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A forum topic will appear each time a new poll is run. For more information, see: http://proz.com/topic/33629 | | | Interlangue (X) أنغولا Local time: 14:39 أنجليزي إلى فرنسي + ... |
Start a second company, still in the corporate communication and marketing area, but something completely different from translation. | | | anna purna فرنسا Local time: 14:39 فرنسي إلى أنجليزي + ...
Work more efficiently. In other words, try to do the same volume of work in fewer hours so that I can have a more balanced lifestyle. Spending more time on the more advanced aspects of Dragon Naturally Speaking would no doubt help me to achieve my aim... | |
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Inga Jakobi ألمانيا Local time: 14:39 عضو (2006) صيني إلى ألماني + ... Other/combination | Nov 16, 2009 |
- get more clients - upgrade my CAT tool - participate in a Trados training - start specialising in a new field (medicine) - learn about DTP programs | | | John Cutler أسبانيا Local time: 14:39 إسباني إلى أنجليزي + ... Direct clients | Nov 16, 2009 |
I'm interested in finding more direct clients who pay within a 30-day period. I've had a few offers recently from public administrations, but the idea of waiting +90 days to get paid doesn't particularly excite me. | | | Alessandra Martelli (X) إيطاليا Local time: 14:39 أنجليزي إلى إيطالي + ... Other - a combination of | Nov 16, 2009 |
- Get more clients - Improve my marketing strategies - Start working in a new field (I studied for this in the last three months, so I will be ready) | | | Karen Stokes المملكة المتحدة Local time: 13:39 عضو (2003) فرنسي إلى أنجليزي
I'm in the second year of an MA in legal translation, so my professional development in 2010 will be all about completing the remaining modules and writing my dissertation. | |
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Getting more clients, i.e. end-clients who really understand and value the work of translators, and thus are ready to pay for these services. For the next coming years, I personally strive for working less for the same (or more!) profit. You need to work with end-clients for that. | | | Post removed: This post was hidden by a moderator or staff member for the following reason: Duplicate post | Michael Harris ألمانيا Local time: 14:39 عضو (2006) ألماني إلى أنجليزي
Interlangue wrote: Stay on the same track. Ditto | | | neilmac أسبانيا Local time: 14:39 إسباني إلى أنجليزي + ... More clients | Nov 16, 2009 |
John Cutler wrote: I'm interested in finding more direct clients who pay within a 30-day period. I've had a few offers recently from public administrations, but the idea of waiting +90 days to get paid doesn't particularly excite me. OK John, I'll take them on! I'm used to waiting ages (on occasion for more than a year!) for payments from official bodies so it'd be just more of the same.... My New years resolution for 2010 is to try not to get irritated by polls like this, which seem to insinuate that we should all be thrusting, ultra-competitive, permanently business oriented creatures "aggressively marketing" ourselves and relentlessly "networking", and just get on with my usual business of enjoying translating and making a living, paying the bills on time... | |
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neilmac wrote: My New years resolution for 2010 is to try not to get irritated by polls like this, which seem to insinuate that we should all be thrusting, ultra-competitive, permanently business oriented creatures "aggressively marketing" ourselves and relentlessly "networking", and just get on with my usual business of enjoying translating and making a living, paying the bills on time... Funny you should say that, when I read this poll I suddenly felt guilty for not having made any plans yet! Oops! It's too early for me to do that yet The only plan I've made for next year is moving house. And maybe sending more Christmas cards. But I'd better get started on that one right now... P.S. John - public administrations, in Spain? :S Payments from them are suffering the most because of the recession. Unless the situation is better up in Catalonia. | | | DianeGM Local time: 15:39 عضو (2006) هولندي إلى أنجليزي + ... Less for more | Nov 16, 2009 |
My aim for 2010, just like every year, will be to work less hours while making a little more and, goes without saying, keeping my customers just as happy, if not more ... | | | Ivana Kahle ألمانيا Local time: 14:39 عضو (2007) ألماني إلى كرواتي + ... Combination of the above | Nov 16, 2009 |
1. Market my services more aggressively 2. Get trained (DTP) 3. Upgrade my CAT-tool 4. Find direct clients Lots of plans, but I don't have to think about my New Year's decision(s) any more | | | صفحات الموضوع: [1 2] > | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Poll: What are your professional plans for 2010? Trados Studio 2022 Freelance | The leading translation software used by over 270,000 translators.
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