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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
Латвия


Shakhnoza Yunusova
Shakhnoza Yunusova
Нидерландия


Eleonora_P
Eleonora_P
Италия


Prismatic
Prismatic
Съединени американски щати


Olivia ORMSTON
Olivia ORMSTON
Франция


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


Cizc
Cizc
Китай


How to be competitive and not starve? :-)
Gladys Wiezel
Gladys Wiezel
Съединени американски щати


Ulrike Zeyse (X)
Ulrike Zeyse (X)
Канада


Ana Raffo
Ana Raffo
Съединени американски щати


Sri Lestari Bahagia
Sri Lestari Bahagia
Индонезия


ria ulfah ardhiyani
ria ulfah ardhiyani
Австралия


Linh Nguyen
Linh Nguyen
Перу


How do I know if my rates are competitive?
Paula Loubier
Paula Loubier
Съединени американски щати




Zakhira Shopysheva
Zakhira Shopysheva
Казахстан


Erika Pacheco
Erika Pacheco
Бразилия


Eman Sawan
Eman Sawan
Египет




Nada Khwairah
Nada Khwairah
Обединени арабски емирства


Maya Gorgoshidze
Maya Gorgoshidze
Грузия


Cedric Jacobs
Cedric Jacobs
Германия


Verena Weber
Verena Weber
Германия


Theresa Trisolino
Theresa Trisolino
Обединеното кралство


Roberta Assandri Siegwart
Roberta Assandri Siegwart
Обединеното кралство








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
Обединеното кралство


Laura_FA
Laura_FA
Испания


Margarida Martins Costelha
Margarida Martins Costelha
Португалия


Amal Ibrahim
Amal Ibrahim
Германия


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
Мавриций


Caterina D'Amico
Caterina D'Amico
Италия


Inez Falleyn
Inez Falleyn
Белгия


Paola Gatto
Paola Gatto
Италия


Jeppe Fischer
Jeppe Fischer
Дания


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


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


Mariana Hungria
Mariana Hungria
Бразилия


JoannaHeaps
JoannaHeaps
Обединеното кралство


Alina A
Alina A
Съединени американски щати


Michal Glowacki
Michal Glowacki
Полша


Marcelo Bornscheuer
Marcelo Bornscheuer
Съединени американски щати






inese kupce (X)
inese kupce (X)
Латвия


Lisa McCarthy
Lisa McCarthy
Испания


Alenka Novel
Alenka Novel
Словения


Edwal Rospigliosi
Edwal Rospigliosi
Испания


SuzanneNievaart
SuzanneNievaart
Канада


Andrea Bernard (X)
Andrea Bernard (X)


Fwell
Fwell
Обединеното кралство




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


Klaus Lauble
Klaus Lauble
Германия


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
Бразилия


Chaya Cohen
Chaya Cohen
Израел




Yvonne Tapper-Gardzina
Yvonne Tapper-Gardzina
Съединени американски щати


Ana Reyes
Ana Reyes
Пуерто Рико


Malang Henri Biaye
Malang Henri Biaye
Сенегал


Lale Rehimova
Lale Rehimova
Азербайджан


nelly matthews
nelly matthews
Нова Зеландия


Mette Krogh
Mette Krogh
Дания


Brian Jones (X)
Brian Jones (X)
Съединени американски щати


Magda Mariamidze
Magda Mariamidze
Грузия


Sofia Gutkin
Sofia Gutkin
Австралия




Charlene Siffre
Charlene Siffre
Испания


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


WordLogic
WordLogic
Дания




Dilshod Madolimov
Dilshod Madolimov
Узбекистан


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


Eleni Bouchli
Eleni Bouchli
Нидерландия


Stefanie Tribukait
Stefanie Tribukait
Германия




mari pet
mari pet
Словакия


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
Съединени американски щати


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


akkek
akkek
Обединеното кралство


Sara Afaneh
Sara Afaneh
Саудитска Арабия




Dmitrie Highduke
Dmitrie Highduke
Украйна




Eunice Brandão
Eunice Brandão
Бразилия


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


Gabriella Maldonado
Gabriella Maldonado
Съединени американски щати


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
Обединеното кралство


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




Cathy Lefloch
Cathy Lefloch
Франция


Alena Hrybouskaya
Alena Hrybouskaya
Италия


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




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
Индия


Monica Cirinna
Monica Cirinna
Германия



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