At what age do you plan on retiring?

Given the choice, would you prefer to work on one major job or several small jobs?

How often do you ask clients for advance payment?

Would you accept the position of project manager in a translation agency if offered?

Do you send "Season's Greetings" to your clients during the holiday season?

The majority of the books on my shelves are...

Is there a room in your home that you use exclusively for work?

Do you regularly receive feedback from your clients on your work as a translator/interpreter?

You receive two good assignments at once. You...

What do you do if you find a mistake (i.e. some incorrect data) in the source text?

Have you ever fallen into a slump or suffered from "translator's block"?

How many monitors do you use when working?

How much time do you spend on invoicing/administrative tasks each month?

Have you ever "donated" your translation/interpreting services pro bono for a good cause?

Do you use a tablet PC?

As a translator, which skill would you prefer to improve the most?

What kind of texts do you regularly translate?

What is your main operating system?

On average, how many emails do you send each day (including answers)?

According to your estimation, what percentage of your total working hours are billable?

A customer always sends you work late Friday for delivery Monday morning. You...

Do you have a backup or spare computer?

When do you usually begin to send reminders for overdue payment?

Do you usually receive a sufficient deadline?

Do you use voice recognition software?

Do you think your working hours have affected your health?

Do you ask a colleague to review your translation before submitting it to the client?

How often do you read books/articles related to translation/language?

Do you think the number of WWA entries one has can influence an outsourcer's decision?

Do you insist on a signed contract before beginning work?

Do you have a minimum invoice charge?

How do you typically receive your documents for translation?

When you tell someone who's not in the business that you're a translator, how do they react?

Have you ever felt like you've won a hard battle with a particularly difficult sentence?

Do you think age and life experience have an impact on the quality of your work?

How many important "variants" are there in your (main) native language?

Do you extend your working hours if you have a tight deadline?

Do you notice grammatical errors when others speak and/or write?

Since the last poll on this subject, have you created a Twitter account to use professionally?

Is your income higher or lower compared to when you were not a freelancer?

Did you employ the services of a professional interior designer to design your home office?

When you encounter an unknown word, what is the source of information that you consult first?

Do you have your own professional website?

Have you ever worked while travelling?

Do you provide your TMs to clients?

Do you use any invoicing tools/software?

Do you change your rates for clients located in different countries?

How many translation-related events do you attend, on average, each year?

The computer you are working on right now fails suddenly. Do you have a backup system in place?

Would you agree to do a free translation for a client you've known for years?