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 | Poll: How long after sending a quote do you usually follow up on it? ( 1... 2) | 15
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| Poll: Which of the following causes you the most stress while translating a project? | 12
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| Poll: What's the most powerful tool for work while you're away from your home/office? | 13
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| Poll: Have you ever had any sudden problem arise with a project just as the deadline was approaching? ( 1... 2) | 25
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| Poll: Do you accept assignments to post-edit machine translations? ( 1... 2) | 28
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| Poll: Do you accept to provide letters of reference/recommendations to potential clients? ( 1... 2) | 22
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| Poll: Do you accept a project when you are in the middle of another one? | 14
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| Poll: Are you satisfied with your income as a freelance translator/interpreter? | 11
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| Poll: I think in... ( 1... 2) | 17
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| Poll: Do you inform potential clients of your rates in your first contact? ( 1... 2) | 16
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| Poll: Have you ever abandoned a project after you accepted it? ( 1... 2) | 21
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| Poll: Do you have liability insurance? ( 1... 2) | 20
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| Poll: How much of your income comes from clients based in your source language country(ies)? | 12
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| Poll: Work-wise, how often do you feel burned out? | 4
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| Poll: At what age do you plan to retire from work as a full-time freelance translator? ( 1... 2) | 23
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| Poll: Do you sometimes dream of current translation projects at night? ( 1... 2) | 18
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| Poll: Do you quote on potential projects? ( 1... 2) | 21
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| Poll: How often are you offered a job/asked to provide a quote during the weekend? ( 1... 2) | 23
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| Poll: I learned my acquired language(s) primarily through... ( 1... 2) | 25
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| Poll: How many language pairs do you work in? ( 1... 2) | 21
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| Poll: What motivates you the most to undertake CPD (Continuing Professional Development)?? | 13
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| Poll: Do you involve your family members in your translation business? ( 1... 2) | 15
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| Poll: How often do you hit a period during which you receive few or no jobs for several days? | 14
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| Poll: Do you respond to translation requests sent to several translators at the same time? ( 1... 2) | 25
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| Poll: Have you ever worked in a team? ( 1... 2) | 15
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| Poll: In which language do you write when submitting a quote for a translation job? | 11
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| Poll: On average, how many hours per week do you work? | 12
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| Poll: Would you recommend a career in translation to younger students? | 10
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| Poll: Which payment terms do you most commonly accept? ( 1... 2) | 23
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| Poll: How do you normally calculate your prices? ( 1... 2) | 24
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| Poll: Have you attended any online trainings or webinars? | 13
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| Poll: Are you a member of a professional translation association? ( 1... 2) | 23
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| Poll: Do you prefer to work with an existing translation/TM to follow or without it? ( 1... 2) | 21
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| Poll: Do you accept to reduce your fees to gain more projects? ( 1... 2) | 20
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| Poll: How long have you been working as a translator? ( 1... 2) | 18
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| Poll: Has having your own website helped your business? ( 1... 2) | 22
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| Poll: What do you use to plan big translation projects? ( 1, 2... 3) | 34
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| Poll: How confident are you with your translation work? ( 1... 2) | 21
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| Poll: Do you alter your rates depending on the client's country of residence? ( 1... 2) | 19
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| Poll: How do you usually learn to use new software? ( 1... 2) | 15
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| Poll: What is the best investment you have ever made for your business? ( 1, 2, 3... 4) | 54
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| Poll: Do you always undertake a job after receiving a PO? ( 1... 2) | 15
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| Poll: Are you officially registered as a business? ( 1... 2) | 25
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| Poll: Do you mostly wait for or look for jobs? | 12
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| Poll: Do you reveal your rates to colleagues? ( 1... 2) | 17
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| Poll: Do you proofread your work before delivering it? ( 1... 2) | 18
(2,870) |
| Poll: Do you replace your dictionaries when new editions are published? ( 1, 2... 3) | 38
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| Poll: How often do you clean your hardware (especially screen and keyboard) ? | 6
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| Poll: Do you have favorite customers among your clients? | 9
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| Poll: What skill do you believe is the most important for succeeding as a freelance translator? ( 1, 2... 3) | 31
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