Poll: Financially, for me, the first half of 2012 was Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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| | | Simon Bruni United Kingdom Local time: 07:29 Member (2009) Spanish to English
Translation will never be financially 'excellent' | | |
In the first half of 2012 I made more than I used to make in a whole year. | | | Natalia Pedrosa Spain Local time: 08:29 Member (2012) English to Spanish + ... I replied 'Not very good' but | Jul 14, 2012 |
Overall it has been much better than the first half of 2011. Happy holidaying! | |
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It's a matter of relativity :) | Jul 14, 2012 |
As one learned quote says: Under some circumstances, the mass of a system in general relativity may not even be defined. Hence the answer: don't know. Obviously, it can't be a mainstream answer; one more smiley
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[Edited at 2012-07-14 12:20 GMT] | | | Julian Holmes Japan Local time: 15:29 Member (2011) Japanese to English Supercalifragilisticexpialidociously excellent | Jul 14, 2012 |
or, in normal parlance, a quantum leap beyond what I made in 2011. I was basically out of action for the whole year since I had 3 operations on my hand for a severed tendon and complications. Anyway, I replied "Other" because there was no option "2011 was a sodding writeoff". | | | Andrea Munhoz Brazil Local time: 03:29 Portuguese to English + ...
If only it'd been like the excellent second half of 2011... | | | Alison Sabedoria (X) United Kingdom French to English + ...
Big projects for premium clients. Now I can enjoy the summer. | |
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Robert Forstag United States Local time: 02:29 Spanish to English + ...
And it would not even have been decent were it not for a book contract. This gives pause.... | | | Allison Wright (X) Portugal Local time: 07:29
An enormous relief, since the second half of 2011 was awful. | | | Dinny Greece Local time: 09:29 Italian to Danish + ... Tough learning | Jul 14, 2012 |
It taught me that you don´t get nothing for nothing. Or, actually, that you get nothing for nothing. I was lazy, relying on my "usuals", not doing any marketing to get new contacts, ´cause "how would I fit them in". Geez, I´ve been here 20 years, they will wake up, won´t they? Well, surprise! My usuals apparently went into crisis full time, work was just not coming... untill I woke up and realized that you can never just lean back and wait for the roast chicken to come fly... See more It taught me that you don´t get nothing for nothing. Or, actually, that you get nothing for nothing. I was lazy, relying on my "usuals", not doing any marketing to get new contacts, ´cause "how would I fit them in". Geez, I´ve been here 20 years, they will wake up, won´t they? Well, surprise! My usuals apparently went into crisis full time, work was just not coming... untill I woke up and realized that you can never just lean back and wait for the roast chicken to come flying in. So I am back on track again with some new clients and some of the old arisen from the dead. A lesson learned. Roast chicken for dinner. Dinny ▲ Collapse | | | the second half | Jul 14, 2012 |
of 2011 was better. I have had more slow spots in the first half of 2012, even with new clients. | |
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Wolfgang Vogt Argentina Local time: 03:29 English to German + ...
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