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The effect of inflation in the UK and translation rates

05 Sep 2008 16:42:00 GMT

Mari Noller: We all know that the cost of living in the UK has increased drastically over the last year, and it's not looking like this will improve anytime soon. ... (14 posts)

Collection agencies in the Uk

04 Sep 2008 16:53:19:00 GMT

Michael Deliso: I believe this topic has been handled before on the forum, but I just canât seem to find the thread. I need to find an effective collection agency ... (1 post)

A reason to be worried?

05 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Katharina Loos: On Sunday I responded to a job offer here on proz.com for a very urgent project with a word count of 7500 due for delivery on Monday evening. The ... (9 posts)

Why on earth would anyone respond to an ad like this?

04 Sep 2008 07:17:00 GMT

Tom in London: Here's the ad (including mistakes): < XXXX Translators Ltd., Moscow, is looking urgent qualified and professional translators, native English ... (25 posts)

"test translation" turned into a paid job

02 Sep 2008 20:13:00 GMT

Orgullomoore: Consider this summarized chain of events: 1. I send my message. "Hi, I'm a translator..." 2. Outsourcer e-mails back "Oh, translate this 6-page do... (13 posts)

No pay = no liability?

01 Sep 2008 21:21:00 GMT

Samuel Murray: G'day everyone When I was a translation student there was this belief that if a translation is not paid for, then there is no liability for the tra... (12 posts)

Rates - a function of language pair or country of outsourcer or both

31 Aug 2008 13:53:00 GMT

Anil Gidwani: I apologize if this is an issue that has been discussed earlier. It goes without saying that all language pairs have a generally defined range of r... (5 posts)

translator fees

31 Aug 2008 11:35:00 GMT

marianaruberto: Hi! I have to translate several pages from Spanish to English and I donÂ´t know how to charge it. The cliente asked me for a budget so if anyone can h... (7 posts)

Interpreting rates

30 Aug 2008 11:44:00 GMT

Steph312: Hello all, I am just starting out as a freelance translator/interpreter and am wondering what typical rates for interpreting are. I have a potenti... (2 posts)

Small claim against a UK bad payer. Is it worthwhile?

30 Aug 2008 09:24:00 GMT

larru: Dear colleagues, In view of some WTA entries made recently in the Blue Board about a London-based company (I would name it if allowed by the modera... (9 posts)

How to charge for Trados projects?

30 Aug 2008 06:45:00 GMT

lotnix: Using CAT tolls can certainly save time and thus money, but you have to get proficient in using them. I am curious if you charge differently for new ... (17 posts)

How do I issue an invoice via Paypal?

27 Aug 2008 12:54:00 GMT

yaniv477: Hi, I've recently done a translation for a foreign company, who has asked me to send an invoice via Paypal. When I followed the instructions on Paypa... (6 posts)

PayPal or Moneybookers?

02 Sep 2008 08:19:00 GMT

Jack Doughty: My experience of both has been the same as Bogdan's. I have now left PayPal altogether. The only disadvantage with Moneybookers is that it operates ... (23 posts)

Are your rates taxes-included?

22 Aug 2008 07:49:00 GMT

livializ: Hello everybody. I got my first work here on Proz and I have a problem. I quoted my rate, but now that I did the work my client said he has to get of... (13 posts)

"Price MUST be quoted before seeing document"

22 Aug 2008 11:41:00 GMT

Astrid Elke Johnson: Dear Colleagues, For the first time in three years, things appear to be a little bit slack this month, and I have been taking the opportunity to co... (23 posts)