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Poll: Financially, my projection for the second half of 2012 is Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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"I don't know" at second place. That's pretty alarming, don't you think?
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Chun Un 
Macau
Member (2007)
English to Chinese
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My projection of the second half of 2012, financially, is definitely 'good'. With the acquisition of a major client, I can say with certainty that it will be better than the first half.
[Edited at 2012-07-15 08:32 GMT]
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Mary Worby
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:03
German to English
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| I don't know | Jul 15, 2012 |
I have no projections. I take each job as it comes. I'd guess that given the last few years have been good to excellent, the next six months will follow the same course, but who knows!
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| I don't know | Jul 15, 2012 |
Aditya Ikhsan Prasiddha wrote:
"I don't know" at second place. That's pretty alarming, don't you think? well, not for me... I don't make any "projections". My business goes on and that's it!
PS : same as you, Mary! 
[Modifié le 2012-07-15 08:43 GMT]
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Julian Holmes
Japan
Local time: 22:03
Member (2011)
Japanese to English
| Haven't a damn clue ... | Jul 15, 2012 |
It looks good for the next month or so since I have a big project lined - but "a" as in only one project being the operative word. Uncertainty is the nature of our business.
However, more importantly...
Edited out last line.
Nevertheless a back-to-back poll suggested by "anonymous" is still fishy in my books.
[Edited at 2012-07-16 00:43 GMT]
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Tim Drayton
Cyprus
Local time: 16:03
Turkish to English
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I have already written 2012 off as a lost year. I do not expect things to change until the world economy starts to grow again.
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If only I could know in advance when the next project is coming... My repeat clients are my bread and butter, they provide me the bulk of my income, but in general I have no idea when the next project will be coming in. That's one of the drawbacks of freelancing, isn't it?
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| Strange enough | Jul 15, 2012 |
It is strange that "Good" is on first place, followed by "Decent", while so many are complaining about miserably low rates and the economic crisis.
During the first half of 2012 I found myself getting more job offers than I could work on. I expect this to continue during the second half of 2012.
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Allison Wright (X)
Portugal
Local time: 14:03
| Not counting any chickens before they hatch, but | Jul 15, 2012 |
I am mostly booked for the coming six weeks, after which I have contracted for a further three months of slog.
I should add that this is the first time in my life that this has happened.
I plan to hibernate for the whole of December, but will emerge to enjoy Christmas fare.
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Alison Sabedoria (X)
United Kingdom
French to English
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I have enough work (if not 100% confirmed, at least 80% likely) to keep me out of mischief through most of the autumn, but allowing me some time to continue the professional development I want to do and add in other small projects here and there.
Yes, this is a first for me, too - must be doing something right!
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inkweaver
Germany
Local time: 15:03
French to German
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My crystal ball seems to be a bit murky at the moment.
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Georgia Morg (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:03
Portuguese to English
But that's OK .....I won't have much time to do translating this year as we are making the move from Brazil to Portugal, along with two dogs and three cats. Once installed, though, I have promised myself I will make a BIG effort to get translating work!
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Jenn Mercer
United States
Local time: 09:03
Member (2009)
French to English
| Future: hazy, but excellent | Jul 15, 2012 |
It is hard to make exact predictions during the summer doldrums, but I am feeling quite positive. I have been picking up a better class of client and have plans to acquire more direct clients. I have had a few slow periods this year, but the totals at midyear are better than last so I must be doing something right. I would love to see a poll on revenue trends broken down by language pair. I think that makes a huge difference, particularly with the problems in Europe.
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Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 06:03
Member (2006)
Norwegian to English
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Jenn Mercer wrote:
I would love to see a poll on revenue trends broken down by language pair.
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