Poll: Do you actively do something to increase your income? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you actively do something to increase your income?".
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Mario Freitas Brazil Local time: 04:04 Member (2014) English to Portuguese + ... Several things, none stantard, none as routine | Oct 19, 2020 |
Being on the first block of the ProZ ranking in my pairs has surely been the best "something" in the past six years or so. Other than that, I still do some networking and marketing, but nothing like the standard actions we see being suggested around, and not with any discipline or routine face. My objective is not simply to "get more clients". I've been trying hard to ged rid of those who pay less and replace them with better payers. And I'm succeeding in it, but at a slow pace. ... See more Being on the first block of the ProZ ranking in my pairs has surely been the best "something" in the past six years or so. Other than that, I still do some networking and marketing, but nothing like the standard actions we see being suggested around, and not with any discipline or routine face. My objective is not simply to "get more clients". I've been trying hard to ged rid of those who pay less and replace them with better payers. And I'm succeeding in it, but at a slow pace.
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I have two sources of income: freelancing and a pension (the job I'm retired from was also translating). I should add that I’m pretty satisfied with what I have professionally, personally and financially.
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Martha Schwan Brazil Local time: 04:04 Member English to Portuguese + ... I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO | Oct 19, 2020 |
I still don't know what to do, but I am studying a new resource. I did not find it as of yet, but I will | | |
except I refuse to lower my rates. | | |
Felipe Lacerda Brazil Local time: 04:04 Member (2011) English to Portuguese + ...
Juggling while the traffic lights are red. And also a shady night shift I'm not proud of - c'mon!, 10 dollars are still 10 dollars. It's probably more than LionBridge pays their linguists monthly anyway. | | |
Odile Breuvart United Kingdom Local time: 08:04 Member English to French + ...
Who doesn't? I admit to not having completely understood the question as it feels obvious to me that most people would want an increase of income. Actively has degrees... Sure. You can be sat at your desk and be lucky to receive offers of job because you have developped a good 'cred' over the years. Is this being active? The 'active' effect of being thought of as someone professional I suppose. But maybe I am facetious. Actively is willing to do something about it. I do, ... See more Who doesn't? I admit to not having completely understood the question as it feels obvious to me that most people would want an increase of income. Actively has degrees... Sure. You can be sat at your desk and be lucky to receive offers of job because you have developped a good 'cred' over the years. Is this being active? The 'active' effect of being thought of as someone professional I suppose. But maybe I am facetious. Actively is willing to do something about it. I do, when I go through down times. That's when I actively do something to increase my income, i.e. multiply my communication efforts until I get what I was looking for in the first place. ▲ Collapse | |
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Earned A Master's Degree | Oct 19, 2020 |
After earning a Master's degree in Creative Writing/Literary Translation, I raised my rates for all prospective new clients, one of which turned out to be a very important repeat client. They all seemed to think it was within reason (have had no problem with it). | | |
expressisverbis Portugal Local time: 08:04 Member (2015) English to Portuguese + ...
Working hard, being honest, playing fair, and always doing my best to make my clients happy. This is what matters to me: if you improve yourself in these aspects, you can improve your income. It is through improving ourselves that we can get the most out of our lives, professionally, personally, and financially. | | |
Professionalism | Oct 20, 2020 |
expressisverbis wrote: Working hard, being honest, playing fair, and always doing my best to make my clients happy. My two main ongoing projects at the moment were both referred to me by other long-standing clients. So I would say the best way to guarantee a satisfactory income is to maintain a high level of professionalism, with the expectation that some of the rewards for that may come later and not always in a predictable form. | | |
Not right now. I'm more focused on getting some quality time and taking care of matters that I have been neglecting for a very long time. I'm happy when I have work, but I'm not trying to push the envelope. | |
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um, I translate? | Oct 21, 2020 |
That's how I earn, therefore increase, my income. (Didn't understand the question) | | |
finnword1 United States Local time: 03:04 English to Finnish + ... Lower your rates until your schedule is full | Oct 26, 2020 |
If you are already getting all the work you can handle, then improve your efficiency, hone your skills, update your tools, organize your day, until you can handle more work than before. | | |
Tom in London United Kingdom Local time: 08:04 Member (2008) Italian to English
finnword1 wrote: Lower your rates until your schedule is full Shouldn't that be "lower your rates until your stomach is empty" ?
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