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| Forum | Topic | Title | Text | Poster | Time |
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| MemoQ support | how to export to a trados package in memoQ | Partial delivery of an SDL Package | If you have a bunch of files in the package to translate and you need to make a partial delivery (Studio return package with some files not translated yet), MemoQ will fail to create it fo | Platon Danilov | Feb 21, 2020 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Have you ever submitted a translation test and received no reply? | Once | Once I had such an experience. I would not mention it if the same agency hasn't placed a potential job announcement here on ProZ, offering a free test. When I checked them in my email hist | Platon Danilov | Apr 4, 2018 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Post-editing work will become increasingly common in the next few years: | Halt PEMT | I am sure, PEMT is seen by many agencies as a solution to save on translators without losing quality. The translators have to halt these unfair attempts if they don't want to lose their st | Platon Danilov | Feb 23, 2018 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: If you're using Microsoft Word, which version do you currently use most of the time? | Word 2003 | I don't find later versions any better. | Platon Danilov | Feb 4, 2018 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: In general, do new clients contact you first, or do you contact them? | Let's be honest | I am not a member of a translation association. I have a website, but it is not on the first page of search engine results, so it's rather a visit card. The same with my well developed pro | Platon Danilov | Jan 4, 2018 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Formal or friendly: which do you most use with new clients? | Formal | The first contact with a new client is always formal. Later, we may go to somewhere in between or sometimes even to a "friendly" style. But on this stage I can't call such client a new one | Platon Danilov | Dec 15, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: In the Venn diagram of quality, price and speed, where would you place yourself? | No data | You never know where you are unless you have some data from other translators. Certainly, you can make some guess from demand, but it is still too vague. How can you compare it when you do | Platon Danilov | Nov 4, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: After how many translated words can you consider yourself a "professional" translator? | Substitution? | Many say "professional" while they actually mean "good" or "trustworthy". But it is not the same. Profession means an occupation one make ones living with. One can do it good or bad. But i | Platon Danilov | Sep 8, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: How many contacts have you made/met at ProZ.com? | >20 | Almost all my clients came via Proz.com | Platon Danilov | Aug 30, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Would the quality of your work be greater without the increasing pressure on turnaround times? | No increasing pressure | I just turn down the job if I cannot meet the deadline. However, sometimes for whatever reason it may occur you need more time to complete the job. In this case I'd rather sacrifice timeli | Platon Danilov | Aug 4, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: If there were more time in the day, I would: | Other - Reading | I would use it for reading books and blogs. | Platon Danilov | Jul 26, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Which running event would be your preferred choice at the "Translation Olympics"? | Other | I do not prefer running in translation. However, if I were a visitor to such "Translation Olympics", I would prefer 100m. But it seems more like interpreting... | Platon Danilov | Jul 24, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: At least 60% of freelancers say they started freelancing by choice. Are you one of them? | Yes | I agree with Chris, choice is always there.
And in my case, there was a necessity, too. However, freelancing for me was not the only and not the obvious choice. I do not regret of it. | Platon Danilov | Jul 18, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Where do your direct clients come from? | one-off | My direct clients were only one-off clients so far, though they were happy with my work. I hope to find some regular direct clients through emailing and less probable via Poz and my own | Platon Danilov | Jul 13, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: How many hours are there in a reasonable freelancer's work day? | Exactly! | [quote]Julian Holmes wrote:
As many as you need, want or like [/quote] | Platon Danilov | Jun 17, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Have you ever received a gift or a bonus from a client? | Yes | Two cases in my practice so far, when a customer was willing to pay higher than we've initially agreed. | Platon Danilov | Jun 9, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you offer additional services (beyond translation) to your clients? | Yes | Transcreation
Copywriting
Keyword research Localization Recently I have moderated 2 focus groups. The customer needed a person who is fluent in both English and Ukrainian. Basica | Platon Danilov | Jun 8, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: What motivates you most in your trade? | Yeap! | Money is the best motivator ever ;-)
While I cannot call myself a mammonish nor a great fan of money concept, mankind has not invented a better equivalent for efforts vs opportunities. | Platon Danilov | May 22, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: My biggest complaint with the CAT tools I've used is: | Other | Trados and MemoQ are too expensive. As for free cloud based tools, I doubt they are good enough. I use MemoQ, basically 5-6 features: confirm match, concordance, term selection, find in | Platon Danilov | May 7, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: When considering Continuing Professional Development (CPD), what is the most important factor? | A combination of | 1. Subject matter;
2. Reputation;
3. Cost;
4. Pace. Location really does not matter, as I used to take online courses. | Platon Danilov | May 5, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you feel there is a lot of competition in your language pair(s) or field(s) of expertise? | Definitely Yes | Both EN>RU and EN>UK are highly competitive in all of my fields of expertise. | Platon Danilov | May 4, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: My biggest client is | No local clients at all | I purposefully avoid local clients as they underpay translators compared to the international market. | Platon Danilov | Apr 30, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: In terms of new trends/technology, are you an early adopter? | No | I'd better wait for the early adopters to test beta version and then use it when the bugs are fixed and if it really helpful for me. | Platon Danilov | Apr 17, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you take any measures to prevent eye strain from working at a screen? | Yes | It's simple: make 5 mins breaks once an hour or two at least. Look into your window, let your glance walk on the horizon, if you have a panoramic view (I have). [Редакти� | Platon Danilov | Mar 27, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Standing desks: yea or nay? | Take it easy! | [quote]nathalia woglo wrote:
I want one. I can´t afford one...yet! [/quote] Just put a stool on your desk and your laptop on the stool as I do. When a project is big and requires me | Platon Danilov | Mar 26, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Does your "translator's eye" make it difficult to enjoy subtitled movies? | other | I think yes, but not because of "translator's eye". I find subtitles themselves are rather distracting. A good voiceover is better, except a few justified cases, like the film "Human" by Y | Platon Danilov | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: How do you prefer to learn new things? | it depends | It depends on the type of knowledge. I prefer MOOCs to gain skills, but for general awareness I prefer my own research and/or one-off webinars. | Platon Danilov | Feb 24, 2017 |
| Translation in Ukraine / Переклад в Україні | Регистрация ФЛП для переводчиков в Украине: ваше мнение? | Діє | [quote]Evgeni Kushch wrote:
На жаль, не отримав повідомлення на пошту про залишений вами пост і тільки знову виріш | Platon Danilov | Feb 23, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: To how many countries have you traveled? | 16 so far | Switch flights are not counted. I also do not count Kazakhstan, where I stayed around 40 minutes near the border just for the purpose of crossing it to renew my registration in Russia. | Platon Danilov | Feb 11, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: The project you are working on right now came from what type of client? | MLV | A big project from a big MLV. | Platon Danilov | Jan 19, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: What would solve your biggest concern at the moment? | Love :) | All you need is love. Love!
Love is all you need. ;-) (c) Beatles | Platon Danilov | Jan 13, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Of how many translation sites/resources are you a paid member? | Same here | [quote]Linda Ildevert wrote:
ProZ [/quote] Just well enough for me. | Platon Danilov | Jan 12, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you place a limit on how much any one client can owe you at a time? | Not yet | But I may want to do so if one of my regular clients overwhelms me with huge projects leaving no room for other clients and life :-) [Редактировалось 2017-01-08 1 | Platon Danilov | Jan 8, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: What is your ideal vacation? | Bike trip | I like a bicycle trip through a countryside for a week or more. | Platon Danilov | Jan 1, 2017 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you have your own website as a professional translator? | Sure | www.engtorussian.com
I am going to update it today or tomorrow at least. By the way, what's the difference between the options "Yes" and "I used to"? | Platon Danilov | Dec 5, 2016 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Can volunteer work lead to a job? | It "may", rather than "can" | It may or it may not... But the job is unlikely to come from the organization you're volunteering for. In my opinion, it may lead to a job from somewhere else as a result of your increased | Platon Danilov | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Which is the main reason that may lead you to decline a job from a creditworthy outsourcer? | other | Most often it's likely to be either out of my expertise or too short notice. | Platon Danilov | Nov 15, 2016 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Who is the boss? | Nobody of them | Freelance means no boss. You are your own boss. If you feel like a client or anybody else is your boss - congrats, you are hired! ;-) | Platon Danilov | Nov 9, 2016 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you make/keep annual reports for yourself of project numbers and types, new clients, etc.? | To some extent | Something like this:
[quote]Muriel Vasconcellos wrote: I keep my assignment logs in Excel spreadsheets (each year I open a new workbook). At the end of the year I look at the languag | Platon Danilov | Nov 3, 2016 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Can you work on translation tasks on the go (i.e. at any time and anywhere)? | No | I take it seriously. I need to concentrate. I have to check myself. However, recently I have got a good offer right before my departure to Israel to visit my friend there. I planned to | Platon Danilov | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you enjoy being an invisible translator? | 100% support | [quote]Nikki Scott-Despaigne wrote:
Do I "enjoy" being invisible? I don't care one way or the other as I generally enjoy being a translator. Invisibility is neither here nor there. What | Platon Danilov | Oct 8, 2016 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you enjoy being an invisible translator? | The same here | [quote]Jack Doughty wrote:
I don't understand the question. Invisible to what? To whom? Do you mean isolated? Unable to publicize yourself? Or what? [/quote] And my question is: who | Platon Danilov | Oct 8, 2016 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you charge a surcharge for translation of PDF to Word converted documents? | It depends | It depends if a CAT tool is required, but usually I don't. | Platon Danilov | Oct 5, 2016 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: What writing skill would you like to develop to offer new services? | All the above | I already provide web content writing and SEO. Currently, I have a web content writing job at hand. And I have previous experience in business writing. Naturally, I'd like to develop t | Platon Danilov | Oct 5, 2016 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you have a social network account that connects you with other translators? | But to my mind, Proz.com is a social network to some extent, too | Platon Danilov | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: In your opinion, which of these combinations is better to be more successful in your business? | How can anyone know it or compare? | Even if we had the people here representing all the options mentioned above, I doubt we can really compare their stories to agree on the best combination. We all entered the market with ou | Platon Danilov | Sep 26, 2016 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: What aspect of the profession do you find most frustrating? | Non-paying clients & more | [quote]EvaVer wrote:
... I am mostly BORED with the blah-blah I translate. [/quote] Why not consider another specialisation, for instance, transcreation or even writing? [quote]Jo | Platon Danilov | Sep 26, 2016 |
| Translation Article Knowledgebase | Article: “Metalesku blesku” or the Hell of Cultural Expressions | Thank you | Nice reading, thank you.
However, I have another point of view. Isn't it cultural expressions that make the language vibrant and 'spicy'? And as soon as they are, I believe, we as | Platon Danilov | Sep 22, 2016 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: What do you do to keep your back healthy during intense periods of work? | Excercise | I take breaks and/or do excercise regardless of the intense of my work. I also try to avoid rush jobs. | Platon Danilov | Sep 19, 2016 |
| Poll Discussion | Poll: When asked by a client how many words of a large project you can translate, you... | Save 25% | I tend to save 25% or 1 day for whatever delays may happen along the way. But large projects are rarely happen to me. For a shared project, I will ask for a term base and no discounts for | Platon Danilov | Sep 18, 2016 |
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