income comes from your largest client?

By anonymous - featured on Aug 26, 2022

26 - 50%	27.4%
51 - 75%	25.2%
76 - 100%	16.7%
11 - 25%	14.9%
N/A	8.0%
10% or less	7.8%

497 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

I wish there were more human contact or social aspects to translation.

By anonymous - featured on Aug 25, 2022

Neutral	37.9%
Agree	37.1%
Disagree	22.7%
N/A	2.3%

572 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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In general, the job size I prefer is:

By anonymous - featured on Aug 24, 2022

Medium	34.6%
I prefer a mix	31.4%
Large	23.2%
No preference	6.4%
Small	4.3%

624 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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What is your preferred choice for saying goodbye in an email?

By Natalia Pedrosa - featured on Aug 23, 2022

Best regards	45.9%
Kind regards	29.7%
Regards	9.2%
Other (please share)	8.1%
Sincerely	5.0%
Warm regards	1.8%
Faithfully	0.2%

838 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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If you suddenly stopped receiving all work, how long could you maintain your current lifestyle?

By anonymous - featured on Aug 20, 2022

More than a year	19.3%
1 - 2 months	18.1%
3 - 6 months	16.9%
Up to a month	12.0%
6 - 12 months	10.0%
No time at all	9.8%
Indefinitely	7.8%
A week or two	6.0%

498 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

Have friends or family ever approached you to get your services for free?

By anonymous - featured on Aug 19, 2022

Yes	56.1%
No	37.5%
They used to, but... (please share)	6.4%

499 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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Work-life balance is problematic for me at the moment.

By anonymous - featured on Aug 18, 2022

Disagree	36.6%
Agree	33.5%
Neutral	30.0%

514 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

How often do you tend to use Wikipedia when translating?

By Khaled Al-Shehari - featured on Aug 17, 2022

Sometimes	36.2%
Rarely	26.7%
Often	21.6%
Never	10.5%
Almost always	4.7%
N/A	0.3%

574 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

Is your business "paperless"?

By anonymous - featured on Aug 16, 2022

Yes, for the most part	48.2%
Yes	39.1%
No	12.7%

537 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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On average, how much time do you spend screening a new potential client?

By anonymous - featured on Aug 15, 2022

Less than 20 minutes	55.1%
20 minutes - an hour	23.8%
I don't usually screen them	8.7%
1 - 2 hours	5.1%
N/A	4.4%
2 - 3 hours	1.5%
More than 3 hours	1.3%

390 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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Have you been the victim of a scam targeting language professionals in the last year?

By anonymous - featured on Aug 14, 2022

No	76.4%
Yes	14.4%
No, but almost (please share)	9.2%

369 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

How much of your business is conducted online?

By anonymous - featured on Aug 13, 2022

All of it	68.9%
Most of it	22.3%
A lot of it	4.2%
Just some of it	2.8%
None of it	1.3%
Only a small portion of it	0.6%

530 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

My risk management procedures have improved in the past 3 years.

By anonymous - featured on Aug 12, 2022

I don't know	39.4%
True	28.3%
False	20.9%
N/A	11.4%

421 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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I have a written business plan.

By anonymous - featured on Aug 11, 2022

False	85.9%
True	14.1%

488 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

My security procedures are documented for my clients' review.

By anonymous - featured on Aug 10, 2022

False	82.0%
True	18.0%

416 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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Has your opinion on the use of machine translation changed in the last 5 - 10 years?

By anonymous - featured on Aug 9, 2022

Yes	39.0%
Some, but not much	31.3%
No	22.5%
I haven't been in the industry that long yet	7.2%

569 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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If my last job were a pasta, it would have been...

By anonymous - featured on Aug 8, 2022

Other (please share, include sauce if you can!)	19.7%
A heaping plate of spaghetti	19.3%
A light-hearted fusilli pasta salad	15.0%
A hearty lasagna	13.1%
Painstakingly-rolled cannelloni	11.3%
Nap-inducing giant ravioli	8.0%
A colorful tortellini soup	6.9%
No-nonsense gnocchi	6.6%

274 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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The quality of other translators' work I have seen has increased over the past 5 years.

By anonymous - featured on Aug 7, 2022

I don't know / N/A	34.2%
Disagree	24.5%
Agree	21.9%
It's remained about the same	19.4%

351 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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The quality of my work has increased over the past 5 years.

By anonymous - featured on Aug 6, 2022

Agree	77.6%
It's remained about the same	12.8%
I don't know / N/A	6.5%
Disagree	3.1%

523 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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Have you ever had to submit your passport as part of onboarding for a client?

By anonymous - featured on Aug 5, 2022

No	63.6%
Yes	24.8%
I've been asked to, but did not	11.6%

508 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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Do you have a passport?

By Christine Andersen - featured on Aug 4, 2022

Yes, I have a current passport	73.7%
I had one, but it has expired	15.1%
No	9.3%
Other - N/A	1.9%

582 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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When I finish with my computer for the day, I

By anonymous - featured on Aug 3, 2022

Turn it off	50.6%
It varies from day to day or depends on what I'm doing	21.6%
Put it into hibernation	17.6%
Leave it on	9.9%
N/A	0.2%

573 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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So far in my career, I have issued

By anonymous - featured on Aug 2, 2022

Hundreds of invoices	41.0%
Thousands of invoices	23.1%
Fewer than a hundred invoices	17.0%
I have no idea	16.2%
N/A	2.6%

536 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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I work better when I am alone.

By anonymous - featured on Aug 1, 2022

Agree	83.4%
I have no preference, work well either way	13.6%
Disagree	1.5%
I don't know	1.5%

463 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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The last book I read was

By anonymous - featured on Jul 31, 2022

Purely for pleasure (please share!)	74.6%
Other - N/A	13.3%
Work-related (please share!)	12.1%

346 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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For the most part, the clients I need come to me, I don't go to them.

By anonymous - featured on Jul 30, 2022

Agree	58.1%
Disagree	25.0%
Not sure yet	16.9%

468 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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Have you noticed an increase in jobs from the USA because of the currently weaker EUR?

By Matthias Brombach - featured on Jul 29, 2022

No	87.0%
Yes	7.6%
Other (please share)	5.4%

501 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

My professional expectations for the rest of 2022 are

By anonymous - featured on Jul 28, 2022

Positive	55.8%
Neutral	26.7%
Negative	10.4%
I haven't thought about it yet	7.2%

559 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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For me professionally, the first half of 2022 was

By anonymous - featured on Jul 27, 2022

Positive	53.3%
Neutral	23.2%
Negative	17.2%
I'm still reeling, not sure yet	5.5%
N/A	0.9%

587 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

At what age do you plan to retire?

By anonymous - featured on Jul 26, 2022

I haven't thought about it / haven't decided	29.8%
I don't plan to retire	22.3%
65 - 70	12.8%
60 - 65	9.8%
After 70	9.1%
Before 50	5.7%
55 - 60	5.2%
50 - 55	2.9%
I'm already retired	2.3%

1031 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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How many of your regular clients are direct clients?

By anonymous - featured on Jul 21, 2022

None, all my work comes through agencies or other channels	36.0%
1 - 10%	32.7%
10 - 25%	9.8%
50 - 75%	8.0%
25 - 50%	6.7%
75 - 100%	6.7%

550 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

How frequently do you use the 'filter asker' option in KudoZ on ProZ.com?

By Barbara Carrara - featured on Jul 20, 2022

What's the 'filter asker' option?	47.1%
Never	34.6%
Seldom	11.4%
Very often	4.4%
On a daily basis	1.5%
Other (please share).	1.0%

482 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

What do you find most difficult at the moment?

By anonymous - featured on Jul 19, 2022

Finding clients	34.0%
Work - life balance	20.8%
Pressure on pricing/rates	18.4%
Pressure for greater speed/turnaround	8.5%
Other / None of the above	8.4%
Administrative tasks	4.3%
Keeping clients	3.4%
Keeping up with new technology	1.9%
Pressure for higher quality	0.3%

586 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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I have started doing more post-editing of machine translation in the past year or two.

By anonymous - featured on Jul 18, 2022

True	43.3%
False, I don't do PEMT	39.7%
False, I'm doing more or less the same amount	17.1%

527 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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I feel like competition in my pair(s) and/or expertise has increased recently.

By anonymous - featured on Jul 17, 2022

Agree	28.9%
I don't know	28.9%
Somewhat agree	23.2%
Disagree	19.0%

353 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

Is your main /only job as a language professional?

By anonymous - featured on Jul 16, 2022

Yes, it is my only job	72.2%
It is my main job, but I have another job / other jobs	18.0%
My other job is my main job, this is secondary	9.8%

543 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

Does consuming alcohol while working on a project negatively affect your overall translation perform

By anonymous - featured on Jul 15, 2022

I have never drunk while working.	59.2%
It depends on the amount.	17.3%
Yes, it does.	15.5%
No, it doesn't.	4.5%
Other (please share).	3.6%

336 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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How long do you wait before contacting a client about a late payment?

By Stéphane Elner - featured on Jul 15, 2022

A week after.	33.1%
2-3 days after the payment deadline.	30.9%
A few weeks to a month after.	17.4%
After a month has passed.	10.2%
On the payment date.	6.3%
I don't follow-up.	2.2%

511 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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If you have translated adult or erotic content, would you include it in your bio and CV?

By anonymous - featured on Jul 14, 2022

No	44.1%
Yes	39.9%
Other (please share)	16.1%

454 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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Did you lose any clients due to being on parental leave?

By anonymous - featured on Jul 13, 2022

No.	88.2%
Yes, a few.	8.4%
Yes, a lot.	3.4%

406 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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Have you ever turned down a really interesting project because it would not have paid well?

By Christina Pauly - featured on Jul 12, 2022

Yes, frequently.	38.3%
Yes, once or twice.	34.6%
No, and I would not.	12.2%
No, but I would.	11.4%
Other (please share).	3.5%

517 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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How often do you update your availability calendar on ProZ.com?

By Samantha Payn - featured on Jul 11, 2022

Never.	39.9%
Whenever I remember.	30.3%
Once a month.	19.0%
Weekly.	6.4%
Whenever I get a job.	4.4%

436 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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In your experience, what is the most underpaid type of translation job?

By Gabriella Vento - featured on Jul 10, 2022

Scanned .pdf files.	32.5%
Close captioning and subtitling.	27.2%
Other (please share).	24.1%
Medical test results.	6.2%
Patents.	4.0%
Bank account statements.	3.7%
White paper projects.	2.2%

323 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.