Help us design the best project management tool (SaaS) for translator collectives 🚀

Dear Fellow Translator,

Many thanks for agreeing to take this survey! It won't take you more than 2-3 min, and you will have the opportunity to become a beta tester and receive a 15% discount on your first yearly subscription. Please share this form with your network of freelance translators (the more answers we receive, the more you'll benefit from the tool we're developing). We are LSP.expert, a team of 6 freelancers (including 3 translators) whose goal is to redefine the possibilities of what project management Saas can do for freelance translator collectives. By designing the most efficient and user-friendly project management tool for freelance translator collectives, we want to help you save time and increase your productivity and profitability.

Are you a member of a collective?

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Why did you choose to join/create a freelance translator collective?

Please share with us the top 3 reason(s) why you created or joined a freelance translator collective.

Why did you answer "I wanted to be able to collaborate with more direct customers" to the previous question?

to increase my rates

to receive more projects

to work on bigger projects

to be able to create a portfolio without being restricted by an NDA

to make better use of my marketing skills

to acquire a new skill

other

Tell us about your collective

How many translators are part of your collective?

In which country are most of your members based?

In what field does your collective specialise?

From/into which languages does your collective translate?

Apart from translation, what services does your collective offer?

What are your collective's goals for 2024/2025?

Tell us about the tools you use

Do you currently use a tool to manage your collective's translation projects?

Yes

I don't use any tool to manage my collective's translation projects because

Please share with us the name of the tool you use to manage your collective's translation projects and your favorite features

Are there any features you never use in your project management tool?

Is there anything you find annoying in your project management tool? Don't be shy - even if you use LSP.expert. We really value your feedback.

What feature of your project management tool is your favourite? Can you think of any features in your project management tool that are underrated?

Tell us about your collective needs

The most time-consuming tasks we have to complete are

preparing quotes

invoicing

translating (or any other kind of client work)

marketing related tasks (ig client acquisition)

meetings with the members

meetings with our customers

other

If you answered "other" to the previous question, please elaborate

The biggest issues we face are

acquiring customers

not being able to send only one invoice per project to our customers

explaining customers what we can do for them

managing the availabilities of our members

managing feedback and quality issues

hiring freelancers who have a specific profile

set our rates and negotiate

other

Help us design the best project management tool (SaaS) for translator collectives 🚀

Are you a member of a collective?

Why did you choose to join/create a freelance translator collective?

Why did you answer "I wanted to be able to collaborate with more direct customers" to the previous question?

Tell us about your collective

How many translators are part of your collective?

In which country are most of your members based?

In what field does your collective specialise?

From/into which languages does your collective translate?

Apart from translation, what services does your collective offer?

What are your collective's goals for 2024/2025?

Tell us about the tools you use

Do you currently use a tool to manage your collective's translation projects?

I don't use any tool to manage my collective's translation projects because

Please share with us the name of the tool you use to manage your collective's translation projects and your favorite features

Are there any features you never use in your project management tool?

Is there anything you find annoying in your project management tool? Don't be shy - even if you use LSP.expert. We really value your feedback.

What feature of your project management tool is your favourite? Can you think of any features in your project management tool that are underrated?

Tell us about your collective needs

The most time-consuming tasks we have to complete are

If you answered "other" to the previous question, please elaborate

The biggest issues we face are

If you answered "other" to the previous question, please elaborate

In your opinion, what basic features should absolutely be included in a project management tool for translator collectives?

In your opinion, what features should be included in a premium project management tool for translator collectives?