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Csaba Ban 
Hungary
Local time: 09:21
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English to Hungarian
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Is it just me, or others are also experiencing a sudden surge in translation jobs?
With me it started a week ago, when my regular clients started flooding me with larger-than-usual jobs. And now, in the past two days I've been contacted four times by prospective new clients.
All this comes just when I'm also busy with two major non-translation projects, when the spring weather is finally enjoyable, and when I'm starting a holiday a week from now...
In the past I'... See more Is it just me, or others are also experiencing a sudden surge in translation jobs?
With me it started a week ago, when my regular clients started flooding me with larger-than-usual jobs. And now, in the past two days I've been contacted four times by prospective new clients.
All this comes just when I'm also busy with two major non-translation projects, when the spring weather is finally enjoyable, and when I'm starting a holiday a week from now...
In the past I've seen fluctuations in workload, and I know it's normal, but this time all of these new jobs just happen to coincide within a very short timeframe.
Anyone else experiencing a similar surge?
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| | | | Harry Hermawan
Indonesia
Local time: 14:21
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SITE LOCALIZER | No, but isn't that good for business? | Apr 4, 2008 |
Csaba Ban wrote:
Is it just me, or others are also experiencing a sudden surge in translation jobs?
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Anyone else experiencing a similar surge?
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No. Isn't steady and surge in load good for business?
Moi...expecting a surge in translation job anytime soon...
Happy weekend...
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Yes, but almost exclusively from US agencies trying to buy a euro’s worth of translation for a USD!
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Sven Petersson
Medical translator
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If anything, a but quieter than usual, altho' my records show that April is never exactly a rip-roaring month.
Still, good luck to you
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Latin_Hellas (X)
United States
Local time: 09:21
Italian to English
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| Comes and Goes | Apr 4, 2008 |
January was a just below last year's pace in volume terms. I experienced a slowdown in the first ten days of February then a more than full blast for six weeks (had to refuse jobs simply due to lack of capacity), currently a moderate pace, but wouldn't be surprised to receive a full blast again starting next week.
Unless globalization is derailed and/or there is a deep worldwide recession, I expect demand for translations to remain steady or increase, at all price ranges.
... See more January was a just below last year's pace in volume terms. I experienced a slowdown in the first ten days of February then a more than full blast for six weeks (had to refuse jobs simply due to lack of capacity), currently a moderate pace, but wouldn't be surprised to receive a full blast again starting next week.
Unless globalization is derailed and/or there is a deep worldwide recession, I expect demand for translations to remain steady or increase, at all price ranges.
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| | | | Parrot
Spain
Local time: 09:21
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Where I live, January and the first quarter are traditionally low (just closed VAT for the first quarter, and practically zero growth posted with respect to 2007 - which may be a consequence of a rates hike I had to slap on top of our end-of-year 3.6% inflation figure). I got the sensation that people were lying low and just coming out of the woodwork. Attributed it to the general mortgage crunch.
Over here, 2nd and 3rd quarter growths are usually high, with a slight drop in the 4th... See more Where I live, January and the first quarter are traditionally low (just closed VAT for the first quarter, and practically zero growth posted with respect to 2007 - which may be a consequence of a rates hike I had to slap on top of our end-of-year 3.6% inflation figure). I got the sensation that people were lying low and just coming out of the woodwork. Attributed it to the general mortgage crunch.
Over here, 2nd and 3rd quarter growths are usually high, with a slight drop in the 4th. Could this be a general trend? ▲ Collapse
| | | | Ana Kübli
Croatia
Local time: 09:21
German to Croatian
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... I'd say!
I can relate to your situation... same thing happens to me every time I plan a holiday and I usually have to plan my holidays well.... and the more I am looking forward to holidays, the more inquiries I get....
But it's good for business, I would say.
Have a nice weekend!
| | | | | When it rains it poors | Apr 4, 2008 |
combined with Murphy's law as Ana pointed out
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A surge in the space of a few weeks, after a very slow month in February. The same day I accepted a big project, more projects started coming in... aargh!
I think it's just Murphy's law, not attribuable to any particular trend.
| | | | Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 00:21
English to German
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In memoriam
Sven Petersson wrote:
Yes, but almost exclusively from US agencies trying to buy a euro’s worth of translation for a USD
I have been experiencing an extreme surge of projects by US manufacturers who give the projects to European agencies and those well-paid jobs end up on my desk back in the US. This has been going on for many months.
How do you explain that?
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Nicole Schnell wrote:
I have been experiencing an extreme surge of projects by US manufacturers who give the projects to European agencies and those well-paid jobs end up on my desk back in the US. This has been going on for many months.
How do you explain that?
There is no explanation other than the agencies' marketing power and the naivety of end customers.
Last year I got at least a dozen jobs that travelled literally round the world from companies located within 150 km radius from my home to end up on my desk. As there's absolutely no difference in my rates offered to agencies / end customers, I wonder how much they spent on agencies' margins in total...
| | | | Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 00:21
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In memoriam | Not sure how this is supposed to be related to naivety | Apr 4, 2008 |
Iza Szczypka wrote: There is no explanation other than the agencies' marketing power and the naivety of end customers. Last year I got at least a dozen jobs that travelled literally round the world from companies located within 150 km radius from my home to end up on my desk. As there's absolutely no difference in my rates offered to agencies / end customers, I wonder how much they spent on agencies' margins in total...
The companies I am talking about are world market leaders and they simply pick the providers they like best because they can afford it.
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The amount of work has been fairly steady for months now. However, one pattern I've noticed over the past couple of months is that the majority of my jobs tend to come in on a Friday - and the deadline is invariably Monday/Tuesday! What a coincidence!
Simon
| | | | Oleg Rudavin
Ukraine
Local time: 10:21
Member (2003)
English to Ukrainian
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| Even with regular ups and downs... | Apr 4, 2008 |
Even with regular ups and downs, idle and rush periods, there is one obvious trend in the market: the amount of jobs increases faster than the quantity of translators capable to handle them.
| | | | Laura Tridico
United States
Local time: 03:21
French to English
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| I've had a busy year... | Apr 4, 2008 |
but I've noticed a lot of demand the past few weeks, especially in the financial sector. I've had several jobs in the 25K-50K word range this year, and I've been working full steam, still passing on jobs I'd otherwise love to do. I have a feeling there's a lot of demand in the commercial French>English sector right now. Many of my colleagues are really busy as well.
I thought the recent push might be due the end of the first quarter... Not that I'm complaining!
... See more but I've noticed a lot of demand the past few weeks, especially in the financial sector. I've had several jobs in the 25K-50K word range this year, and I've been working full steam, still passing on jobs I'd otherwise love to do. I have a feeling there's a lot of demand in the commercial French>English sector right now. Many of my colleagues are really busy as well.
I thought the recent push might be due the end of the first quarter... Not that I'm complaining!
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