Poll: How many clients do you work for on average each month? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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I put 3-6 because that's more often the case, but sometimes I get really large jobs that keep me from accepting work from other clients. Right now I'm working on a job that's 52,000 words with a relatively tight deadline, so February may just be one client.
Even though the money is nice, I prefer shorter jobs so that there's a steadier flow of income, and that's usually the way I work.
| | | | Tim Drayton 
Cyprus
Local time: 02:18
Turkish to English
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Over the past 12 months on a monthly basis, starting from January 2013: 6-7-5-5-5-5-7-6-2-3-3-3
Makes for an average of 4.75.
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I bill 8 to 10 different clients each month. This does not vary very much.
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10 last month; 6 in December; 7 in November...
| | | | Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 01:18
Member (2009)
English to German
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Aside from my regular clients with whom I work every month, the usual average shows 1 - 3 other clients.
[Edited at 2013-02-02 13:38 GMT]
| | | | Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:18
Spanish to English
6 or 7. In this economic climate, I would like to keep it that way or even have a higher average.
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2 give me work every month regularly. then I have other regular client with "irregular workflow".
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| Out of curiosity | Feb 2, 2013 |
I just figured out my average for last year (Jan. 2012 to Jan. 2013) = 7.58 clients.
[Edited at 2013-02-02 11:19 GMT]
| | | | Claire Cox
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:18
French to English
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Interesting poll, Lisa.
Like Teresa, I couldn't resist working it out. My first instinct was to put 7-10 on average and when I looked at my invoices over last year it actually works out as exactly 8 on average, ranging from 10 in two busy months to 5 in months where I was on holiday. 9 seems to be the most common figure though - the mode if my dim and distant recollections of A'level Maths serve me well! There are some very regular clients in there who crop up each month, but some w... See more Interesting poll, Lisa.
Like Teresa, I couldn't resist working it out. My first instinct was to put 7-10 on average and when I looked at my invoices over last year it actually works out as exactly 8 on average, ranging from 10 in two busy months to 5 in months where I was on holiday. 9 seems to be the most common figure though - the mode if my dim and distant recollections of A'level Maths serve me well! There are some very regular clients in there who crop up each month, but some who only resurface occasionally. I've probably got about 30 clients on my books in all, although I haven't heard from some in a long time. Having a broad client base definitely helps though, even if you do have to turn people down from time to time.
Like Muriel, I often work on very long projects, such as the 60,000-word one I'm wading through at the moment, so that limits the other work I can accept, but I do like to squeeze in smaller jobs alongside - to ease cashflow and provide some light relief if nothing else!
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| | | | telefpro
Local time: 04:48
Portuguese to English
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Usually five to six, but some of them are large enough
| | | | Ventnai
Spain
Local time: 01:18
German to English
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It has just changed. If you had asked me two months, I would have said 1-3 as I had one main client plus I usually did one or two jobs for someone else. That particular client has recently been offering me much less than it has done for years, mainly because the two industries I work for are affected by the economic turndown, particularly the solar power sector. Luckily, other clients seem to have more work.
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DianeGM
Local time: 02:18
Member (2006)
Dutch to English
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It varies hugely per month depending on size and number of projects.
In January I worked for 12 clients, in December 6, in November 8.
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