Poll: Have you felt an increase in competition in your main language pair and field in recent years? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Have you felt an increase in competition in your main language pair and field in recent years?".
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| | | | neilmac
Spain
Local time: 15:31
Spanish to English
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But it's mainly from non-native speakers of my target language, so I don't feel affected personally, although I still resent the intrusion.
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From people willing to work for less money.
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I don’t have a main language pair and field. My main language pairs are EN-PT and FR-PT and I translate just a little less in FR-PT than in EN-PT. I feel much more competition in EN-PT than in FR-PT, but not a lot of competition in certain fields of expertise. Anyway, as long as I keep my existing client base happy everything will be fine…
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But if I did, I'd know what to do.
"If a nigga get an attitude, pop it like it's hot."
| | | | Ricki Farn
Germany
Local time: 15:31
English to German
| I wouldn't know | Jan 29, 2019 |
The people who want me specifically, insist on getting me. The people who want just any translator in my language pair and field, have always been able to find one (sometimes with my help), that's not a recent development. So if there was as increase of competition around me, I wouldn't be able to spot it.
| | | | Mario Freitas 
Brazil
Local time: 10:31
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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I certainly noted the number of translators offering their services in the market has increased. Now, if that means real competition or not, it's a whole different story.
The level of the newbies has been scaringly low. Translation courses all around seem to be very worried about making money, not translators.
Plus, these newcomers accept very low rates to enter the market, so they don't steal my clients. They are in market B.
So, it's not a real increase in competition. Quant... See more I certainly noted the number of translators offering their services in the market has increased. Now, if that means real competition or not, it's a whole different story.
The level of the newbies has been scaringly low. Translation courses all around seem to be very worried about making money, not translators.
Plus, these newcomers accept very low rates to enter the market, so they don't steal my clients. They are in market B.
So, it's not a real increase in competition. Quantity does not mean quality.
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