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Juan Jacob Mexico Local time: 02:22 French to Spanish + ...
Surpassed.
Dec 27, 2007
Habitual clients this year, plus a very huge film festival I was "chasing" from a long time ago. Good year, yeah!
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Margreet Logmans (X) Netherlands Local time: 10:22 English to Dutch + ...
Surpassed
Dec 27, 2007
but then my expectations were rather modest.
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Parrot Spain Local time: 10:22 Spanish to English + ...
Surpassed
Dec 27, 2007
and my accountant said my targets "sounded steep". But then I'm not a company.
I just like exploring the room "up there"
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Andrea Riffo Chile Local time: 04:22 English to Spanish + ...
Surpassed
Dec 28, 2007
I quit my inhouse job 14 months ago, so my goals/expectations for this year were really quite simple:
- build a small but stable client base (done: small & stable) during this year - be able to live off of only what I earn as a freelancer, even if that meant sticking to a tight budget for the year (done, and with a less stricter budget than I'd expected)
The unexpected: I managed to save enough to afford going back to school to pursue further studies next y... See more
I quit my inhouse job 14 months ago, so my goals/expectations for this year were really quite simple:
- build a small but stable client base (done: small & stable) during this year - be able to live off of only what I earn as a freelancer, even if that meant sticking to a tight budget for the year (done, and with a less stricter budget than I'd expected)
The unexpected: I managed to save enough to afford going back to school to pursue further studies next year.
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Deborah do Carmo Portugal Local time: 09:22 Dutch to English + ...
Met and surpassed
Dec 28, 2007
Met: in terms of income (actually surpassed if I take into account that I took regular breaks this year, which I didn't do previously)
Met: in terms of client retention
Met: in terms of attracting a number of new "fallback" clients for when/if an "inner circle" client has a quiet period.
Surpassed: in that one of those new clients actually made it into the "inner circle" and are in no danger of expulsion... See more
Met: in terms of income (actually surpassed if I take into account that I took regular breaks this year, which I didn't do previously)
Met: in terms of client retention
Met: in terms of attracting a number of new "fallback" clients for when/if an "inner circle" client has a quiet period.
Surpassed: in that one of those new clients actually made it into the "inner circle" and are in no danger of expulsion
Met: in terms of continuing professional development, although my expectations for 2008 will be higher in this area, given I'll be based most of the year in the UK where there is far more on offer (compared to Portugal where I live the rest of the time).
Surpassed: in terms of keeping up with technology, to the extent it helped improve my productivity tremendously.
Met: in terms of keeping to my rule of not letting others infringe upon/abuse my time, which was an awful problem in 2006 with a particular colleague. But also surpassed in terms of a couple of new virtual friendships with true professionals who share their expertise in a true give-and-take fashion.
All in all, a very rewarding year on the professional front.
Happy New Year everyone - may 2008 be highly productive and free of payment hassles but most of all full of happiness and good health!
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