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Poll: In general, is January a quiet month for your business?
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Susanna Martoni
Susanna Martoni  Identity Verified
Italy
Local time: 06:13
Member (2009)
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Yes Jan 22, 2013

very quiet for me...

 
Marc Cordes
Marc Cordes  Identity Verified
Poland
Local time: 06:13
English to German
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Changes every year Jan 22, 2013

Really depends on which of my clients are receiving projects at this time. December 2012/January 2013 were extremely busy so far compared to January 2012.

[Edited at 2013-01-22 08:20 GMT]


 
Vibeke Degn-P
Vibeke Degn-P  Identity Verified
Norway
Local time: 06:13
Member (2010)
English to Norwegian
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Nothing slow about january Jan 22, 2013

Not a quiet second in sight, I'm pleased to report. Jobs were lining up already during x-mas, and it keeps on coming. If this continues, 2013 will be a very, very good year.
Vibeke


 
Miriam Neidhardt (X)
Miriam Neidhardt (X)  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 06:13
English to German
Usually yes ... Jan 22, 2013

Usually January is a very quiet month - but not this year. I'm pretty busy. Strange.

Miriam

www.ueberleben-als-uebersetzer.de


 
Michael Harris
Michael Harris  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 06:13
Member (2006)
German to English
Average Jan 22, 2013

because loads of companies are still starting up here in Germany.

 
neilmac
neilmac
Spain
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Spanish to English
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Other Jan 22, 2013

In general yes, but it depends on the year. This year it has been as good and busy as any other month, and in fact the past couple of years have been good, despite the economic crisis in Spain. In the past though, I've had some reeeeeally slow starts to the year, with nothing really kicking off until March.

 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
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English to Portuguese
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In general, January is quite busy for me Jan 22, 2013

and 2013 is no exception...

 
Manuela Junghans
Manuela Junghans  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 06:13
Member (2004)
English to German
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I answered not particularly Jan 22, 2013

I´m with Marc and Miriam.
Usually January is a very quiet month for me (at least this was the case over the last few years), but not this year.

I hope this is a good omen for the year ahead

Happy translating everyone.

Manuela


 
Leanne Young
Leanne Young  Identity Verified
Italy
Local time: 06:13
Italian to English
Not a quiet moment Jan 22, 2013

January (as was December) is lining up to be very busy which is just as well! From my end the pace seems to be constant.

 
Mary Worby
Mary Worby  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:13
German to English
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Quietish Jan 22, 2013

January tends to start quietly and then get busier and this year has been no exception. While the first week or so was quiet, the work is now back with a vengeance!

 
EvaVer (X)
EvaVer (X)  Identity Verified
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Czech to French
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It is not, Jan 22, 2013

but this is because one of my clients sells agricultural machinery, and manuals, price lists etc. for the spring season are being prepared at this time. And another one is preparing its March AGM. But not much work from agencies, that's true.

 
inkweaver
inkweaver  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 06:13
French to German
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Not at all Jan 22, 2013

January has always been one of my busiest months.

 
Peter Shortall
Peter Shortall  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Romanian to English
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Usually, but not this year Jan 22, 2013

Traditionally it's been a pretty slack month for me, but this January has been my busiest month since I started out, I've no idea where that came from!

 
Christopher Schröder
Christopher Schröder
United Kingdom
Member (2011)
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January is always mad Jan 22, 2013

as are February, March and April, due to annual reports

 
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