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Poll: Does your work volume increase or decrease around this time of year? | The same

Mario Freitas — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 20:51:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Does your work volume increase or decrease around this time of year?
Poster: Mario Freitas
Post title: The same

I hope it increases, but I have ups and downs every year, and I can never tell when they are for sure. But January is usually a week month (vacations).

Poll: Does your work volume increase or decrease around this time of year? | Thinking of offering a Black Friday discount

Elizabeth Tamblin (X) — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 15:32:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Does your work volume increase or decrease around this time of year?
Poster: Elizabeth Tamblin (X)
Post title: Thinking of offering a Black Friday discount

It could work...

Poll: Does your work volume increase or decrease around this time of year? | Increase

Daniel Frisano — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 12:13:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Does your work volume increase or decrease around this time of year?
Poster: Daniel Frisano
Post title: Increase

Slow but steady increase from April all the way to December, stationary to slight decrease in January, sharp decrease in February-March (vacation time!), then it starts all over again.

Poll: Does your work volume increase or decrease around this time of year? | Other

Elizabeth Tamblin (X) — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 11:52:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Does your work volume increase or decrease around this time of year?
Poster: Elizabeth Tamblin (X)
Post title: Other

It varies for me too.

Poll: Does your work volume increase or decrease around this time of year? | Permanent random

José Henrique Lamensdorf — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 10:24:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Does your work volume increase or decrease around this time of year?
Poster: José Henrique Lamensdorf
Post title: Permanent random

My clients are scattered on a rectangle spanning East from Sydney to Istanbul, and South from Reykjavik to Buenos Aires. I am sure that 95%+ of them don't know each other (5% of the constant ones are referrals).

Yet I get the impression that they get in cahoots to leave me idling or working on one-off gigs for a while, and then some virtual battle cry makes them all strike me at once. Timing is always random.

Poll: Does your work volume increase or decrease around this time of year? | Its my busiest time of year.

Angus Stewart — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 10:10:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Does your work volume increase or decrease around this time of year?
Poster: Angus Stewart
Post title: Its my busiest time of year.

Normally the period running from October until Christmas is my busiest this time of year. However, this year I am moving house so have taken some time off from the fray.

Poll: Does your work volume increase or decrease around this time of year? | "End of" syndrome

Terry Richards — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 10:09:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Does your work volume increase or decrease around this time of year?
Poster: Terry Richards
Post title: "End of" syndrome

Everybody wants it finished by the "end of" something. When the end of the week, end of the month and end of the year effectively come together, you get an "end of" coincidence event! I find my work load rises steadily through November and December, peaking on Christmas Eve. In January, it falls into the black hole.

It does vary from year to year because a month's work, for me, consists of a relatively small number of individual projects (in the 10-20 range) so just one project more or less can have a detectable impact on the month.

Poll: Does your work volume increase or decrease around this time of year? | Other

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 09:25:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Does your work volume increase or decrease around this time of year?
Poster: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Post title: Other

It varies from year to year. Right now I’m quite busy and I’m also booked for next week. Two big projects are in progress, we will see….

Poll: Does your work volume increase or decrease around this time of year? | Other

neilmac — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 08:21:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Does your work volume increase or decrease around this time of year?
Poster: neilmac
Post title: Other

It varies. Some years I've been busier than others. Right now my inbox is quiet and I'll be happy if it stays that way until nextweek. However, this year 4 or 5 clients have asked me to bill them in advance so that they can use up their annual budget.... so it's all ticking over nicely :)

Poll: Does your work volume increase or decrease around this time of year?

ProZ.com Staff — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 08:10:02 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Does your work volume increase or decrease around this time of year?
Poster: ProZ.com Staff

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