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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
لاتویا


Shakhnoza Yunusova
Shakhnoza Yunusova
نیدر لینڈ


Eleonora_P
Eleonora_P
اٹلی


Prismatic
Prismatic
امریکہ


Olivia ORMSTON
Olivia ORMSTON
فرانس


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


Cizc
Cizc
چین


How to be competitive and not starve? :-)
Gladys Wiezel
Gladys Wiezel
امریکہ


Ulrike Zeyse (X)
Ulrike Zeyse (X)
کینیڈا


Ana Raffo
Ana Raffo
امریکہ


Sri Lestari Bahagia
Sri Lestari Bahagia
انڈونیشیا


ria ulfah ardhiyani
ria ulfah ardhiyani
آسٹریلیا


Linh Nguyen
Linh Nguyen
پیرو


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




Zakhira Shopysheva
Zakhira Shopysheva
قزاقستان


Erika Pacheco
Erika Pacheco
برازیل






Nada Khwairah
Nada Khwairah
متحدہ عرب امارات


Maya Gorgoshidze
Maya Gorgoshidze
جارجیا


Cedric Jacobs
Cedric Jacobs
جرمنی


Verena Weber
Verena Weber
جرمنی


Theresa Trisolino
Theresa Trisolino
برطانیہ








Chalandhorn Ruangpakdee
Chalandhorn Ruangpakdee
تھائی لینڈ


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
برطانیہ


Laura_FA
Laura_FA
اسپین




Amal Ibrahim
Amal Ibrahim
جرمنی


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!






Inez Falleyn
Inez Falleyn
بیلجیئم


Paola Gatto
Paola Gatto
اٹلی


Jeppe Fischer
Jeppe Fischer
ڈنمارک


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


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


Mariana Hungria
Mariana Hungria
برازیل


JoannaHeaps
JoannaHeaps
برطانیہ


Alina A
Alina A
امریکہ


Michal Glowacki
Michal Glowacki
پولینڈ








inese kupce (X)
inese kupce (X)
لاتویا


Lisa McCarthy
Lisa McCarthy
اسپین


Alenka Novel
Alenka Novel
سلووینیا




SuzanneNievaart
SuzanneNievaart
کینیڈا


Andrea Bernard (X)
Andrea Bernard (X)


Fwell
Fwell
برطانیہ




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


Klaus Lauble
Klaus Lauble
جرمنی


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
برازیل


Chaya Cohen
Chaya Cohen
اسرائیل






Ana Reyes
Ana Reyes
پوئیرتو ریکو


Malang Henri Biaye
Malang Henri Biaye
سینیگال


Lale Rehimova
Lale Rehimova
آذر بائجان


nelly matthews
nelly matthews
نیوزی لینڈ


Mette Krogh
Mette Krogh
ڈنمارک


Brian Jones (X)
Brian Jones (X)
امریکہ


Magda Mariamidze
Magda Mariamidze
جارجیا


Sofia Gutkin
Sofia Gutkin
آسٹریلیا




Charlene Siffre
Charlene Siffre
اسپین


Tina ter Welle-Persijn (X)
Tina ter Welle-Persijn (X)
نیدر لینڈ


WordLogic
WordLogic
ڈنمارک




Dilshod Madolimov
Dilshod Madolimov
ازبیکستان


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


Eleni Bouchli
Eleni Bouchli
نیدر لینڈ




Haize van Kammen
Haize van Kammen
پولینڈ


mari pet
mari pet
سلوواکیہ


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
امریکہ


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


akkek
akkek
برطانیہ


Sara Afaneh
Sara Afaneh
سعودی عربیہ




Dmitrie Highduke
Dmitrie Highduke
یوکرین




Eunice Brandão
Eunice Brandão
برازیل


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
برطانیہ


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




Cathy Lefloch
Cathy Lefloch
فرانس




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




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
بھارت


Monica Cirinna
Monica Cirinna
جرمنی



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