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How many years have you been working in the language industry?

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6021 polls, displaying 5951 through 6000

Are you "flagging" or "filtering" any KudoZ askers?

By tazdog (X) - featured on Sep 9, 2005

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When you cooperate with other freelancers, do you share TMs?

By Mariana Moreira - featured on Sep 8, 2005

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When outsourcers contact you concerning new jobs, what means do they most often use?

By Sonja Allen - featured on Sep 7, 2005

Do you usually charge interest for late payment of invoices?

By Nikki Graham - featured on Sep 6, 2005

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Should outsourcers be able to make entries concerning their willingness to work with you again?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 6, 2005

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What is your marital status?

By Natasha Stoyanova - featured on Sep 5, 2005

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What�s the maximum number of KudoZ questions you will ever need to ask within a 24-hr period?

By Mihai Badea (X) - featured on Sep 2, 2005

Where do your clients reside?

By nettranslatorde - featured on Sep 1, 2005

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What do you most often have to eat or drink while you work?

By Louise Dupont (X) - featured on Aug 31, 2005

What is your home page?

By Margaret Schroeder - featured on Aug 29, 2005

What is your minimum fee (EUR equiv.)?

By anonymous - featured on Aug 29, 2005

Have you been sued, or has a lawsuit been threatened, because your translation was faulty?

By Mats Wiman - featured on Aug 28, 2005

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Have your eyesight been affected since you started your work as a translator?

By Elizabeth Sánchez León - featured on Aug 26, 2005

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Are you applying a marketing plan for selling your translation services?

By Dan Marasescu - featured on Aug 26, 2005

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Do you believe that the linguistic resources on the Internet are enough for a translator's work?

By Elías Sauza - featured on Aug 25, 2005

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How often do you backup your work?

By Natalia Zudaire - featured on Aug 23, 2005

Do you like the new KudoZ interface?

By Natalia Zudaire - featured on Aug 22, 2005

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Do you have your own website?

By Daniela Zambrini - featured on Aug 20, 2005

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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?

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

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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