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Poll: Do you have any alternative source(s) of income other than translation?
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Rudolf Frans Maulany
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荷兰
Local time: 13:50
English英语译成Indonesian印度尼西亚语
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Yes Aug 6, 2014

Yes, because income from translation is not a stable income(complementary) I also work as a medical doctor.

 
Jack Doughty
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英国
Local time: 12:50
Russian俄语译成English英语
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纪念
Not sure Aug 6, 2014

I have another income but it's a pension from a full-time translating job.

 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
葡萄牙
Local time: 12:50
正式会员 (自2007)
English英语译成Portuguese葡萄牙语
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Just like me... Aug 6, 2014

Jack Doughty wrote:

I have another income but it's a pension from a full-time translating job.


 
Suzan Hamer
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荷兰
Local time: 13:50
English英语
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Yes, Aug 6, 2014

from editing and proofreading English texts.

 
Crystal Samples
Crystal Samples  Identity Verified
美国
Local time: 06:50
French法语译成English英语
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Yes Aug 6, 2014

I teach ESL (English as a Second Language) part-time at a local university. However, I'm taking a break from that at least until October.

 
neilmac
neilmac
西班牙
Local time: 13:50
Spanish西班牙语译成English英语
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Other Aug 6, 2014

Not really, not nowadays. I used to teach TEFL so I could go back to that. There are other things I could do to earn a crust as well, if translation wasn't working out.

 
Philippe Etienne
Philippe Etienne  Identity Verified
西班牙
Local time: 13:50
会员
English英语译成French法语
I answered No Aug 6, 2014

But in fact I rent a small flat that I own.
I didn't think about it as it is a small source of income compared to translation (and correlated editing, QC and what-not).

Philippe


 
Muriel Vasconcellos
Muriel Vasconcellos  Identity Verified
美国
Local time: 04:50
正式会员 (自2003)
Spanish西班牙语译成English英语
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Like Jack and Teresa Aug 6, 2014

I have a pension and Social Security from working as a full-time translator. More than half my income comes from my freelance work.

I also receive royalties from my recently published memoir, Finding My Invincible Summer, but they're not much to write home about.


 
Sundar Gopalakrishnan
Sundar Gopalakrishnan
印度
Local time: 17:20
English英语译成Tamil泰米尔语
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Yeah! Aug 6, 2014

I edit and proofread both English and Tamil texts. I do indexing. I check the accuracy, consistency, and aptness of translations by others.

 
Michael Harris
Michael Harris  Identity Verified
德国
Local time: 13:50
正式会员 (自2006)
German德语译成English英语
No Aug 6, 2014

No need to really, oh hang on, if my wife works, does that count;-)

 
DianeGM
DianeGM  Identity Verified
Local time: 14:50
正式会员 (自2006)
Dutch荷兰语译成English英语
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Yes ... Aug 6, 2014

I have income from freelance journalism too.

 
Jenn Mercer
Jenn Mercer  Identity Verified
美国
Local time: 07:50
正式会员 (自2009)
French法语译成English英语
Yes and No Aug 6, 2014

I answered No as I am a full-time translator and translation amounts to 99% of my income. However, my husband also works and it takes our combined income to run a household.

 
Hege Jakobsen Lepri
Hege Jakobsen Lepri  Identity Verified
挪威
Local time: 13:50
正式会员 (自2002)
English英语译成Norwegian挪威语
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Other... Aug 6, 2014

I can hardly count the small amounts I get from my literary writing as "income" yet - it's more in the realm of "encouragement".

 
Hege Jakobsen Lepri
Hege Jakobsen Lepri  Identity Verified
挪威
Local time: 13:50
正式会员 (自2002)
English英语译成Norwegian挪威语
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This is true for me too Aug 6, 2014

Jenn Mercer wrote:

I answered No as I am a full-time translator and translation amounts to 99% of my income. However, my husband also works and it takes our combined income to run a household.


In my case, I could certainly "support myself" with my translation income, but I wouldn't be able to afford to live where I live, nor have the lifestyle I have. It takes two to tango (and pay for a bunch of extras)


 
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