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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Comparing Jan '12 with Jan '11, has your turnover increased?".
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[Subject edited by staff or moderator 2012-01-30 10:33 GMT]
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 15:30
Member (2003)
Spanish to English
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| | Decreased, but . . . | Jan 30 |
I have been turning down jobs that I would have accepted last year because I have a client that pays much more. Less volume, but more money. Right now I need the time because I'm writing a book.
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Mary Worby
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:30
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German to English
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But that's largely down to the fact that the Euro has weakened against Sterling. The actual number of Euros earned is broadly similar.
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neilmac
Spain
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It's probably about the same as last year, but it's not an issue, as long as I make enough to pay my bills, cope with expenses and stay out of debt. "Lagom är bäst".
Out of curiosity, I just had a look, and in terms of invoices issued in January (corresponding to work done in 2011) it is higher than last year. The amount of work actually done in January is about the same for both years, although previous years may have been quiter or busier, but again I really don't recall, since I tend to do everything on a "need-to-know" basis and this is something I don't really need to know, or else I probably would.
[Edited at 2012-01-30 12:09 GMT]
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Interlangue
Belgium
Local time: 00:30
English to French
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As January 2011 was close to zero, it could hardly decrease and I am relieved to see that work is coming in quite regularly!
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Bin Tiede
Germany
Local time: 00:30
Member (2008)
German to Chinese
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neilmac wrote:
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I don't calculate my turnover on a monthly basis. But I do know I made much less in January 2012 than the month before - December 2011.
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Jen Woolcock
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:30
Member (2011)
German to English
| | Quieter than December | Jan 30 |
I agree with Bin - January was much quieter than December. I only just started freelancing in October so can't comment on last year. Although I'm back up to full capacity now, the first fortnight of January was pretty much full of tumbleweed!
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Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:30
Member (2009)
Spanish to English
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But not by a significant amount and more due to my own choice than a lack of demand.
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Marta Cervera Areny
Spain
Local time: 00:30
Member (2008)
Catalan to Spanish
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| | January is usually a quiet month... | Jan 30 |
I can't compare with last year as I had a 3-week vacation in January '11, but January and February are usually quieter months for me... Not this year, though! I've been working over my full capacity in January, especially the last 2 weeks, and it seems February is going to be just the same...
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Marlene Blanshay
Canada
Local time: 18:30
Member (2009)
French to English
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or very slight increase. January is usually quiet, especially the first two weeks. It was the same last year as I recall. Things just picked up in the last half of the month but mostly it was two large jobs, one of which I'm working on now.
December, however, was very busy.
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Michaël Temmerman
Costa Rica
Local time: 16:30
Member (2005)
English to Dutch
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| | can't really compare | Jan 30 |
Last year I moved to Costa Rica in January, so I took nearly the whole month off. I only did one job for a client then.
This year I didn't work in the first two weeks, but it's very busy. I think it's the busiest January I've ever had, even though it might just be my bad memory
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inkweaver
Germany
Local time: 00:30
English to German
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January 2011 was excellent, but January this year was even better. Which is a relief, since October and November were very quiet.
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Tim Drayton
Cyprus
Local time: 01:30
Turkish to English
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Down about ten per cent.
PS Thank you for asking a precise and unambiguous question to which an objective answer may be made.
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Elena Novski
Canada
Local time: 18:30
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Russian to English
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January is traditionally slow in my language pair, due to 10 days of legal holidays in Russia.
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Jenn Mercer
United States
Local time: 18:30
Member (2009)
French to English
MODERATOR | | January's turnover deceptive | Jan 30 |
My turnover for January is higher than last year, but outstanding invoices show that February will be lower. Of course, in Feb last year, I was waiting for a stack of LATE invoices to come in - so who knows? I am keeping busy with good clients, so I am feeling much more positive this year than last.
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