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Do you ever take a day out to do administration work?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 26, 2016
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What has been your most effective strategy to get paid by very late payers?
By Oliver Lawrence - featured on Aug 25, 2016
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Have you learned a language you have not been able to fully employ in your translation work?
By Alessandra Meregaglia - featured on Aug 24, 2016
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Have you ever learnt something by proofreading another translator's translation?
By Natalia Pedrosa - featured on Aug 23, 2016
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How many holiday/vacation weeks do you usually take in a year?
By Mary Worby - featured on Aug 22, 2016
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Is it worthwhile having a Facebook page for your translation business?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 21, 2016
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Do you reply to mass emails from outsourcers?
By Gitte Hoveds (X) - featured on Aug 20, 2016
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Would you stop being a freelancer if you were offered a permanent in-house position?
By Andrea Garfield-Barkworth - featured on Aug 19, 2016
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Do you encourage your own children to learn other languages?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 18, 2016
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Do you consider that ProZ.com has helped you to reach and get new clients?
By Maria do Rosário Quadros - featured on Aug 17, 2016
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How often do you check your primary email?
By Tural Effendi - featured on Aug 16, 2016
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Supposing there are no other factors involved, who gets your priority?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 15, 2016
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August 13th is the International Left Handers Day. Are you right-handed or left-handed?
By Catharine Cellier-Smart - featured on Aug 14, 2016
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How many hours on average do you usually work per day?
By Anton_B - featured on Aug 13, 2016
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On average, how many jobs do you turn down due to your busy schedule?
By Bruno Depascale - featured on Aug 12, 2016
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What contingency plan do you have if your internet connection fails?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 11, 2016
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Do you think the UK's withdrawal from the EU is going to affect your translation business?
By Helen Portefaix - featured on Aug 10, 2016
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Do you usually charge rush fees?
By Milena Taylor - featured on Aug 9, 2016
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Is your work showing any sign of slowing down at this time of the year?
By Mary Worby - featured on Aug 8, 2016
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Have you already voted in the ProZ.com community choice awards?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 7, 2016
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How often do you increase your rates?
By Anne-Virginie Lerat - featured on Aug 6, 2016
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Do you have a job other than translation?
By Silvia Di Profio - featured on Aug 5, 2016
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Do you purchase the license of your CAT tool anew every time it has a major upgrade?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 4, 2016
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Freelancers, how would you label yourself as a language services provider?
By José Henrique Lamensdorf - featured on Aug 3, 2016
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Did a client ever go out of business owing you money?
By Muriel Vasconcellos (X) - featured on Aug 2, 2016
No, never 57.6%
Yes, once or twice 35.1%
Other - N/A 5.4%
Yes, many times 1.8%
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Have you ever worked on a project which made you change completely your opinion on the subject?
By Carla Lopes - featured on Aug 1, 2016
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Can translators be over-qualified for a job?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 31, 2016
Yes 46.1%
No 42.5%
Other - N/A 11.4%
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Do you think we should charge for the delivery of a translation memory?
By Ines R. - featured on Jul 30, 2016
Yes 33.0%
Never thought about it 28.0%
No 16.3%
I don't know 12.3%
Other - N/A 10.4%
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Your main e-mail address is...
By Monika Jakacka Márquez - featured on Jul 29, 2016
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How concerned are you about losing your job to translation software in the future?
By Cenk Haznacı - featured on Jul 28, 2016
Not concerned at all 57.0%
Somewhat concerned 26.5%
Quite concerned 9.0%
Other - N/A 4.2%
Very concerned indeed 3.4%
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If no instructions are given, how closely do you match the format of a scanned PDF?
By Kathryn Litherland - featured on Jul 27, 2016
I present a rough approximation using basic Word tools 33.0%
I present a very close approximation (e.g. fonts/font sizes) 26.8%
I recreate the layout/styles precisely 19.8%
Other - N/A 12.7%
I present the translation as straight text 7.7%
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What is the most important lesson that you have learned as a translator?
By Morano El-Kholy - featured on Jul 26, 2016
To specialize in a certain field 34.1%
Other - N/A 28.3%
To be extremely cautious with everyone 16.0%
To have patience regarding payment issues 12.1%
To be creative and develop a sense of humor 9.4%
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Have you ever had a recurring dream about your translation/interpretation work?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 25, 2016
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Throughout your career, which has been your recipe to increase your income?
By Alan Corbo, CT - featured on Jul 24, 2016
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If you had to convince someone, how many good reasons could you list for becoming a translator?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 23, 2016
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How many programs do you keep open while translating?
By Mario Chavez (X) - featured on Jul 22, 2016
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In the last six months, your rates per word have...
By Vito Smolej - featured on Jul 21, 2016
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Have you ever worked as a full time voluntary translator/interpreter abroad?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 20, 2016
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Do you recommend that colleagues and new translators join ProZ.com?
By Nisreen Barakat - featured on Jul 19, 2016
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When you translate a ".doc" document, which layout do you work with?
By Helena Diaz del Real - featured on Jul 18, 2016
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How many hard drives do you have in your computer?
By M. Laut - featured on Jul 17, 2016
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Would you call being a translator/interpreter exciting?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 16, 2016
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Have you determined a certain day of the week on which you don't accept any work?
By tilak raj - featured on Jul 15, 2016
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The most common reason why you might turn down a client is...
By Anna Grynfeld Smith - featured on Jul 14, 2016
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Have you had an experience that made you think, “I’ll never do a translation like that again”?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 13, 2016
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Do you use the new ProZ.com app?
By Montse S. - featured on Jul 12, 2016
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Considering the earning potential of fulltime freelance translation, my income is:
By Oleg Rudavin - featured on Jul 11, 2016
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How long had you been learning your 2nd language before you could think freely in it?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 10, 2016
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Have you experienced any of these work-related ailments?
By Julianne Rowland - featured on Jul 9, 2016
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Do you submit quotes for a job if an outsourcer does not have any Blue Board entries?
By Rodrigo Bueno - featured on Jul 8, 2016
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6739 polls, displaying 3001 through 3050