Do you work while traveling?

Do you usually charge per source or per target word?

How long did it take you to be able to live solely on your income as a freelancer?

Do you manage your billing/payment issues alone or with the help of another person?

Do you outsource work to fellow translators?

Do you think today's generation of translators is well prepared to work in the industry?

How many projects does a client have to assign you before you consider them a regular client?

Have you ever accepted an assignment that you later regretted?

Do you replace your dictionaries when new versions are published?

How many hours a day do you typically spend on the computer?

Do you coin a term if there is no exact match in the target language?

How often do you receive work from regular clients on a Friday evening due for the following Monday?

Is there a strong network of fellow translators in your area?

Do your clients ever remind you to submit your work before the deadline has passed?

Do you grant discounts for large projects?

Where do you store your work-related data?

What is your preferred CAT tool?

Do you think a professional-looking profile photo helps in attracting clients?

Do you feel pressured to maintain or improve the level of your income?

Do you consider yourself a "language lover", i.e. someone truly eager to learn languages?

In general, is your work stress-free?

Given the choice, would you prefer an in-house position?

What is your business's New Year's resolution related to?

What do you think is the strongest factor to highlight your competence as a translator/interpreter?

Do you rely on just one client/agency for the majority of your work?

Would you turn down a job that contained misspellings/typos in the text?

Overall, do you consider your work/life to be balanced?

Where do you work best?

For repeat customers, do you invoice per job or per month?

Have you received any last minute translation requests for the end of the year?

What percent of your income do you spend on office tools (software, hardware, desk, etc.)?

What is the main factor you take into account when an existing client offers you a project?

Do you use a quality control method for your translations?

Do you send gifts or cards to any of your clients during the holiday season?

Do you reply to emails from potential clients to inform them you are not accepting their offer?

How often do you work with problematic file formats (PDF, .ppt, images)?

Do you thoroughly review a client's contract terms before accepting work from them?

How dependent are you on CAT tools?

How well has your business done in 2014, in comparison to last year?

When you have questions about a source text, when do you ask your client?

When editing/proofreading, what kind of feedback do you generally provide to the client?

How do you behave when you have more than one job at a time?

Are you planning to continue working through the holidays?

What do you do when you don't have any projects or assignments to work on?

Have you ever used the services of a debt collector?

Do you have a dedicated bank account for your business?

How far do you generally read a text before you start translating it?

Do you translate differently depending on whether you are paid based on the source or target text?

What do you do if you know your translation is to be proofread by a competent colleague?

Do you ever translate in a language pair that you do not advertise your services in?