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6041 polls, displaying 751 through 800
Do you take pro-bono translations for humanitarian or non-profit organizations?
By Monia Filipe - featured on Dec 21, 2021
Yes, sporadically 36.4%
No, never 27.2%
No, but I would like to 23.7%
Other, please share 7.3%
Yes, regularly 5.4%
464 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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When are you usually paid?
By Marie Anne Halbwachs - featured on Dec 20, 2021
1 month after delivery 61.5%
2 months after delivery 22.1%
1-2 weeks after delivery 8.4%
Days after delivery 4.7%
More than 2 months 3.3%
429 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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If you could get native mastery of one new language as a Christmas gift, what would be your choice?
By Bjørnar Magnussen - featured on Dec 18, 2021
Mandarin Chinese 18.1%
Other (please share!) 16.9%
Japanese 13.6%
French 12.2%
Spanish 9.4%
Russian 9.2%
Arabic 8.7%
English 7.5%
Korean 4.5%
426 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What do you like most about being a freelancer?
By Inga Jakobi - featured on Dec 17, 2021
Flexibility 41.2%
Being my own boss 41.0%
Diversity of work 8.6%
Money 3.6%
I don't like being a freeelancer 3.0%
Other (please share) 2.6%
534 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Which do you think is most important in a client's eyes?
By BelkisDV - featured on Dec 16, 2021
Experience 78.1%
Other (please share) 10.4%
Professional certification 7.9%
Academic credentials 3.5%
517 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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If a translation agency has no Blue Board record, you...?
By Nina Khmielnitzky - featured on Dec 15, 2021
Check on other professional review sites 38.9%
Other (please share) 16.0%
Ask your colleagues for references 13.5%
Refuse with no explanation 10.6%
Request a downpayment 10.0%
Ask them for references 8.5%
Refuse and state why 2.6%
1630 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you make use of your own proofreader?
By anonymous - featured on Nov 13, 2021
Never 53.6%
Depends on the rates I negotiated 13.9%
Yes, if translating into a non-native language 11.2%
Other (please share) 10.5%
Yes, for complex translations 6.0%
Yes, for big/long projects 4.7%
466 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Does branding your freelance translation business give you a real advantage?
By anonymous - featured on Nov 12, 2021
No, it makes no difference. 28.9%
Yes, it can give you a small advantage. 28.2%
Other (please share). 24.7%
Yes, it makes a huge difference. 18.2%
450 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you feel your work affects your family life or home life?
By Carla Lopes - featured on Nov 11, 2021
Yes 57.5%
No 37.9%
Other (please share) 4.6%
614 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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If a potential client doesn't get back to you after a translation test, you...
By Alicia Casal - featured on Nov 10, 2021
Let it go without any follow up 50.0%
Ask them once about when to expect feedback 41.4%
Ask them repeatedly about results 8.6%
604 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you get bored during your work?
By Nina Khmielnitzky - featured on Nov 9, 2021
I am rarely bored 60.4%
I am often bored 22.6%
I'm having a blast! 6.9%
Other (please share) 6.6%
I am always bored 3.4%
619 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you read newspapers?
By anonymous - featured on Nov 8, 2021
Yes, I read the news every day 39.6%
Yes, I read the news occasionally 24.5%
No, I get the news from TV 12.4%
No, I don't follow the news 10.8%
Other (please share) 9.2%
No, I get the news from radio 3.6%
445 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you work mainly with local or international clients?
By anonymous - featured on Nov 7, 2021
Foreign clients and agencies 58.9%
Both in equal measure 22.0%
Local clients and agencies 19.1%
440 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is your main source of projects?
By anonymous - featured on Nov 6, 2021
Agencies 70.2%
Both in equal measure 15.9%
Direct clients 13.8%
615 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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When do you get up in the morning?
By Giuliana d'Orazi Flavoni - featured on Nov 5, 2021
Before 7.00 am 38.3%
7.00 - 8.00 am 30.9%
8.00 - 9.00 am 16.7%
9.00 - 10.00 am 7.2%
Other (please share) 2.6%
10.00 - 11.00 am 1.8%
Past noon 1.7%
11.00-12.00 am 0.8%
663 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Where do you usually work from?
By Mariela Vallati - featured on Nov 4, 2021
At home, in my study. 52.0%
At home, in the shared area. 19.3%
At home, in my bedroom. 12.8%
In my own office. 10.7%
In my employer's office. 2.4%
Other (please share) 1.8%
In a co-working space. 1.0%
673 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you switch off your mobile phone at night?
By anonymous - featured on Nov 3, 2021
No 46.6%
Yes 33.2%
Never 12.5%
Other (please share) 5.2%
I don't use a mobile phone 1.9%
Only during weekends 0.6%
633 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Your top priority for marketing?
By Portalkata - featured on Nov 2, 2021
mouth to mouth 35.8%
other (please share) 30.0%
search engine optimization 21.6%
online ads 12.2%
print ads 0.4%
533 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you set working hour limits for yourself?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 30, 2021
No, I have no set working hours limit 59.0%
Yes, I work a 25-35 hour week 11.1%
Yes, I work a 35-45 hour week 10.9%
Yes, I work a 45-55 hour week 6.0%
Yes, but I'm willing to work 60+ weeks for certain clients 5.3%
Other (please share) 4.2%
Yes, but I still regularly work 60+ hours weeks 3.5%
432 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How often do you exercise?
By Michael and Raimunda Poe - featured on Oct 29, 2021
I don't exercise regularly 33.2%
every day 17.4%
three times a week 15.6%
twice a week 10.0%
four times a week 8.1%
five times a week 5.7%
once a week 4.8%
other 3.6%
six times a week 1.7%
582 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What would be your primary reason for ever turning down a job offer with a high pay rate?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 28, 2021
Company reputation 33.0%
Outside of comfort zone 28.7%
Ethical or religious conflict 19.4%
Other (please share) 11.8%
Disability 4.7%
Location 2.3%
515 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What mobile operating system do you use for work?
By Enrico Antonio Mion - featured on Oct 27, 2021
Android 63.6%
iOS 20.2%
Other - N/A 14.9%
Windows Phone 1.1%
Blackberry 0.2%
549 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you often stretch your body during long working hours?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 26, 2021
Yes, sometimes 49.9%
Yes, always 29.6%
No, never 19.0%
Other - N/A 1.5%
591 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you ever had trouble getting someone to pay you after you completed a project?
By Elina Niero - featured on Oct 25, 2021
Rarely 56.7%
Sometimes 27.5%
No, never 10.3%
Often 3.2%
Other 2.3%
561 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you have books in your source language(s) on your specialization(s)?
By Frankie JB - featured on Oct 24, 2021
Yes 64.0%
No 31.3%
NA/Other 4.7%
361 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is the most common reason why you turn down work?
By Angus Stewart - featured on Oct 23, 2021
Low rates 43.4%
Lack of time 28.3%
Lack of expertise in the area 14.4%
Morally objectionable content 5.1%
I don't turn down paying work 4.4%
Other (please share) 4.4%
431 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is the best thing about translation (not about freelancing)?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 22, 2021
Constantly leaning new things 47.1%
Utilising language skills 13.3%
Working in a variety of areas 11.8%
Reading material you may not normally see 9.9%
Having to deal with fewer people 8.6%
Other 5.0%
Writing 3.6%
Publishing my own work 0.7%
535 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Would you encourage your children to become translators?
By Alan Corbo, CT - featured on Oct 21, 2021
Yes, I'd support them if they wanted to 35.9%
No, but I'd support them if they wanted to 27.2%
I wouldn't have an opinion either way 12.2%
No, I'd discourage them from entering the field 11.3%
Other (please share) 7.7%
Yes, I'd strongly encourage them 5.7%
574 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Would you accept to work for a client knowing that your translation will not be proofread?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 20, 2021
Yes 90.2%
Other (please share) 5.1%
No 4.7%
569 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have your clients ever made a mistake with your rates?
By Natalia Pedrosa - featured on Oct 19, 2021
No, it has never happened to me 43.1%
Yes, by lowering them 32.5%
Yes, by mistaking the currency 9.8%
Other (please share) 8.0%
Yes, by raising them 6.6%
499 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many USB ports do you use on your computer?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 18, 2021
1-3 65.1%
3-5 23.7%
5-8 7.6%
Other (please share) 1.9%
More than 8 1.7%
582 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you accept lower rates in exchange for a shorter payment time?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 17, 2021
No 77.3%
Yes 18.8%
Other (please share) 3.9%
436 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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I measure my yearly productivity in:
By anonymous - featured on Oct 16, 2021
Amount of money billed (sales) 46.1%
Amount of money earned less cost (profit) 18.6%
Wordcount 15.1%
Other (please detail) 7.8%
Number of projects 7.0%
Working hours 2.7%
Number of clients acquired in that year 1.9%
Cumulative number of clients 0.8%
371 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you have a professional website?
By Julia Fedotova (X) - featured on Oct 15, 2021
No, and I don't intend to create one 39.5%
Yes 29.9%
No, but I plan to create one 26.2%
Other (please share) 4.4%
549 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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More agencies are using custom platforms to manage work and invoices. In your opinion, it...
By anonymous - featured on Oct 14, 2021
...depends on the software. 40.0%
...makes things easier. 26.8%
...only complicates things. 23.2%
I have never encountered such a system. 4.2%
...doesn't make a difference either way. 3.2%
Other (please share). 2.6%
530 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you find yourself less productive when you have been working for weeks without a day off?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 13, 2021
Yes 58.8%
No, I always take regular days off 20.9%
No, it doesn't affect my productivity 17.9%
Other (please share) 2.5%
565 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you charge a different rate according to the job poster's country?
By Natalia Pedrosa - featured on Oct 12, 2021
No, never 48.7%
Yes, I always take country into account when setting my rates 39.1%
Other (please share) 12.1%
478 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you retain projects you have completed and, if yes, for how long?
By Norman Buhagiar - featured on Oct 11, 2021
Yes, I keep all of my projects indefinitely 66.9%
No 11.5%
Yes, for up to year 8.3%
Yes, for 1-3 months 5.9%
Other (please share) 4.5%
Yes, for 3-6 months 2.8%
529 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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When invoicing, do you use factoring services?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 10, 2021
Never 76.6%
Yes, sometimes 9.5%
Other (please share) 7.9%
Yes, always 5.9%
304 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How often do you get small changes/additions to delivered jobs?
By Luca Vaccari - featured on Oct 9, 2021
Very rarely 71.9%
Often 17.0%
Never 6.3%
Other (please share) 4.5%
In most or all deliveries 0.3%
335 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Would you like to rent an office for your freelancing business?
By Bora Taşdemir - featured on Oct 8, 2021
No, I have no interest in renting an office. 67.0%
No, I considered this before, but not anymore. 12.2%
Yes, I'd love to. 9.2%
No, I have rented an office and it wasn't worth it. 4.3%
Yes, I currently rent an office. 3.7%
Other (please share). 3.6%
534 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you keep a contact list for your clients including address, email, etc.?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 7, 2021
No, and I don't intend to create one 41.9%
Yes 36.9%
No, but I intend do 13.7%
Other (please share) 7.5%
534 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you avoid sending emails late at night to prevent disturbing the recipient?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 6, 2021
No 61.8%
Yes 29.7%
Other (please share) 8.5%
552 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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My main reason for rejecting a potential client is:
By anonymous - featured on Oct 5, 2021
Poor rates 39.5%
Poor reputation (e.g. on Blueboard) 36.1%
Other (please share) 7.1%
Unprofessional communication or presentation 5.3%
Poor payment terms 5.2%
Too much bureaucracy or paperwork 5.2%
Unpaid translation tests 1.8%
621 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many daily hours do you actually spend translating, typically?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 4, 2021
4-6 hours 43.2%
7-9 hours 30.5%
1-3 hours 15.0%
10-12 hours 5.6%
Other (please share) 4.8%
More than 12 hours 1.0%
607 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you read the full document through before starting your translation?
By Laura Daly - featured on Oct 3, 2021
No 61.9%
Yes 28.1%
Other (please share) 10.0%
409 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What would be a reason for you to end your cooperation with an outsourcer?
By Milena Taylor - featured on Oct 2, 2021
Late payments 52.0%
Other (please share) 19.8%
Poor communication with project managers 15.5%
Disagreements with the editors or feedback 12.6%
373 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you ever had issues with a client's internal reviewer's unjustified revisions?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 1, 2021
Yes, but rarely. 64.3%
No, never. 26.2%
Yes, often. 6.8%
Other (please share). 2.7%
527 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How long can you work without interruption before you need a break?
By Morano El-Kholy - featured on Sep 30, 2021
1-2 hours 47.5%
3-4 hours 36.5%
Less than an hour 9.7%
Other (please share) 3.6%
8-9 hours 2.8%
617 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What do you do if you notice a spelling error in the name of a recipient of your sent email?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 29, 2021
Apologize in the next email 33.9%
Send a revised version of the email 20.7%
It depends 16.0%
Do nothing 14.4%
It has never happened to me 13.5%
Other 1.5%
2082 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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6041 polls, displaying 751 through 800