Poll: When it comes to my freelance business, I generally: Autor wątku: ProZ.com Staff
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| | | | | Take things day to day | Feb 23, 2020 |
I'm grateful to be able to take things as they come. Since I also receive a pension from my in-house years, I consider that all my income is translation-related, but I'm not fully dependent on my freelance business.
| | | | | Take things day-to-day | Feb 23, 2020 |
Like Muriel, I’m not fully dependent on my freelance business and I try to take things day-to-day but I must admit that when I have less work I just can’t avoid feeling kind of panicky (the fact that for a while I had no financial security at all and three kids to raise left its mark).
| | | | Ana Vozone 
Local time: 07:32
Członek ProZ.com
od 2010
angielski > portugalski
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| Plan ahead, short-term | Feb 23, 2020 |
Although I have also had to take things day-to-day (don't we all as freelancers?) for over 40 years now, I do plan ahead (and short-term), namely as regards leaving certain clients, getting certain new ones in specific areas, working on my continuous professional development (a must!) and organizing my time off.
I have just reached the "official" retirement age here in Portugal but plan (and need) to continue working, both for financial and sanity reasons. So, for me, the continuit... See more Although I have also had to take things day-to-day (don't we all as freelancers?) for over 40 years now, I do plan ahead (and short-term), namely as regards leaving certain clients, getting certain new ones in specific areas, working on my continuous professional development (a must!) and organizing my time off.
I have just reached the "official" retirement age here in Portugal but plan (and need) to continue working, both for financial and sanity reasons. So, for me, the continuity of my work as a freelancer definitely requires some planning ahead ▲ Collapse
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Mario Freitas
Brazylia
Local time: 03:32
Członek ProZ.com
od 2014
angielski > portugalski
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| Day-to-day, no other way | Feb 23, 2020 |
It's very nice to plan and I love planning.
But in our profession, this is a bit utopic. We have no idea how much work will fall on our laps tomorrow or how long we'll stay with no work at all. How can we possibly do any planning?
| | | | Aline Amorim
Brazylia
Local time: 03:32
angielski > portugalski
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| Plan ahead, short-term | Feb 23, 2020 |
It's very nice to plan and I love planning because I have no idea how much work will fall on my laps tomorrow or how I'll stay wih no work at all and namely as regards leaving certain clients, getting certain new ones in specific areas, working on my continuous professional development (a must!) and organizing my time off.
| | | | Vera Schoen
Szwecja
Local time: 08:32
Członek ProZ.com
od 2008
niemiecki > szwedzki
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I plan short term for the day and the coming week (is there room to accept more work, and if so what volume), but I also think a lot about what I want my working day to look like in, say, 10 years and make plans for how to get there. Will I be able to implement my plans? Who knows! But if I don't make any plans, chances are I will be going on exactly the same way for years and years, and I want to improve (my skills, expertise).
| | | | Justin Peterson
Hiszpania
Local time: 08:32
Członek ProZ.com
od 2007
hiszpański > angielski
| I've got to do some marketing... | Feb 24, 2020 |
Been saying that for 15 years :/ Too busy translating
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Jan Truper
Niemcy
Local time: 08:32
Członek ProZ.com
od 2016
angielski > niemiecki
| Plan ahead short-term | Feb 24, 2020 |
I try to plan my workload about 2 weeks ahead (i.e., clients who book me in advance have a better chance of acquiring my services).
| | | | Amy D Lang
Austria
Local time: 08:32
węgierski > niemiecki
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| How do you do that? | Feb 24, 2020 |
Justin Peterson wrote:
Been saying that for 15 years :/ Too busy translating
Well, congratulations, wish I could say something similar...
| | | | Tom in London
Wielka Brytania
Local time: 07:32
Członek ProZ.com
od 2008
włoski > angielski
When it comes to my freelance business, I am often reminded of a certain kind of shopkeeper in Florence - selling anything from luxury women's wear to fruit and vegetables.
There are times of the day, and times of the week, when you see them standing at the door, wondering if any customers are going to come in today.
At other times they're so busy that there isn't enough room in the shop for everyone.
It all depends on passing trade, or whatever the transl... See more When it comes to my freelance business, I am often reminded of a certain kind of shopkeeper in Florence - selling anything from luxury women's wear to fruit and vegetables.
There are times of the day, and times of the week, when you see them standing at the door, wondering if any customers are going to come in today.
At other times they're so busy that there isn't enough room in the shop for everyone.
It all depends on passing trade, or whatever the translation equivalent is of "passing trade".
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| | | | Brian Joyce
Wielka Brytania
Członek ProZ.com
od 2022
francuski > angielski
When it comes to my freelance business, I generally wonder will it ever work out?Living day to day in the freelance world it's like a zero hours contract, there is either never enough work or too much.
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| The best plan is no plan at the moment | Feb 25, 2020 |
From my short experience it seems like the best paying jobs come last minute. Therefore, I do not plan in advance anymore and frankly.. I go with the flow at the moment. It seems to be the best way to secure the most profitable jobs (in my case anyway)...
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