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| Poll: How many active clients do you have at the moment? | 10
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| Poll: In general, have your rates over the last 12 months gone up, gone down, or stayed the same? | 7
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| Poll: How do you socialize as a freelancer who works alone at home? ( 1... 2) | 20
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| Poll: Which state-funded initiative for the protection of minority languages is most cost-effective? ( 1... 2) | 16
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| Poll: You get a dream job offer but must travel to a far-away country for the duration of the project. ( 1... 2) | 24
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| Poll: What to you see as the biggest threat to your business income? ( 1... 2) | 23
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| Poll: In the future, large translation service providers... | 13
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| Poll: Do you have a website/brand and use it with a paid email provider (e.g. [email protected])? | 14
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| Poll: Do you provide your clients with your TMs related to your projects if they ask for them? ( 1... 2) | 23
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| Poll: Do you have a degree higher than an undergraduate degree (such as an MA, PhD, etc)? | 10
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| Poll: How much of the work you receive is created by non-native speakers, in your opinion? | 10
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| Poll: Do you find it helpful having a webpage or a blog to get more jobs as a freelance translator? | 6
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| Poll: Have you ever questioned the quality of your work? | 12
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| Poll: Have you ever been asked to quote on the same document by different clients? | 14
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| Poll: How many Blue Board ratings have you made for outsourcers you've worked with? ( 1... 2) | 20
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| Poll: Have you ever purchased software which turned out to be useless to you? | 10
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| Poll: Have you found it difficult to get clients to provide public feedback or testimonials for you? | 10
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| Poll: How many hours are there in a reasonable freelancer's work day? | 10
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| Poll: Do you have a network of experts who help you with difficult terminology/understanding? | 6
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| Poll: Have you ever contacted the owners of your favorite websites or products to offer your services? | 9
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| Poll: Have you ever acted as a mentor to less experienced translators? | 4
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| Poll: Do you ever dream in the language(s) in which you are not native? | 9
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| Poll: Do you find yourself mentally translating when you read something in your source language? | 11
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| Poll: Do you feel like you have just the right number of clients at the moment? | 6
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| Poll: Are you learning a new language now (for work or for fun)? ( 1... 2) | 23
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| Poll: Have you ever received a gift or a bonus from a client? | 14
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| Poll: Do you offer additional services (beyond translation) to your clients? ( 1... 2) | 21
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| Poll: Do you find working for clients outside your country more lucrative than domestic clients? ( 1... 2) | 15
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| Poll: How would you rate your computer skills? | 10
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| Poll: How many new client inquiries have you had so far this year? | 11
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| Poll: Would you pay a translator the same rate you charge for a very large text for your private affairs? | 11
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| Poll: Which payment times do you apply the most? | 13
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| Poll: Do you use cloud-based storage for work? | 12
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| Poll: How does your current project affect your general mood? ( 1... 2) | 15
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| Poll: How would you rate the first part of 2017 professionally? ( 1... 2) | 23
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| Poll: How often do you receive small, minimum charge jobs? | 12
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| Poll: Do you make exceptions and translate into your source language? ( 1, 2... 3) | 35
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| Poll: Have you ever worked for a client who never paid you? ( 1... 2) | 23
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| Poll: On average, what percentage of your total working capacity are you using? ( 1... 2) | 18
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| Poll: How far into the future are you currently booked? | 10
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| Poll: How old is the photo in your profile? | 14
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| Poll: How do you feel when a client doesn't address you by your name in the head of emails? ( 1... 2) | 20
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| Poll: Have you ever attached the wrong file when delivering a translation? ( 1... 2) | 22
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| Poll: What motivates you most in your trade? ( 1... 2) | 17
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| Poll: Do you think that raising kids can be an obstacle to succeeding as a freelance translator? ( 1... 2) | 20
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| Poll: Do you use pen/pencil and paper for work anymore? | 10
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| Poll: Do you set aside time in your work day for exercise? ( 1... 2) | 23
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| Poll: Which do you use most for your translation work? ( 1... 2) | 15
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