Poll: Financially, for me, the first half of 2012 was Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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| | | | Simon Bruni 
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:27
Member (2009)
Spanish to English
Translation will never be financially 'excellent'
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In the first half of 2012 I made more than I used to make in a whole year.
| | | | Natalia Pedrosa
Spain
Local time: 21:27
Member (2012)
English to Spanish
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| I replied 'Not very good' but | Jul 14, 2012 |
Overall it has been much better than the first half of 2011.
Happy holidaying!
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| It's a matter of relativity :) | Jul 14, 2012 |
As one learned quote says: Under some circumstances, the mass of a system in general relativity may not even be defined.
Hence the answer: don't know. Obviously, it can't be a mainstream answer; one more smiley 
[Edited at 2012-07-14 11:29 GMT]
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| | | | Julian Holmes
Japan
Local time: 04:27
Member (2011)
Japanese to English
| Supercalifragilisticexpialidociously excellent | Jul 14, 2012 |
or, in normal parlance, a quantum leap beyond what I made in 2011.
I was basically out of action for the whole year since I had 3 operations on my hand for a severed tendon and complications. 
Anyway, I replied "Other" because there was no option "2011 was a sodding writeoff". 
| | | | Andrea Munhoz
Brazil
Local time: 16:27
Portuguese to English
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If only it'd been like the excellent second half of 2011...
| | | | Alison Sabedoria (X)
United Kingdom
French to English
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Big projects for premium clients.
Now I can enjoy the summer.
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Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 15:27
Spanish to English
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And it would not even have been decent were it not for a book contract. This gives pause....
| | | | Allison Wright (X)
Portugal
Local time: 20:27
An enormous relief, since the second half of 2011 was awful.
| | | | Dinny
Greece
Local time: 22:27
Italian to Danish
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| Tough learning | Jul 14, 2012 |
It taught me that you don´t get nothing for nothing.
Or, actually, that you get nothing for nothing.
I was lazy, relying on my "usuals", not doing any marketing to get new contacts, ´cause "how would I fit them in". Geez, I´ve been here 20 years, they will wake up, won´t they? Well, surprise! My usuals apparently went into crisis full time, work was just not coming... untill I woke up and realized that you can never just lean back and wait for the roast chicken to come fly... See more It taught me that you don´t get nothing for nothing.
Or, actually, that you get nothing for nothing.
I was lazy, relying on my "usuals", not doing any marketing to get new contacts, ´cause "how would I fit them in". Geez, I´ve been here 20 years, they will wake up, won´t they? Well, surprise! My usuals apparently went into crisis full time, work was just not coming... untill I woke up and realized that you can never just lean back and wait for the roast chicken to come flying in.
So I am back on track again with some new clients and some of the old arisen from the dead.
A lesson learned.
Roast chicken for dinner.
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| | | | | the second half | Jul 14, 2012 |
of 2011 was better. I have had more slow spots in the first half of 2012, even with new clients.
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Wolfgang Vogt
Argentina
Local time: 16:27
English to German
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My kids are asking already "Who's that guy that appears around lunchtime and stays over?"
Just kidding, but I've been busy and had to struggle to take days off...
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