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tranfree issue 14 - 10th May 2000

 

Survey - How Busy Was Your First Quarter?

The second translatortips® survey ran from March 14th to now. Its purpose was to check out the state of the translation industry in the first quarter of 2000. The results speak for themselves. Most translators had a first quarter at least as good as last year and the majority had plenty of work. Excellent news!


Results

There were 2 Questions this time. Designed to get absolute and relative info on how busy translators were in the 1st quarter of 2000. (full graphical results at http://www.translatortips.net/poll/ )

Q1.  How much translation work have you had in the first quarter of 2000?

RESPONSE VOTES PERCENT
More than I can cope with 28 29.79 %
Plenty, but not too much 26 27.66 %
Just about enough 10 10.64 %
Not much - quiet time 25 26.60 %
None 5 5.32 %
TOTAL 94 100.00 %


So 57.45% had plenty of work or too much - that's a good sign
Another 10.64% had enough.
And 31.91% seem to be having a quiet time.
I find the 5.32% with none rather worrying - I hope those people have other income sources. Imagine 3 months with no income? Ouch!


Q2.  Has your first quarter of 2000 been busier or quieter than 1999?

RESPONSE VOTES PERCENT
Busier 46 51.11 %
Quieter 22 24.44 %
About the same 22 24.44 %
TOTAL 90 100.00 %

So around 75% of people have had a first quarter of 2000 better
or similar to 1999

Most people have enough work and most people are as busy or
busier than last year. Looking good!

Alex Eames is the founder of translatortips.com,
editor of tranfree and author of the eBook...

How to Earn $80,000+ Per Year as a Freelance Translator
http://www.translatortips.net/ht50.html

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