Poll: How many emails do you reply to on a typical work day? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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It’s extremely variable, but I’d say between 10 and 20. | | |
It varies. Since I usually do large jobs that can last for weeks, and since I mainly correspond with my clients at the beginning and the end of assignments, I don't have too much traffic. I respond to serious requests for my services, but many of them drop me when I tell them my rates. That's fine. I have all the work I can handle, and I'm writing two books this year. I respond to a lot of other emails, especially related to my volunteer work, but I didn't think that was what the qu... See more It varies. Since I usually do large jobs that can last for weeks, and since I mainly correspond with my clients at the beginning and the end of assignments, I don't have too much traffic. I respond to serious requests for my services, but many of them drop me when I tell them my rates. That's fine. I have all the work I can handle, and I'm writing two books this year. I respond to a lot of other emails, especially related to my volunteer work, but I didn't think that was what the question was about. ▲ Collapse | | | 6-12 the last couple of weeks | Mar 4, 2019 |
It varies a lot, but between eight and twelve seems to be about average. Some days I seem to be playing ping-pong with my mail, and some clients bombard me with mails. Others are better at collecting questions in to one mail, or wording them so I can give a full answer, instead of having to send extra comments back and forth! I get a lot of mails that I do not answer - updates, newsletters, group mails. I call them 'semi spam' and try to ignore them until a coffee break, and I... See more It varies a lot, but between eight and twelve seems to be about average. Some days I seem to be playing ping-pong with my mail, and some clients bombard me with mails. Others are better at collecting questions in to one mail, or wording them so I can give a full answer, instead of having to send extra comments back and forth! I get a lot of mails that I do not answer - updates, newsletters, group mails. I call them 'semi spam' and try to ignore them until a coffee break, and I unsubscribe immediately from any mails I am not seriously interested in. ▲ Collapse | |
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I really don't know, never gave it a thought. | | | Thayenga Germany Local time: 10:08 Member (2009) English to German + ...
Maybe because I'm too busy answering them or working to spend any time on counting them. But it does vary. Sometimes it seems to be nothing but answering emails, at other times there are but a few. | | | Kay Denney France Local time: 10:08 French to English
I don't think I have just one sort of typical day. Monday is often quiet, I rarely get anything before noon if at all. Today I haven't had a single message for example. I have work that came in last week still on my plate though. Work often starts coming in on Tuesday. I might find myself sending a list of questions shortly before delivery then I'll mostly be handing stuff in by the end of the week. Then at the turn of the month I''ll be dealing with bills and chasin... See more I don't think I have just one sort of typical day. Monday is often quiet, I rarely get anything before noon if at all. Today I haven't had a single message for example. I have work that came in last week still on my plate though. Work often starts coming in on Tuesday. I might find myself sending a list of questions shortly before delivery then I'll mostly be handing stuff in by the end of the week. Then at the turn of the month I''ll be dealing with bills and chasing up non-payers so that also generates messages. ▲ Collapse | | | neilmac Spain Local time: 10:08 Spanish to English + ...
Only one or two so far today... which is nice ...
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Jan Truper Germany Local time: 10:08 Member (2016) English to German
But increasingly, incoming emails contain links to various clients' online systems where I can accept or decline jobs, so I don't have to write as many replies as I used to. | | | DZiW (X) Ukraine English to Russian + ... phone/direct contacts only | Mar 4, 2019 |
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