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Oct 17

Does the demand for translation and subtitling decrease in November, December, and January?
 
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@Pedro Oct 18

I have been translating for over 40 years and demand for translation has always been extremely variable.

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Possibly Oct 18

It will depend on the field you work in, your languages, and economic cycles in general.

Some fields definitely do have busy periods, but as a technical translator I've never noticed any particular pattern.

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Who knows. Oct 18

I also see no pattern. In 2020 and 2021 the last 2 quarters were the best, but in 2022 and 2023 it were the first 2 that were the best. It's difficult to draw a line and since we are working alone we are possibly less impacted by economical troubles in the short term (all it takes is 1 or 2 clients with a few large assignments and you have a good month, so to speak). So you basically need some luck from time to time.

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Vacation Oct 18

Ok. Thanks!

I asked it because in Brazil, December and January are the common vacation period.
 
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@Pedro Oct 19

Very occasionally my best months of the year have been December and/or August, because almost all the other translators are on holiday and I'm not...

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Yes for December Oct 21

December is typically busy for me, but January isn't. I guess organizations which are doing well tend to spend their budget at the end of the year, while developing new plans for the new year will take some time.

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