When you increase your rates, how do you handle existing clients?

Do you find some of your clients have overly-complicated terms for work and payment?

Do you disclose your real name in your online profile(s)?

Have you ever felt your business may fail for good?

"Machine learning will crack the code of language translation."

Have you ever been asked to "proofread" (instead of translate) a machine-translated document?

How would you describe your financial situation?

Is January the slowest when it comes to work?

When you check the profile of the "Featured Translator" on the home page, it's usually because of...

What's the best thing about your job?

Is your phone mostly a work tool, or a distraction from your work?

Good translators and interpreters don't need to worry about marketing their services

How much time do you spend on administrative tasks (e.g. invoicing, recording project details)?

In general, what is your response time when clients contact you?

Do any of your clients provide tech support for their translators?

Have you made changes to the way you serve your clients in the past few years?

Who is the main income-earner in your household?

Is it possible for a freelance translator to work efficiently without a dedicated work space?

Has source text quality worsened since you started translating?

In general, how does your income compare with the average in your country of residence?

If you lost your two top clients suddenly, would it be difficult to recover economically?

Have you ever translated from (or into) a language you do not master?

If you were offered a well-paid position in-house, would you drop freelancing?

How many languages are spoken in your household?

Do you make feedback entries on the Blue Board?

Have you ever underestimated the work involved in a project and quoted too low?

Do you often miss out on jobs because of your (native) language variant?

At what age do you plan to retire?

Do you have any professional New Year's resolutions?

In general, do new clients contact you first, or do you contact them?

How many languages do you speak, read or understand OTHER THAN your working languages?

Do you have less work towards the end of the year?

Do you apply different rates depending on the client, or a standard rate for all?

What do you do when you find errors in a translation after delivering it?

Have you ever lost a client over biting off more than you can chew?

Is your work environment healthy and comfortable?

What's the best hardware upgrade you've ever made?

Has your being a freelancer been a source of stress within your family?

Are freelance translators also entrepreneurs?

You win a million dollars. Would you continue freelancing?

Have you ever found errors in a translation after delivering it?

Do you typically have to explain your work when people ask what you do?

What is the one thing you wish your current clients could improve?

Are you capable of working on two or more projects at the same time?

Have any of your clients gone out of business over the past year?

How often do you usually buy new dictionaries or reference material?

What % of your freelance income goes to your rent or mortgage (home/office space)?

How have your rates changed over the last 3 years?

Do you pick up new words for your translations from the media (TV, radio, cinema, etc.)?

Formal or friendly: which do you most use with new clients?