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| Poll: If your income became 0, for how long would you be able to maintain your current lifestyle? | 14
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| Poll: If you couldn't be a freelance translator, what other kind of freelancer would you be ? ( 1... 2) | 29
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| Poll: Do you have your own website as a professional translator? ( 1... 2) | 21
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| Poll: Would you help in the creation of a tool that actually eliminates the need for human translation? ( 1... 2) | 23
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| Poll: Do you send Christmas/New year presents or greetings to your clients? ( 1... 2) | 21
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| Poll: Do you play language games, either for fun or to improve your skills? ( 1... 2) | 18
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| Poll: Do you feel pressure to maintain or raise your income in comparison with last year? ( 1... 2) | 16
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| Poll: Do you believe that no word is untranslatable? ( 1... 2) | 19
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| Poll: What do you think is the latest age one should stop freelance translation? ( 1, 2... 3) | 30
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| Poll: For how long do you keep copies of projects you have completed? ( 1... 2) | 16
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| Poll: Have you ever had a translation criticized by an obviously less experienced reviewer? ( 1... 2) | 29
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| Poll: How many books have you read so far this year? | 12
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| Poll: Are you the only person who uses your main work computer? ( 1... 2) | 16
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| Poll: What do you do while waiting for your PC/notebook to start up? ( 1... 2) | 23
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| Poll: Do you have professional liability insurance? | 11
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| Poll: Have you worked less in 2016 in comparison with previous years? | 12
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| Poll: How do you do your bookkeeping? | 13
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| Poll: Deadline permitting, do you finalize a translation before the end of the day, or leave it overnight? | 14
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| Poll: Do you work mostly with a PC or a laptop? ( 1... 2) | 22
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| Poll: Has your source language influenced your target language's grammar, syntax, vocabulary, etc.? | 11
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| Poll: Should a freelance translator take weekends off? ( 1... 2) | 20
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| Poll: Are you willing to provide your ID/passport number for a contract with a client? ( 1... 2) | 15
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| Poll: What has been your longest period of "famine"? ( 1... 2) | 15
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| Poll: Which is the main reason that may lead you to decline a job from a creditworthy outsourcer? ( 1... 2) | 28
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| Poll: Do you think translators each have their very own writing style, regardless of the source text? | 11
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| Poll: Do you use speech recognition software when you translate? ( 1... 2) | 20
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| Poll: Can volunteer work lead to a job? | 12
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| Poll: Have you found long-standing clients at ProZ.com? ( 1... 2) | 23
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| Poll: When do you find yourself more focused in your work? | 13
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| Poll: What do you do if you finish your work earlier than the delivery deadline? | 13
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| Poll: Have you ever been bored by a translation too easy to perform? | 13
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| Poll: Have you ever succeeded in raising your rates with old, regular clients without losing them? ( 1... 2) | 16
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| Poll: Do you use good luck charms for good fortune in your business? ( 1... 2) | 16
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| Poll: Do you think your customers would pay you extra if you outsourced proofreading of your translations? ( 1... 2) | 17
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| Poll: Do you check the profiles of the translators shown as 'Featured translator'? ( 1... 2) | 16
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| Poll: Do you offer a lower rate to attract a new client? ( 1... 2) | 19
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| Poll: Do you send an email confirming receipt of payments to your clients? ( 1... 2) | 21
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| Poll: Do media reports of inaccurate translations help or hurt translators? | 12
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| Poll: Who is the boss? ( 1, 2... 3) | 33
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| Poll: Do you think that translators are respected overall? ( 1... 2) | 22
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| Poll: How often do you update your ProZ.com availability calendar? ( 1... 2) | 19
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| Poll: Have you ever bought a product after translating about it? ( 1... 2) | 19
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| Poll: Do your clients manage their source language content with terminology databases and glossary lists? ( 1... 2) | 16
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| Poll: Do you make/keep annual reports for yourself of project numbers and types, new clients, etc.? | 14
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| Poll: Do you think translators tend to be introverts? ( 1... 2) | 17
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| Poll: When investing in products and services for your work, which is the most important factor? ( 1... 2) | 22
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| Poll: Can you work on translation tasks on the go (i.e. at any time and anywhere)? ( 1... 2) | 16
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| Poll: What do you do against cold hands while typing or doing mouse work? ( 1... 2) | 23
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| Poll: Are you willing to present a sample of your actual work to a potential client if asked? | 13
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