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6685 polls, displaying 1 through 50
How often do you post original content on LinkedIn to build your localization brand?
By anonymous - featured on 08:10
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Now that AI is under scrutiny, are you optimistic about the future of our industry?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 16
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What role does GenAI play in your translation work?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 15
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What holds you back most from exploring new business avenues?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 14
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How early do you notify clients about upcoming time off?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 13
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How do you view an effort that doesn't bring in direct income?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 12
Long-term investment that might pay off later 34.5%
Total waste of time and money. 17.7%
Other (please comment 17.7%
Valuable chance to learn new skills or netw 16.8%
Helpful way to figure out what doesn't work. 13.3%
113 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What type of content generates the best client inquiries on LinkedIn?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 11
Other (please share) 51.4%
Real client projects and results. 31.5%
Behind-the-scenes translator life. 8.1%
Terminology tips and cultural nuance. 4.5%
Explaining translation value vs. MT. 4.5%
111 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What's your biggest challenge during peak holiday periods?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 10
Last-minute client requests. 30.5%
Sudden lulls followed by spikes. 24.8%
Other (please share). 23.4%
Pressure on non-working days. 17.0%
Waiting on client feedback. 4.3%
141 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How do you handle local holidays when your clients are working?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 9
Work as usual. 58.9%
Handle urgent tasks only. 17.9%
Log off completely. 15.5%
N/A (please share) 6.0%
Charge a holiday fee. 1.8%
168 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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If you joined a freelance team today, what would you focus on first?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 8
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How well do younger generations retain their heritage language in your community?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 7
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What’s the biggest perk of joining a freelance peer network?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 6
Other 37.8%
Community & mental support. 21.6%
Skill-sharing & growth. 20.3%
Higher income stability. 12.2%
Handling larger projects. 8.1%
74 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What skill is most vital for translators over the next 3 years?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 5
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Would you form a formal partnership/collective with other freelancers?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 4
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Does starting with a machine-translated draft speed up your output?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 3
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How do you handle client demands for lower tech-driven rates?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 2
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What genre dominates your personal reading list?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 1
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How can we best preserve indigenous languages?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 31
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What language do you choose for leisure reading?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 30
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Would labeling translations as "human-verified" improve market quality?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 29
Yes, heavily. 45.3%
Slightly. 25.0%
No impact. 14.2%
N/A (please comment). 9.5%
It would backfire. 6.1%
148 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How important are ISO legal interpreting standards in your local market?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 28
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What is lost most when an indigenous language weakens?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 27
Sense of cultural identity. 41.0%
Untranslatable cultural concepts. 22.2%
Unwritten history and proverbs. 17.1%
N/A (please share) 11.1%
Connection between elders and youth. 8.5%
117 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is your preferred payment method for receiving international payouts?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 26
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What’s your strategy for re-engaging old clients?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 25
No active outreach. 43.5%
Polite check-in email. 41.6%
Holiday or seasonal greetings. 9.3%
Other (please share) 3.7%
Sharing industry insights. 1.9%
161 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What causes the most friction when following client-provided style guides?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 24
Conflicting guidance. 30.7%
Vague instructions. 26.0%
Rigid rules. 18.1%
N/A (please share) 13.4%
Outdated glossaries. 11.8%
127 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How do you keep your LinkedIn experience useful nowadays?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 23
N/A (please comment) 48.1%
Unfollow /mute noise. 27.3%
Search niches directly. 9.1%
Post only, ignore the feed. 9.1%
Reset algorithm ("Not interested") 3.9%
Stick to DMs & groups. 2.6%
77 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How do you handle client TM ownership?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 22
I retain it as my own asset. 31.8%
N/A (please comment) 29.9%
I deliver it to the client. 21.5%
I negotiate it per contract. 11.2%
I share usage, not the raw file. 5.6%
107 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you ever considered crossing the bridge from Translation to Copywriting?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 21
Happy sticking to translation. 44.9%
Curious, but feels uncharted. 30.8%
Already crossed it! 9.6%
Actively working on it. 7.7%
N/A (please comment) 7.1%
156 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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If you could eliminate one billing model in translation tomorrow, which would it be?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 19
Flat-rate per project. 36.6%
Other (please share) 20.5%
Hourly rates. 19.6%
Strict per-word pricing. 15.2%
Minimum charge fees. 8.0%
112 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How often do you spend +30 min. researching a single obscure term or phrase?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 18
Only for specialized/technical texts. 41.5%
A few times a week. 22.3%
Rarely, I cap my research time. 19.2%
Daily—it’s a professional hazard. 11.5%
N/A (please share) 5.4%
130 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Outside of standard translation, which complementary service generates the most income for you?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 18
Other (please comment) 66.7%
Copywriting & Transcreation. 14.3%
Interpreting (RSI / On-site) 14.3%
Consulting/Teaching/Project management 4.8%
Terminology management & glossaries. 0.0%
Subtitling / Audiovisual localization. 0.0%
21 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How do you handle clients who send uneditable files?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 17
Politely ask them for an editable source. 54.6%
Convert them myself with OCR/tools. 20.4%
Charge an extra formatting fee. 12.5%
Cry a little, then manual retype. 7.2%
N/A (please comment). 5.3%
152 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How often do you notice the source text was AI-generated before being sent to you for translation?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 16
Hard to tell. 40.6%
Occasionally. 20.3%
Frequently. 17.4%
Rarely. 13.0%
Other 8.7%
69 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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A good posture in front of the computer is important, how do you take care of your back?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 15
Walking 29.3%
I don't do any exercise 20.7%
Gym 17.4%
Other (please share) 14.7%
Running 7.6%
Yoga 5.4%
Swimming 4.9%
184 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How do you respond when the company's proofreader makes stylistic changes you disagree with?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 14
Fix errors but let stylistic choices go 26.8%
Note client's preference for next time 20.0%
All of the options listed 19.5%
Send a data defense citing style guides 13.7%
Accept the changes to save billable time 10.5%
Other 9.5%
190 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How heavily do you currently rely on AI for help with communications (emails, posts, etc.)?
By Jared Tabor - featured on Aug 12
Not at all 53.9%
Only somewhat 25.4%
Moderately 15.7%
Very heavily 5.0%
280 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How do you respond when the company's proofreader makes stylistic changes you disagree with?
By WordAnt - featured on Aug 11
Fix errors but let stylistic choices go 37.5%
Other 20.8%
Note client's preference for next time 16.7%
Send a data defense citing style guides 8.3%
Accept the changes to save billable time 8.3%
All of the options listed 8.3%
24 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How important are formal certifications (ATA, Degrees, etc) to your current business success?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 11
Helpful. 40.5%
Unimportant. 25.0%
Neutral. 17.7%
Essential. 16.8%
232 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How often do you get to work directly with the person proofreading your work?
By Jared Tabor - featured on Aug 9
Never 49.1%
Not frequently 18.2%
Sometimes 16.4%
Frequently 7.3%
Other - N/A 6.4%
Always 2.7%
110 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you learned, or started to learn, a new language in recent years to add to your services?
By Jared Tabor - featured on Aug 8
No 58.4%
Yes (please share) 32.9%
No, but I've been thinking about it (which one?) 8.7%
173 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is the biggest warning sign that a new client or agency might be difficult to work with?
By WordAnt - featured on Aug 7
Pushing for unrealistic turnaround times 33.1%
Non-viable industry rates 26.6%
Vague project briefs or missing context files 13.6%
Other (please share) 10.7%
Demanding a free test over 300 words 7.1%
Communicating via multiple channels 6.5%
I don't know 2.4%
169 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What annoys you the most?
By Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida - featured on Aug 6
A combination of the above 50.9%
Complex onboarding processes 17.1%
Chasing invoices 10.1%
A client who asks for a quote and vanishes 6.1%
Clients who dictate what you should charge 3.9%
Agencies that operate a pay-when-paid policy 3.9%
Clients asking for unpaid "quick favors" 3.5%
Other - N/A 3.1%
Clients who confuse editing and proofreading 1.3%
228 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How much time do you spend fixing tech issues?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 5
Under 1 hour/week. 60.8%
N/A (please share) 21.1%
1–3 hours/week. 12.3%
3–5+ hours/week. 2.9%
Too many to count! 2.9%
171 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is your non-negotiable step before hitting "Send" on a final delivery?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 4
Monolingual target-only read for natural flow 55.1%
Bilingual side-by-side review in the CAT tool 23.7%
Automated QA checks (terminology, numbers) 18.6%
Text-to-speech listening. 2.6%
156 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Would you consider a language-related role at an international org such as NATO, the UN, etc?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 3
Yes, definitely! 40.7%
Maybe, depending on the role. 30.4%
No, definitely not. 21.5%
Probably not. 7.4%
135 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is your biggest daily struggle with working independently from home?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 2
Managing chores/personal interactions. 26.4%
Juggling client messages/emails/deep-focus 25.3%
Other (please comment). 21.8%
Hard to step away from work. 17.2%
Missing casual workplace interactions. 9.2%
87 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How do you react to post-project edit requests?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 1
Do minor tweaks for free to keep goodwill. 54.9%
Charge my standard hourly or per-word rate. 17.3%
N/A (other). 13.5%
Politely remind them of the original scope. 10.5%
Offer to include it in the next billing cycle 3.8%
133 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Are you satisfied with your income as a freelance translator/interpreter?
By Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida - featured on Jul 31
No 65.1%
Yes 29.4%
Other 5.6%
252 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is your biggest frustration with modern Translation Management Systems (TMS) and CAT tools?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 30
Paying fees for minor incremental updates. 25.0%
Laggy platforms and browser-based editors. 21.0%
AI features forced into them. 20.2%
Other (please comment). 17.7%
File format mismatches. 9.7%
Proprietary locks between tools. 6.5%
124 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (17)] [View this poll]

Where are you investing most of your professional development time this year?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 29
N/A (other). 50.4%
Mastering specialized tools. 18.0%
Marketing/cold outreach/negotiation str. 12.9%
Taking medical/legal/technical domain courses 11.5%
Refining transcreation/copywriting/etc... 7.2%
139 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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