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Has the translation market improved during the pandemic?
Thread poster: Helena Grahn
Helena Grahn
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May 10, 2021

I truthfully haven't noticed it.

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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
 
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Not really May 10, 2021

Only pharma, medical, and related technical fields.

Some growth in entertainment (games, subtitles, related materials), but that seems to have been countered by the influx of people looking for new remote work opportunities.

At least pharma and medical texts scare the noobs.

[Edited at 2021-05-10 05:50 GMT]

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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
 
Ivana Kahle
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For me, it has improved May 10, 2021

Actually, my business is flourishing since the pandemic started.
Not only was I able to retain all of my clients, they also give me more assignments and I was even able to acquire a couple of new clients.
Maybe it depends on the field(s) of expertise (mine are technical, architecture, marketing).
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Not really May 10, 2021

Improvement? No. Let’s say that business has remained more or less the same, meaning that the road has been as bumpy as ever (I had a lousy May 2020 and April 2021, but nothing that I haven’t seen before). Yet, I did notice a big drop for obvious reasons on translation demand from my consumer-goods clients.

[Edited at 2021-05-10 13:50 GMT]

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