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6020 polls, displaying 6001 through 6020
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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Do you think SDL's acquisition of Trados will be good for translators?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 23, 2005
Don't know 38.8%
No 30.6%
Yes 17.8%
It won't change anything 12.8%
304 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Which web browser do you use?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 22, 2005
Microsoft Internet Explorer 48.4%
Mozilla Firefox 34.3%
Other 10.4%
Opera 4.7%
Safari 2.2%
956 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Should ProZ.com run daily polls?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 20, 2005
No, run polls less frequently 68.6%
Yes 31.4%
No, don't run polls at all 0.0%
35 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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