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Have you had any business trips as part of your translation work (on-site, client meetings, etc)
By Orla Ryan - featured on Aug 19, 2005
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What is your favourite CAT tool?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 17, 2005
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Is translation / interpreting the main source of income to you / your family?
By Carl Sennett - featured on Aug 16, 2005
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Do you have a university degree in translation?
By Riccardo Schiaffino - featured on Aug 16, 2005
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How many ProZ.com powwows have you attended?
By Betty Revelioti - featured on Aug 15, 2005
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As a freelancer, what do you do when you fall ill?
By Oso (X) - featured on Aug 14, 2005
I go to a doctor, paid for by national insurance 36.9%
I go to a doctor, paid for by private insurance 20.8%
I try to heal myself. 17.4%
I go to a doctor and pay personally 15.9%
I wait out my illness. 7.4%
I go to a free clinic. 1.6%
610 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you usually check your translations on screen or on paper?
By Nikki Graham - featured on Aug 13, 2005
screen 74.2%
paper 25.8%
720 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you charge extra for weekends and public holidays?
By Kathinka van de Griendt - featured on Aug 12, 2005
never 53.4%
sometimes 39.0%
always 7.6%
788 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How likely are you to answer not-for-points KudoZ questions, compared to for-points questions?
By Chinoise - featured on Aug 11, 2005
Equally likely 46.7%
I will favor for-points questions 46.3%
I am not a KudoZ answerer 4.7%
I will favor not-for-points questions 2.3%
615 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What will happen to KudoZ when askers are given the option to ask "not-for-points" questions?
By Subhamay Ray (X) - featured on Aug 10, 2005
Less participation, higher quality 35.2%
Less participation, lower quality 34.4%
No effect 21.5%
More participation, lower quality 5.4%
More participation, higher quality 3.5%
710 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you base your charges on source or target text?
By Nikki Graham - featured on Aug 9, 2005
always source 37.2%
mainly source 31.4%
mainly target 13.1%
combination 11.4%
always target 6.9%
911 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you like ProZ.com polls?
By Vladimir Dubisskiy - featured on Aug 7, 2005
Yes 95.0%
No 5.0%
501 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How frequently do you search the Kudoz glossaries and archive?
By mónica alfonso - featured on Aug 6, 2005
Occasionally 41.7%
Frequently 31.9%
Daily 18.8%
Never 7.6%
552 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What's your average annual income derived from translation?
By Evert DELOOF-SYS - featured on Aug 6, 2005
<15K EUR 33.7%
15-30K EUR 22.3%
Don't want to tell 17.3%
30-45K EUR 12.6%
45K-60K EUR 6.3%
60-80K EUR 4.5%
>80K EUR 3.4%
716 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you smoke?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 5, 2005
No 61.0%
Yes 22.2%
I used to 16.8%
935 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many dictionaries do you have?
By Nikki Graham - featured on Aug 4, 2005
4-9 30.4%
10-20 28.0%
20-50 20.3%
1-3 12.2%
>50 7.6%
None 1.4%
762 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is your gender?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 3, 2005
Female 63.9%
Male 36.1%
638 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Freelancers: how steady is your work flow?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 2, 2005
Somewhat steady 37.3%
Very steady 27.6%
Not very steady 23.2%
Not steady at all 11.9%
664 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many countries have you lived in for more than one year?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 2, 2005
2 41.0%
1 32.8%
3 17.3%
4 5.7%
6 or more 1.7%
5 1.6%
896 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is your average number of words per order received?
By Dan Marasescu - featured on Jul 31, 2005
2000-5000 35.2%
1000-2000 29.0%
300-1000 20.0%
5000-10000 11.7%
10000+ 2.6%
<300 1.5%
545 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many words do you translate per hour?
By Natalia Zudaire - featured on Jul 30, 2005
200-300 28.7%
300-400 21.6%
400-500 13.9%
500-600 10.6%
100-200 9.4%
600-700 4.7%
1000+ 3.3%
700-800 2.6%
<100 2.4%
900-1000 1.9%
800-900 0.9%
575 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you look at the ProZ.com Blue Board and/or other lists before working with a new client?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 29, 2005
Yes 86.5%
No 13.5%
645 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you earned a tested credential?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 28, 2005
Yes 35.3%
No, but I plan to 28.8%
No, and I don't see the need 21.3%
No convenient opportunity to get one 14.5%
572 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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In how many currencies do you invoice?
By Carl Sennett - featured on Jul 27, 2005
2 40.8%
1 27.8%
3 23.7%
More 7.7%
561 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you use a nickname in Proz.com? Are you male or female?
By Claudia Iglesias - featured on Jul 27, 2005
No / Female 46.5%
No / Male 26.5%
Yes / Female 18.4%
Yes / Male 8.7%
1035 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is your favorite feature of ProZ.com?
By two2tango - featured on Jul 23, 2005
KudoZ questions 35.3%
Jobs 22.2%
Blue Board 14.1%
Forums 13.4%
KudoZ glossaries 9.0%
Other 4.2%
Articles Knowledgebase 0.9%
Powwows 0.5%
GlossPost 0.2%
Hosting 0.2%
433 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you work on weekends?
By Cecilia Civetta - featured on Jul 22, 2005
Very often 39.8%
Sometimes 35.9%
Always 17.1%
Seldom 6.1%
Never 1.1%
655 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you have cat and/or dog and/or other pet(s)
By Vladimir Dubisskiy - featured on Jul 22, 2005
Yes 45.4%
No 26.8%
Circumstances don't allow 14.9%
Don't like pets 6.6%
I plan to 6.4%
732 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you have a third party proofread your translations before delivery?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 21, 2005
No, never 38.3%
Sometimes 35.8%
It depends 19.6%
Yes, always 6.3%
363 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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When are you at your best?
By Louise Dupont (X) - featured on Jul 21, 2005
All day 47.4%
I work till 4 am 23.4%
All night 16.3%
I wake up at 4 am 12.9%
761 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many cases of non-payment have you experienced?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 19, 2005
1-3 53.5%
none 39.0%
3-5 4.8%
5-10 1.6%
over 10 1.0%
684 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many hours do you work per day?
By elzosim - featured on Jul 18, 2005
8-12 hrs 42.7%
4-8 hrs 36.3%
>12 hours 7.9%
<4 hrs 7.8%
Whenever I am awake. 5.2%
743 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you consider yourself a good translator?
By Evert DELOOF-SYS - featured on Jul 17, 2005
I'm good 51.1%
I'm excellent 25.5%
I do my best 21.8%
Not yet 1.6%
706 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you play sports or exercise?
By Harry Bornemann - featured on Jul 16, 2005
Several times a week 32.9%
No, never 19.2%
Once a week 18.7%
Once a month 10.3%
Once a year 10.1%
Each day 8.7%
769 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How do you judge your rates in your dominant language pair?
By Csaba Ban - featured on Jul 14, 2005
Average 46.8%
Slightly below average 21.0%
Slightly above average 20.0%
Well above average 7.4%
Well below average 4.7%
634 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Where are you working from now?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 13, 2005
An office in my home 46.8%
My home (but not an office) 43.4%
An office (not in my home) 6.8%
I'm traveling 3.1%
784 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you ever miss a deadline?
By Nikki Graham - featured on Jul 13, 2005
No, never 56.1%
Rarely 36.0%
Sometimes 6.0%
Often 1.4%
Usually 0.3%
Always 0.3%
733 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many active clients do you have right now?
By Marion Schimmelpfennig - featured on Jul 12, 2005
3 - 5 37.7%
1 - 2 25.3%
6 - 10 23.2%
> 15 9.0%
11 - 15 4.8%
798 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What do you do when offered more work than you can handle?
By two2tango - featured on Jul 11, 2005
Refuse the job 58.9%
Share the job and the risk at the same rate 15.2%
Subcontract at a lower rate, assuming the risk 15.1%
Other (please comment in the discuss forum) 10.8%
650 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you take your laptop with you on vacation?
By Monika Coulson - featured on Jul 9, 2005
Always 37.4%
Sometimes 31.4%
Never 31.2%
690 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you work for agencies or direct clients?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 8, 2005
Mainly translation agencies 37.4%
Both 35.2%
Only translation agencies 14.7%
Mainly direct clients 8.9%
Only direct clients 3.8%
756 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is your most common payment period?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 7, 2005
30 days net. 65.5%
60 days net. 20.1%
Upon receipt of translation. 5.9%
14 days (as per EU req) 5.1%
90 days net. 3.0%
More than 90 days net. 0.4%
835 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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In which field do you translate most frequently?
By two2tango - featured on Jul 6, 2005
Technical 38.2%
Legal 13.9%
Other 11.9%
Business / Financial 11.2%
Marketing 8.8%
Medical 8.7%
Social science 4.0%
Literary 2.5%
Natural science 0.8%
749 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you ever translate into a language that is not your native one?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 5, 2005
Yes, occasionally 41.9%
No, never 38.3%
Yes, often 19.8%
804 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many words do you translate per month?
By Claudia Iglesias - featured on Jul 4, 2005
20,000-40,000 29.7%
40,000-60,000 23.2%
> 60,000 17.7%
< 10,000 15.4%
10,000-20,000 14.0%
599 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Is translation your only source of income?
By Elías Sauza - featured on Jul 3, 2005
Yes - 100% freelance 59.0%
No - I do other work 32.3%
Yes - freelance + inhouse 5.2%
I am a student 2.1%
Yes - 100% inhouse 1.4%
765 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How long did it take you to build your freelance career?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 2, 2005
1-2 yrs 29.1%
2-3 yrs 22.1%
< 1 yr 20.6%
3-5 yrs 12.7%
5+ yrs 11.1%
I am not a freelancer 4.4%
793 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How have your average rates evolved in the last 12 months?
By two2tango - featured on Jun 30, 2005
They are about the same 57.8%
They have risen 34.0%
They have fallen 8.2%
758 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you ever quote without seeing the source?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 28, 2005
Yes, but I may modify my quote 30.9%
No 25.7%
Only for familiar clients 24.4%
Yes, and I stick to my quote 19.0%
696 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What do you think of ProZ.com's new Articles Knowledgebase?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 27, 2005
Possibly useful 55.7%
It is excellent! 34.2%
Not for me 10.2%
571 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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6003 polls, displaying 5951 through 6000