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Poll: According to your own experience, in which months do you receive less work? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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... when the entire country is on vacation. Time to recover from the pre-Christmas rush.
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February, May and November. So far.
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| Normally my worst months | Oct 31, 2011 |
are August through October and my best months have been December to April/May...
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Apparently most translators answered that their slowest months are July and August, when I personally experience a peak (I usually prefer to go on holiday in June).
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Thayenga 
Germany
Local time: 11:21
Member (2009)
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| The slowest months | Oct 31, 2011 |
have been June and July. A least thus far.
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| Agree with Cristina | Oct 31, 2011 |
I am usually very busy in the summer. Last year September was slow, this year October has been slow. I guess it depends on the market you specialize in.
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neilmac
Spain
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But it varies.
Two or 3 years ago, the start of the year was really slow for everybody I know. In my area things tend to get off to a slow start as the Xmas holiday hangover last until about mid-January anyway.
Summers can be slow too unless I actively seek work.
[Edited at 2011-10-31 10:53 GMT]
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Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
United States
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| Not much difference | Oct 31, 2011 |
II voted that it didn't make any difference, but I do think January tends to be a little bit slower.
Different clients have different deadlines, and I have a wide range of clients, so there's usually something going on all the time. However, things do seem a little slower in January. I think it takes people time to crank up again after the holidays.
[Edited at 2011-10-31 10:46 GMT]
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| This year and the one before... | Oct 31, 2011 |
every month was the same. I simply almost didn't get any work.
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Michael Harris
Germany
Local time: 11:21
Member (2006)
German to English
| No real difference | Oct 31, 2011 |
as my clients are based all over the world and where I get less work from one, more comes from another. Athough July this year was the quietest since the past 7 years because of all the bank holidays
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| No real difference | Oct 31, 2011 |
In August, large chunks of the Italian market shut down for the holidays, but customers often get more projects than usual off their collective chest in the first half of the month and then in early September (although August has been very good for me, this year). Christmas/New year tends to be quieter, for similar reasons, but I tend not to work much then, anyway, so it doesn't affect my income.
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Steven Capsuto
United States
Local time: 05:21
Member (2004)
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A lot of my clients are in Spain, a country that pretty much shuts down for the month of August. That month, not only does little work show up from Spain, but some of my Spanish clients don't pay July invoices till the first week in September.
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from about dec 21 to january 10, it's virtually dead with most people going on vacation.
The next big slow period is usually August, especially the first two weeks. It picks up the end of august.
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| Definitely December | Oct 31, 2011 |
School year is over, people are busy running from one place to the other, Christmas and New Year's holidays, summer starts, people take free days, etc. so almost no work then.
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