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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
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Shakhnoza Yunusova
Shakhnoza Yunusova
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Eleonora_P
Eleonora_P
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Prismatic
Prismatic
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Olivia ORMSTON
Olivia ORMSTON
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How much is a fair fee and how to protect it without losing business.


Cizc
Cizc
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How to be competitive and not starve? :-)
Gladys Wiezel
Gladys Wiezel
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Ulrike Zeyse (X)
Ulrike Zeyse (X)
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Ana Raffo
Ana Raffo
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Sri Lestari Bahagia
Sri Lestari Bahagia
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ria ulfah ardhiyani
ria ulfah ardhiyani
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Linh Nguyen
Linh Nguyen
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How do I know if my rates are competitive?
Paula Loubier
Paula Loubier
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Stavroula Giannopoulou
Stavroula Giannopoulou
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Zakhira Shopysheva
Zakhira Shopysheva
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Erika Pacheco
Erika Pacheco
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Eman Sawan
Eman Sawan
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Nada Khwairah
Nada Khwairah
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Maya Gorgoshidze
Maya Gorgoshidze
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Cedric Jacobs
Cedric Jacobs
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Verena Weber
Verena Weber
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Theresa Trisolino
Theresa Trisolino
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Roberta Assandri Siegwart
Roberta Assandri Siegwart
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JAPENG Technical Translator
JAPENG Technical Translator
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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
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Margarida Martins Costelha
Margarida Martins Costelha
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Amal Ibrahim
Amal Ibrahim
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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
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Caterina D'Amico
Caterina D'Amico
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Inez Falleyn
Inez Falleyn
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Paola Gatto
Paola Gatto
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Jeppe Fischer
Jeppe Fischer
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best way to set up my rates
vandermon lopes (X)
vandermon lopes (X)
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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
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Michal Glowacki
Michal Glowacki
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Marcelo Bornscheuer
Marcelo Bornscheuer
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inese kupce (X)
inese kupce (X)
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Lisa McCarthy
Lisa McCarthy
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Alenka Novel
Alenka Novel
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Edwal Rospigliosi
Edwal Rospigliosi
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SuzanneNievaart
SuzanneNievaart
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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
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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
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Chaya Cohen
Chaya Cohen
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Yvonne Tapper-Gardzina
Yvonne Tapper-Gardzina
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Ana Reyes
Ana Reyes
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Malang Henri Biaye
Malang Henri Biaye
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Lale Rehimova
Lale Rehimova
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nelly matthews
nelly matthews
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Mette Krogh
Mette Krogh
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Brian Jones (X)
Brian Jones (X)
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Magda Mariamidze
Magda Mariamidze
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Sofia Gutkin
Sofia Gutkin
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Charlene Siffre
Charlene Siffre
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Tina ter Welle-Persijn (X)
Tina ter Welle-Persijn (X)
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WordLogic
WordLogic
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Dilshod Madolimov
Dilshod Madolimov
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Marie LE MEN (X)
Marie LE MEN (X)


Eleni Bouchli
Eleni Bouchli
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Stefanie Tribukait
Stefanie Tribukait
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Haize van Kammen
Haize van Kammen
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mari pet
mari pet
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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
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akkek
akkek
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Sara Afaneh
Sara Afaneh
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Dmitrie Highduke
Dmitrie Highduke
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Eunice Brandão
Eunice Brandão
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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
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Alena Hrybouskaya
Alena Hrybouskaya
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The reason rates are not openly discussed, and what others are chargning.
gkeller (X)
gkeller (X)
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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
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Monica Cirinna
Monica Cirinna
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