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2012 Freelance translator virtual conference

Sep 27, 2012



Group discussion

Best way to set up our rates - Group Discussion

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Schedule:This session ended at 15:15
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We want to be competitive but we also want to be paid fairly for our skilled work. Furthermore, it is not always easy to know what others doing similar work are charging.

Some clients might expect discounts for higher volume of work, but if you offer a discount, will you still get a fair rate per hour of work?

This winning group discussion topic was suggested by the following ProZ.com member: Ana Gutierrez

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Egils Turks
Egils Turks
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Shakhnoza Yunusova
Shakhnoza Yunusova
هولندا


Eleonora_P
Eleonora_P
إيطاليا


Prismatic
Prismatic
الولايات المتحدة


Olivia ORMSTON
Olivia ORMSTON
فرنسا


How much is a fair fee and how to protect it without losing business.


Cizc
Cizc
الصين


How to be competitive and not starve? :-)
Gladys Wiezel
Gladys Wiezel
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Ulrike Zeyse (X)
Ulrike Zeyse (X)
كندا


Ana Raffo
Ana Raffo
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Sri Lestari Bahagia
Sri Lestari Bahagia
أندونيسيا


ria ulfah ardhiyani
ria ulfah ardhiyani
أستراليا


Linh Nguyen
Linh Nguyen
بيرو


How do I know if my rates are competitive?
Paula Loubier
Paula Loubier
الولايات المتحدة




Zakhira Shopysheva
Zakhira Shopysheva
كازخستان


Erika Pacheco
Erika Pacheco
البرازيل






Nada Khwairah
Nada Khwairah
الإمارات العربية المتحدة


Maya Gorgoshidze
Maya Gorgoshidze
جورجيا


Cedric Jacobs
Cedric Jacobs
ألمانيا


Verena Weber
Verena Weber
ألمانيا


Theresa Trisolino
Theresa Trisolino
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Roberta Assandri Siegwart
Roberta Assandri Siegwart
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Rates always seem to be a closely-guarded secret, making it extremely hard to know what is a fair fee for any particular type of translation, and also to keep up to date with current rates in general. I often find I'm inundated with offers of work, but have no idea whether this is due (in part!) to the rates I charge!
Carol Gullidge
Carol Gullidge
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Laura_FA
Laura_FA
أسبانيا




Amal Ibrahim
Amal Ibrahim
ألمانيا


The idea of anonymous data base (Ward) is rather reasonable. As for the antitrust laws (Patricia), there is a good practice in Russia - be the first one in doing something and let your opponents demand justice:). It really works!


Stefan Hart de Keating
Stefan Hart de Keating
موريشيوس


Caterina D'Amico
Caterina D'Amico
إيطاليا


Inez Falleyn
Inez Falleyn
بلجيكا


Paola Gatto
Paola Gatto
إيطاليا


Jeppe Fischer
Jeppe Fischer
الدانمرك


best way to set up my rates
vandermon lopes (X)
vandermon lopes (X)
البرازيل


I always read mails from from outsourcers with this statement: "quote with your best competitive rates" Competitive compared to what?


Mariana Hungria
Mariana Hungria
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JoannaHeaps
JoannaHeaps
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Alina A
Alina A
الولايات المتحدة


Michal Glowacki
Michal Glowacki
بولندا


Marcelo Bornscheuer
Marcelo Bornscheuer
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inese kupce (X)
inese kupce (X)
لاتفيا


Lisa McCarthy
Lisa McCarthy
أسبانيا


Alenka Novel
Alenka Novel
سلوفانيا


Edwal Rospigliosi
Edwal Rospigliosi
أسبانيا




Andrea Bernard (X)
Andrea Bernard (X)


Fwell
Fwell
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I need to be advised, it is always a "hot topic".
Mariana Snyder
Mariana Snyder
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Klaus Lauble
Klaus Lauble
ألمانيا


I'd like to see an anonymous database open to all registered Proz translators where a translator can enter the rates they have just received for a job with other anonymous info such as language pair, native speaker or not, total wordcount, subject, years exp as a translator, and country. We don't need to see who the agency is or even who the translator is. But I would like this database to do a dynamic calculation, available for all to see, of the average price per word so we can all get an idea of the industry average and how it changes over time.
Ward Whittaker
Ward Whittaker
البرازيل


Chaya Cohen
Chaya Cohen
إسرائيل




Yvonne Tapper-Gardzina
Yvonne Tapper-Gardzina
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Ana Reyes
Ana Reyes
بورتوريكو


Malang Henri Biaye
Malang Henri Biaye
السنغال


Lale Rehimova
Lale Rehimova
أذربيجان


nelly matthews
nelly matthews
نيوزيلندا


Mette Krogh
Mette Krogh
الدانمرك


Brian Jones (X)
Brian Jones (X)
الولايات المتحدة


Magda Mariamidze
Magda Mariamidze
جورجيا


Sofia Gutkin
Sofia Gutkin
أستراليا




Charlene Siffre
Charlene Siffre
أسبانيا


Tina ter Welle-Persijn (X)
Tina ter Welle-Persijn (X)
هولندا


WordLogic
WordLogic
الدانمرك




Dilshod Madolimov
Dilshod Madolimov
أوزبكستان


Marie LE MEN (X)
Marie LE MEN (X)


Eleni Bouchli
Eleni Bouchli
هولندا


Stefanie Tribukait
Stefanie Tribukait
ألمانيا


Haize van Kammen
Haize van Kammen
بولندا


mari pet
mari pet
سلوفاكيا


Great idea, Ward! I am not sure if it is legally possible with some of the antitrust laws that are in place. But seeing "normal rates" would hopefully also keep some translators from offering ridiculously low rates. I would like to find out from other participants whether they regularly adjust their rates for inflation or whether their rates stay the same over years, and if they adjust them, how they go about it, and what has worked best for them.
Patricia Daehler
Patricia Daehler
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How much different can rate be for different languages but the same translator ?
Electra Koutsivitis
Electra Koutsivitis
اليونان


akkek
akkek
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Sara Afaneh
Sara Afaneh
المملكة العربية السعودية




Dmitrie Highduke
Dmitrie Highduke
أوكرانيا


Antonella Di Pilato
Antonella Di Pilato
إيطاليا


Eunice Brandão
Eunice Brandão
البرازيل


Translation rates in Italy, how the crisis affected translation rates.


Gabriella Maldonado
Gabriella Maldonado
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Opinions are often strongly expressed about the widespread agency practice of setting discounts for TM-generated 100% and fuzzy matches and repetitions. Is this clearly fair or a rip-off?
Clive Phillips
Clive Phillips
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We are so diverse, how can we set a price that is fair to all of us.
Sara Rodriguez
Sara Rodriguez
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Cathy Lefloch
Cathy Lefloch
فرنسا


Alena Hrybouskaya
Alena Hrybouskaya
إيطاليا


The reason rates are not openly discussed, and what others are chargning.
gkeller (X)
gkeller (X)
الولايات المتحدة




Translation rates are as low as 0.03 USD in India. We should be determined to take it to the appropriate level. Communication between Indian translators is crucial in it.
Kapil Swami
Kapil Swami
الهند


Monica Cirinna
Monica Cirinna
ألمانيا



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