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Current Quick Poll

Do you usually work on more than one project at a time ?
Poll by

Yes	41.9%
Depends	32.8%
No	24.9%
Other - N/A	0.4%

Total votes: 1559

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Total: 1269

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Question

Date

How quickly do you return test translations?
Poll by

	Within hours
	Within days
	Within the week
	Longer than a week
	I do not do test translations
	Other - N/A

Nov 19

Is freelancing your only source of income?
Poll by

Dusica Milosavljevic

	Yes, it's my full-time job
	No, it's an additional source of income
	Other - N/A

Nov 18

Are you working too hard?
Poll by

	Yes
	No
	Other - N/A

Nov 17

What are your professional plans for 2010?
Poll by (hidden)

	Get more clients
	Buy or upgrade CAT tool(s)
	Market my services more agressively
	Get training
	Build a translation team
	Start my own company
	I haven't made plans yet
	Other - N/A

Nov 16

Do you find humor expressed in your second language funny?
Poll by (hidden)

	Yes
	No
	Sometimes
	Other - N/A

Nov 15

How much of your time do you devote to working on document layout?
Poll by

	0-10%
	11-20%
	21-30%
	31-40%
	41-50%
	> 50%
	Other -N/A

Nov 14

In how many language pairs do you regularly work?
Poll by Sara Senft

	One
	Two
	Three
	Four or more
	Other - N/A

Nov 13

Which kind of training would benefit you most?
Poll by

	IT courses
	Accounting courses
	Language courses
	A combination of the above
	None
	Other - N/A (please share)

Nov 12

Your instant messenger (IM) status is usually set as...
Poll by

	Invisible/offline
	Busy/do not disturb
	Away from the PC
	Visible/online
	My current (updated) status
	I do not use IM
	Other - N/A

Nov 11

Do you live in the town/city where you were born?
Poll by

	Yes
	No
	Other -N/A

Nov 10

Have you ever made a WWA / LWA entry?
Poll by

	Yes
	No
	What is WWA / LWA?
	Other - N/A

Nov 9

What percentage of your translation jobs/projects would you consider easy?
Poll by (hidden)

	0-25%
	26-50%
	51-75%
	76-100%
	Other - N/A

Nov 8

Do you charge rush rates for overnight work?
Poll by

	Yes
	No
	Sometimes
	I do not accept overnight jobs
	Other - N/A

Nov 7

Would you still answer KudoZ questions if there were no KudoZ points?
Poll by Lady Strauss

	Yes
	No
	Less than I normally do
	Other - N/A

Nov 6

Is knowledge of English essential for a translator?
Poll by

Angio Garbarino

	Yes
	No
	Other - N/A (please share)

Nov 5

The last translation I read/heard that impressed me as being excellent was in a(n)
Poll by (hidden)

	Book
	Film
	Advertisement
	Legal document
	Poem
	Song
	Conference session
	TV broadcast
	Internet resource
	Other - N/A

Nov 4

When proofreading a text, do you work on a printed version?
Poll by

	Yes
	No
	It depends
	Other - N/A (Please share)

Nov 3

What is your preferred payment method?
Poll by

Αlban SHPΑTΑ

	Bank wire transfer
	PayPal
	Moneybookers
	Cheque
	Western Union / MoneyGram
	Cash
	I have no preference
	Other - N/A (Please share)

Nov 2

Do you check out your clients' addresses via Google Earth?
Poll by

	Yes, always
	No, never
	Yes, only with new clients
	No, but it's a good idea
	What is Google Earth?
	Other - N/A (please share)

Nov 1

Do you think translators are mostly introverts?
Poll by

	Yes
	No
	Other - N/A

Oct 31

How many monolingual dictionaries do you have?
Poll by

	None
	1-3
	4-8
	9-15
	>15
	Other - N/A (please share)

Oct 30

In how many countries have you lived? (more than six months)
Poll by

	1
	2
	3
	4
	> 5
	Other- N/A (please share)

Oct 29

Do you lose track of time when you are working?
Poll by

	Yes
	It depends on the project
	No, I always know when to stop
	Other - N/A (Please share)

Oct 28

How often do you save your translation during a working day?
Poll by

	After every sentence
	After every paragraph
	After every page
	Whenever I remember
	It is saved automatically
	Before closing the document
	Other - N/A (please share)

Oct 27

Which ProZ.com forum do you read most often?
Poll by

	Translation art & business
	Technical forums
	Non-English forums
	Country-specific forums
	Forums about ProZ.com
	ProZ.com Certified PRO Network
	I do not follow any ProZ.com forum
	Other (please share) - N/A

Oct 26

Do you use Twitter?
Poll by

Lutz Molderings

	Yes
	No
	What is Twitter?
	Other - N/A (please share)

Oct 25

What really drives you mad about working at home?
Poll by

	Email/Internet problems
	Computer problems in general
	Isolation
	Family interruptions
	Lack of resources
	Nothing at all
	Other - N/A (please share)

Oct 24

How many agencies do you work for on regular basis?
Poll by

	1-2 a month
	3-5 a month
	6-9 a month
	10 a month or more
	I do not work for agencies
	Other - N/A

Oct 23

Over the past year, the rates I charge have
Poll by (hidden)

	Risen
	Dropped
	Remained the same
	Other - N/A

Oct 22

When you send a translation back to a client, do you ask for confirmation of receipt?
Poll by

	Yes
	No
	Depends
	Other - N/A

Oct 21

Does having your own website help you get work?
Poll by (hidden)

	Yes, most of my work comes from my website
	Yes, some of my work comes from my website
	No, I get no work from my website
	I don't have my own website
	Other - N/A

Oct 20

The rates on your ProZ.com profile show...
Poll by

Cristina Lo Bianco

	Your actual rates
	The rates you would like to get
	You don't show your rates on your profile
	Other - N/A (Please share)

Oct 19

How far in advance are you usually booked up?
Poll by

	I'm never booked up in advance
	Less than a day
	1-3 days
	4-7 days
	1-2 weeks
	3-4 weeks
	More than 4 weeks
	Other (please share) - N/A

Oct 18

Do you prefer working directly with an end client or through an agency?
Poll by

	End client
	Agency
	No preference
	It depends
	Other - N/A

Oct 17

What's the longest you've been working non-stop?
Poll by

	< 6 hours
	6-9 hours
	10-12 hours
	13-15 hours
	> 15 hours
	Other - N/A

Oct 16

Do you teach your source/target language(s)?
Poll by

	Yes
	No
	I used to, but not anymore
	Other - N/A

Oct 15

Do you keep hard copies of translations?
Poll by

	Yes
	No
	It depends
	Other - N/A (Please share)

Oct 14

Do you offer discounts for large projects?
Poll by Livia Formisani

	Yes
	No
	It depends on the customer
	Other - N/A (Please share)

Oct 13

Have you ever considered learning a new language as a way for expanding your business?
Poll by (hidden)

	Yes
	No
	Other - N/A

Oct 12

Do you use touch system when translating?
Poll by

	Yes
	No
	Other - N/A (please share)

Oct 11

In average how many hours have you attended ProZ.com Virtual Conference?
Poll by

	< 1 hour
	1-2 hours
	2-5 hours
	>5 hours
	I didn't attend
	Other - N/A

Oct 10

Do you work on your birthday?
Poll by

Natalia Pedrosa

	Yes
	No
	It depends
	Other - N/A

Oct 9

How do you prefer your clients to contact you?
Poll by

	By email
	By telephone
	By fax
	By Skype, IM, etc.
	I have no preference
	Other - N/A

Oct 8

When do you usually review your translations?
Poll by

	After translating a sentence
	After translating a paragraph
	After translating a page
	When a whole file is finished
	I don't review my translations
	It depends
	Other - N/A

Oct 7

Do your friends and family understand that you must always be available?
Poll by

Barbara Figueroa Savidan

	Yes
	Not enough
	No
	It depends
	Other - N/A

Oct 6

When I don't understand a phrase in the source text, my first reaction is...
Poll by

	To re-read it
	To open the fridge
	To take a break
	To ask my colleagues for help
	To panic
	Other - N/A

Oct 5

How do you charge a change/addition in a translation already delivered?
Poll by

	I don't charge it
	I charge my normal rate
	I charge a special (higher) rate
	I charge a special (lower) rate
	I charge a fixed percentage of the total price
	I refuse to edit an already delivered translation
	Other - N/A

Oct 4

Do you reply to every new inquiry you receive (by email) about your availability/services?
Poll by (hidden)

	Yes
	No
	Other - N/A

Oct 3

When translating/proofing a .pdf or other image file, I arrange the source and target
Poll by

Kathryn Litherland

	side-by-side, source on left
	side-by-side, source on right
	vertically, source on top
	vertically, source on bottom
	I print out the source text on paper
	Other - N/A

Oct 2

You see other translators as:
Poll by

Cristina Heraud-van Tol

	Your colleagues
	Your competitors
	Both
	Other - N/A

Oct 1

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