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How many words do you usually translate per day?

By anonymous - featured on Oct 28, 2019

2,000 - 2,500	18.1%
1,500 - 2,000	17.5%
2,500 - 3,000	14.5%
1,000 - 1,500	11.1%
3,000 - 3,500	9.9%
Fewer than 1,000	5.9%
3,500 - 4,000	4.7%
I don't know	4.5%
Other - N/A	3.9%
Over 6,000	3.2%
4,500 - 5,000	2.5%
4,000 - 4,500	1.8%
5,000 - 5,500	1.7%
5,500 - 6,000	0.6%

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

If you could switch to a new area of expertise overnight, would you?

By anonymous - featured on Oct 27, 2019

No, I'm happy where I am	57.6%
Yes (please share)	33.6%
Other - N/A	8.8%

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

If you could switch to a new language pair overnight, would you?

By anonymous - featured on Oct 26, 2019

No	57.7%
Yes (please share)	33.5%
Other - N/A	8.8%

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

Would you say competition in your pair(s) or area(s) of expertise has increased in the past 2 years?

By anonymous - featured on Oct 25, 2019

Yes	42.9%
I don't know	40.7%
No	15.1%
Other - N/A	1.4%

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

Your business so far during the 4th quarter of 2019 seems to be:

By LIZ LI - featured on Oct 24, 2019

promising	28.1%
average	26.9%
declining	20.9%
better than ever	11.3%
I'm not sure yet	10.0%
Other - N/A	2.7%

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

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Are you working fixed hours, or are you flexible with your time?

By anonymous - featured on Oct 23, 2019

I handle my worktime flexibly.	80.9%
I always work the same hours.	7.9%
Same hours if not possible, no surcharge	5.8%
Same hours, surcharge beyond these hours	5.4%

1871 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.

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In 2019, at least one of my clients:

By anonymous - featured on Oct 11, 2019

No changes here!	34.9%
Two or more of the above	23.5%
Started using machine translation/post-editing	14.8%
Started using a new translation management system	9.2%
Changed their payment practices	6.1%
Other (please share)	4.8%
Introduced a new or stricter NDA	3.2%
Introduced stricter screening for new translators	2.2%
Changed their software requirements	1.4%

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

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Do you run any Quality Assurance (QA) checks outside of the tool in which you are translating?

By anonymous - featured on Oct 10, 2019

No	35.7%
Yes, sometimes	30.9%
Yes (please share)	23.4%
No, but I've been thinking of doing so	6.1%
Other - N/A	3.8%

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

Do you keep work backups that would not be affected by critical damage to your home/office?

By anonymous - featured on Oct 9, 2019

Yes	56.7%
No	30.1%
No, but I'm planning to... (please share)	8.5%
Other - N/A	4.7%

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

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How much of your current success would you attribute to luck?

By anonymous - featured on Oct 8, 2019

10 - 25%	20.1%
25 - 50%	19.8%
None of it	17.0%
50 - 75%	13.9%
1 - 10%	13.2%
There's no such thing as luck	9.2%
More than 75%	4.8%
100%	2.1%

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

Do your local universities have programs of study for translation or interpreting?

By anonymous - featured on Oct 7, 2019

Yes, they've been around for a while	59.6%
I don't know	16.2%
No	15.2%
Yes, they are newer programs	6.3%
Other - N/A	2.0%
No, but there are plans to introduce programs	0.8%

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

How many work-related "subscriptions" do you have (paid software, other solutions, etc.)?

By anonymous - featured on Oct 6, 2019

1 - 3	58.9%
4 - 7	20.6%
None	15.5%
8 - 11	3.0%
Other - N/A	1.5%
12 - 15	0.6%
More than 15	0.0%

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

Have you ever caught a mistake you've made in a translation after sending it to the client?

By anonymous - featured on Oct 5, 2019

Yes	91.1%
No	5.9%
Other - N/A	3.0%

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

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Which of these client - freelancer scenarios do you find most attractive?

By anonymous - featured on Oct 4, 2019

Just send me the work, let me translate it, and pay me	39.3%
A combination of more than one of the above	28.2%
A "partnership", where certain decisions and approaches are reached together	25.2%
One where I can work closely with a team of translators	3.3%
Other - N/A	2.3%
Something automatic, where no interaction is needed	0.9%
One where I can remain anonymous	0.8%

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

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Have you noticed an increase in clients who request proof of identity from their translators?

By anonymous - featured on Oct 3, 2019

No	74.6%
Not sure	13.4%
Yes	9.8%
Other - N/A	2.2%

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

Which of these would you consider the most important in a client?

By anonymous - featured on Oct 2, 2019

Frequency of work	39.1%
Clear communication/guidelines	32.5%
Good vendor/project management/people skills	18.5%
Ample/flexible deadlines	9.9%

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

Have you automated any of your work processes in recent years?

By anonymous - featured on Oct 1, 2019

No	44.5%
I don't think anything I do could be automated	22.0%
Yes (please share)	16.1%
No, but I am planning to / thinking about it	11.9%
Other - N/A	5.5%

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

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Do you work for any clients where the whole translation process is automated?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 30, 2019

No	51.6%
I'm not sure what that means	23.3%
Yes	18.6%
Other - N/A	3.6%
No, but at least one client is planning to implement this	2.4%
I used to, but... (please share)	0.5%

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

Have you made any recent changes to your own data and security practices?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 29, 2019

No	72.4%
Yes (please share)	13.9%
No, but I am planning to	9.5%
Other - N/A	4.2%

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

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Have you noticed any recent improvements in your clients' data and security practices?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 28, 2019

No	75.4%
Yes (please share)	16.5%
Other - N/A	8.1%

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

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Translators of the future will...

By anonymous - featured on Sep 27, 2019

A combination of more than one of these	36.3%
Be more numerous and less skilled	19.0%
Be fewer but better	18.2%
Other - N/A	11.9%
Be simply cogs in a machine	10.3%
Have greater say in the translation process	4.2%

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

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Have any of your regular clients introduced new steps in their translation process in the last year?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 26, 2019

No	44.8%
Yes	38.0%
I don't know	14.6%
Other - N/A	2.6%

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

Would you say that client - translator relationships have changed a lot in the last 5 years?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 25, 2019

Not really	37.1%
I'm not sure	29.7%
Yes (please share)	15.3%
I haven't been in the business that long yet	8.0%
Not at all	7.1%
Other - N/A	2.7%

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

Would you say the way you translate has changed a lot in the last 5 years?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 24, 2019

Yes	44.9%
Not really	42.0%
I haven't been in the business that long yet	6.3%
Not at all	5.1%
Other - N/A	1.7%

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

How often does the end client of your translation know who you are?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 23, 2019

Not often at all	23.8%
I don't know	21.1%
Never	14.7%
Occasionally	12.2%
Almost always	7.7%
Much of the time	7.4%
About half the time	7.2%
Always	3.4%
Other - N/A	2.4%

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

How often do you know who the end client of your translations is?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 22, 2019

Almost always	32.2%
Much of the time	18.4%
Always	13.9%
Occasionally	13.6%
Not often at all	9.1%
About half the time	7.8%
Never	2.8%
Other - N/A	2.2%

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

Have you ever missed out on a "dream job/project" while you were away on vacation?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 21, 2019

No	50.6%
Yes, more than once	23.6%
Yes, once	20.8%
Other - N/A	5.1%

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

Do you invest part of your income?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 20, 2019

Yes	36.2%
No	27.8%
No, but I'd like to	25.1%
I used to	7.3%
Other - N/A	3.6%

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

How many jobs would you say you have completed so far this year?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 19, 2019

10 - 50	19.0%
50 - 100	16.9%
I don't know and could not estimate	11.5%
0 - 10	11.1%
100 - 150	10.9%
More than 400	9.5%
200 - 300	8.4%
150 - 200	7.8%
300 - 400	4.8%

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

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What is the main reason your clients choose you as their translator rather than someone else?

By Kay-Viktor Stegemann - featured on Sep 18, 2019

The quality I deliver	41.1%
I don't know	18.2%
My field(s) of specialization	14.1%
My reliability/timeliness	13.7%
Other - N/A	4.7%
My rates	3.6%
My capacity/throughput	1.6%
My networking/contacts/advertising/marketing	1.5%
The number of my working languages	0.9%
My passion for language	0.6%

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

Do you use your computer or the internet in a language other than your native language?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 17, 2019

Yes	63.6%
Sometimes	24.4%
No	11.5%
Other - N/A	0.5%

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

Have you ever felt you don't get the professional recognition from your colleagues that you deserve?

By Mina Fayek - featured on Sep 16, 2019

No	52.5%
Yes	23.6%
I did, but at the beginning of my career	10.5%
Other - N/A	10.4%
I used to, but ... (please share)	3.0%

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

Is being competitive an advantage in your line of work?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 15, 2019

Yes	36.1%
Occasionally	23.6%
I don't know	21.6%
No	14.8%
Other - N/A	3.9%

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

Do you ever have more than one job going at once?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 14, 2019

Yes, often	60.9%
Yes, but not often	32.4%
No	5.2%
Other - N/A	1.6%

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

Work-wise, have you ever bitten off more than you can chew?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 13, 2019

Yes, a few times	45.5%
I don't think so	16.0%
Yes, several times	15.0%
No	9.2%
Yes, once	8.8%
Yes, a lot	5.5%

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

In negotiating with clients, which of these would you like to have more of?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 12, 2019

Knowledge of exactly what I should charge	41.7%
Confidence	19.2%
Knowledge of the client	16.0%
Time	13.1%
Other - N/A	10.1%

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

Which of these would you say you have most of?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 11, 2019

Skill	42.1%
Talent	26.6%
I don't know	23.6%
Other - N/A	7.8%

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

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How many clients have you given up because of their mandatory plaform?

By Zibow Retailleau - featured on Sep 10, 2019

None	50.9%
1-5	36.3%
Other - N/A	6.8%
5-10	4.2%
20-25	1.0%
15-20	0.8%

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

On a scale of 1 (low) to 5 (high), how would you rate your own business-running skills?

Would you say you have a strong online portfolio for clients to check out?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 7, 2019

No	25.2%
I don't use a portfolio	25.2%
It needs work	21.2%
Yes	13.4%
Not sure	13.3%
Other - N/A	1.6%

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

I find it difficult to keep good posture while working.

By anonymous - featured on Sep 6, 2019

You have not voted on this poll.

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How many online platforms do you use for work?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 5, 2019

How do you feel about the deadlines on your jobs in general?

By anonymous - featured on Sep 4, 2019

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About what percentage of your clients pay on time, without delay?

Do you use a clipboard manager?

By Jean Dimitriadis - featured on Aug 28, 2019

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Do you think Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already affecting the world of translation?

By anonymous - featured on Aug 27, 2019

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If they invented a way to install translation software directly into our brains, I would:

By anonymous - featured on Aug 26, 2019

Wait until it had been in use for some years	25.7%
Run off, horrified, to live in the wilderness and never come back	24.5%
Not use it, ever	19.1%
Other - N/A	11.7%
Be one of the first to sign up	10.0%
Resist jumping on board till the last possible moment	9.1%

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

How often do you dream about work?

By anonymous - featured on Aug 25, 2019

Do you submit personal ID if requested by the client?

By Priscila Wilke - featured on Aug 24, 2019

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