| Stron w wątku: < [1 2] | Poll: In comparison with 2011, the work volume I have received this year has Autor wątku: ProZ.com Staff
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Ty Kendall 
Wielka Brytania
Local time: 21:10
hebrajski > angielski
| Give me a cut and I'll answer | Jul 16, 2012 |
Esther van der Wal wrote:
Get real, guys. If you don't like the poll, don't answer the poll. I really don't see why we should all be so fired up about sharing details on our workload or anonymous polls. It's not that they are asking for our PIN to take cash out of our accounts!
To answer the question: 2012 is already much better than 2011, and 2011 wasn't bad. I guess my company is still in the growth phase (2,5 years now), which is nice!
I don't mind anyone answering the poll, but it is suspicious and there's nothing wrong with questioning things.
Besides, if they are gonna sell the data on to a 3rd party, and if I'm going to contribute to that data, then I want a cut! (or discounted membership... )
| | | | John Cutler
Hiszpania
Local time: 22:10
hiszpański > angielski
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Whether anyone wants our PINs or not, I don't know. I do know though that Prozians should be aware that anyone can read these polls. It might seem that we're just a cozy little club of translators sharing a few ideas with each other, but nothing could be further from the truth. It's a good idea to be aware of the reality. This is a public not a private forum.
As for the question itself: no comment.
| | | | Jenn Mercer
USA
Local time: 16:10
Członek ProZ.com
od 2009
francuski > angielski
Mary Worby wrote: But the rates have gone up! 
Pretty much. I worked like a dog in 2011 and it has paid off with the experience and reputation to find better paying clients.
| | | | Nicole Schnell
USA
Local time: 13:10
angielski > niemiecki
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In Memoriam | Same as always | Jul 16, 2012 |
My days still have only 24 hours.
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| Curiouser and curiouser | Jul 16, 2012 |
Ty Kendall wrote:
Saturday's Poll:
Financially, for me, the first half of 2012 was.....
Sunday's Poll:
Financially, my projection for the second half of 2012 is....
Today's Poll:
In comparison with 2011, the work volume I have received this year has.....
ALL ANONYMOUS
Does nobody else feel a bit uneasy answering these questions now?
And today I get a mail forwarded by Proz.com asking me to participate in an intrusive survey about my rates....
[Edited at 2012-07-16 21:31 GMT]
| | | | Nicole Schnell
USA
Local time: 13:10
angielski > niemiecki
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In Memoriam | More ideas for polls | Jul 16, 2012 |
- The account balance of your 2011 year-end bank statement?
- How much is your rent / mortgage?
- Your household income is?
| | | | | E-mail survey | Jul 16, 2012 |
I received a survey some time ago, and I wrote back reminding the pollster that long ago in the United States (where the survey was coming from), the Federal Trade Commission tried to penalize the American Translators Association for publishing a schedule of rates in their newsletter--they called it "price-fixing." When ATA hired lawyers to fight the case, it turned out to be a very expensive proposition.
By the way, many of us have published our rates on our ProZ profile. I suppos... See more I received a survey some time ago, and I wrote back reminding the pollster that long ago in the United States (where the survey was coming from), the Federal Trade Commission tried to penalize the American Translators Association for publishing a schedule of rates in their newsletter--they called it "price-fixing." When ATA hired lawyers to fight the case, it turned out to be a very expensive proposition.
By the way, many of us have published our rates on our ProZ profile. I suppose that those who publish their rates are on the higher end. If the pollsters really want to know, they can go there and look, one by one. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Michael Harris
Niemcy
Local time: 22:10
Członek ProZ.com
od 2006
niemiecki > angielski
Denise Phelps wrote:
And today I get a mail forwarded by Proz.com asking me to participate in an intrusive survey about my rates....
[Edited at 2012-07-16 21:31 GMT]
Just got that one as well
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Nikki Graham
Wielka Brytania
Local time: 21:10
hiszpański > angielski
| Low rates published as well | Jul 16, 2012 |
Muriel Vasconcellos wrote:
By the way, many of us have published our rates on our ProZ profile. I suppose that those who publish their rates are on the higher end. If the pollsters really want to know, they can go there and look, one by one.
Sadly that is not the case. I have, unfortunately, visited many profiles in my time offering super-low rates in true "pick me I'm the cheapest" style.
As far as the poll is concerned, my financial years start and finish in April, and the last one was better than the one before, as I would expect it to be.
| | | | Julian Holmes
Japonia
Local time: 05:10
Członek ProZ.com
od 2011
japoński > angielski
| Yes. What is going? | Jul 17, 2012 |
3 polls on the trot asking us about work volume and finances, and then an e-mail from a ProZ.com advertising partner asking us to cooperate in a "Survey on freelance translation and pricing."
Has all this been deliberate and intentional? 
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