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 | Poll: Have you increased your rates over the years? | 14
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| Poll: Do you ever work while travelling? | 12
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| Poll: Do you request feedback on your services from your clients? | 11
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| Poll: Do you acknowledge receipt of your clients' payments? | 13
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| Poll: How many times have you dealt with non-payment issues during your career? | 14
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| Poll: Do you offer discounts for repetitions? ( 1... 2) | 20
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| Poll: Do you think that the majority of native speakers of your first language(s) speak it/them correctly? ( 1... 2) | 28
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| Poll: How many words do you think are reasonable for a free sample translation? | 13
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| Poll: Do you have your translations proofread by another person before delivery? ( 1... 2) | 17
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| Poll: Do you measure and keep track of your monthly income? ( 1... 2) | 17
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| Poll: Have you ever cancelled a vacation because of work? | 12
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| Poll: On the first day of your average work week, how well can you determine your workload for that week? | 13
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| Poll: Do you outsource work to other translators? ( 1... 2) | 19
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| Poll: Do your clients usually provide you with style guides? | 14
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| Poll: Are you a full or part-time translator/interpreter? | 10
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| Poll: When do you expect agencies to acknowledge receipt of your translated project? ( 1... 2) | 19
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| Poll: How many computers do you own that are ready to be used for translation assignments? ( 1... 2) | 18
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| Poll: How many different clients did you work for yesterday? ( 1... 2) | 24
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| Poll: Who prepares and sends your invoices? ( 1... 2) | 16
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| Poll: Do you ever agree to do a free translation for regular clients? ( 1... 2) | 18
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| Poll: If you had to decide, which project would you choose: an interesting one, or one that pays well? ( 1... 2) | 21
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| Poll: How many famous or well known translators/linguists can you name? ( 1... 2) | 19
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| Poll: Have you ever been asked to review other translators' work? | 12
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| Poll: Do you find yourself mentally translating everything you hear/read in your source language? ( 1... 2) | 23
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| Poll: Do you alter your schedule to be available to clients who work in other time zones? ( 1... 2) | 19
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| Poll: Do you use a second monitor for your translation work? ( 1, 2... 3) | 32
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| Poll: What do you do when a client asks you to specify your own deadline for a project? ( 1... 2) | 22
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| Poll: Would you encourage your children to become translators? ( 1... 2) | 20
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| Poll: Have you ever lost a client after turning down a project? ( 1... 2) | 17
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| Poll: Have you ever used a cloud-based TM tool? | 11
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| Poll: Do you prefer translating or interpreting? ( 1... 2) | 16
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| Poll: How often do you ask for a down payment before starting a project? ( 1... 2) | 25
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| Poll: Do you use multiple CAT tools? | 11
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| Poll: Do you communicate with clients using an instant messenger (Skype, MSN, etc.)? | 8
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| Poll: How many of your clients have you met face to face? | 13
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| Poll: Do you respond to crowdsourcing requests? ( 1... 2) | 15
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| Poll: Has your work as a translator affected your eyesight? ( 1... 2) | 20
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| Poll: Has your business benefited from obtaining a translation-related certification? ( 1... 2) | 21
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| Poll: Do you charge different rates for different clients? ( 1... 2) | 20
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| Poll: Does your income as a freelancer generally increase each year? | 13
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| Poll: At what time of day do you prefer to receive a new job? ( 1... 2) | 19
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| Poll: When a client asks you for your rates, what else apart from the general rates do you specify? | 12
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| Poll: Where are most of your clients located? | 14
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| Poll: How did you get into translating? ( 1... 2) | 17
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| Poll: Have you written and published any books? | 8
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| Poll: Do you feel fatigue due to extended computer use? | 6
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| Poll: How long is your working day, on average? | 14
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| Poll: Do you talk about your personal life with your clients? ( 1, 2... 3) | 32
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| Poll: Have you ever written a translation-related article? | 14
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| Poll: What's the least profitable season for you? | 11
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