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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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People who signed up for this focus group:

Egils Turks
Egils Turks
Lettland


Shakhnoza Yunusova
Shakhnoza Yunusova
Nederländerna


Eleonora_P
Eleonora_P
Italien






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


Cizc
Cizc
Kina


How to be competitive and not starve? :-)


Ulrike Zeyse (X)
Ulrike Zeyse (X)
Kanada










How do I know if my rates are competitive?






Erika Pacheco
Erika Pacheco
Brasilien


Eman Sawan
Eman Sawan
Egypten




Nada Khwairah
Nada Khwairah
Förenade Arabemiraten






Verena Weber
Verena Weber
Tyskland


Theresa Trisolino
Theresa Trisolino
Storbritannien










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
Storbritannien


Laura_FA
Laura_FA
Spanien




Amal Ibrahim
Amal Ibrahim
Tyskland


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!












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


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




JoannaHeaps
JoannaHeaps
Storbritannien












inese kupce (X)
inese kupce (X)
Lettland




Alenka Novel
Alenka Novel
Slovenien






Andrea Bernard (X)
Andrea Bernard (X)


Fwell
Fwell
Storbritannien




I need to be advised, it is always a "hot topic".


Klaus Lauble
Klaus Lauble
Tyskland


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.








Ana Reyes
Ana Reyes
Puerto Rico




Lale Rehimova
Lale Rehimova
Azerbajdzjan


nelly matthews
nelly matthews
Nya Zeeland




Brian Jones (X)
Brian Jones (X)
USA




Sofia Gutkin
Sofia Gutkin
Australien






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


WordLogic
WordLogic
Danmark






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


Eleni Bouchli
Eleni Bouchli
Nederländerna






mari pet
mari pet
Slovakien


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.


How much different can rate be for different languages but the same translator ?


akkek
akkek
Storbritannien


Sara Afaneh
Sara Afaneh
Saudiarabien










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




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
Storbritannien


We are so diverse, how can we set a price that is fair to all of us.




Cathy Lefloch
Cathy Lefloch
Frankrike




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




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.





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