ProZ.com is offering a series of webinars on Internet Freelancing run by
Oleg Rudavin, successful freelancer, ProZ.com moderator and trainer.
The sessions will deal with freelancing and, specifically, freelance translation starting from the initial steps (assessing one's suitability for freelancing, taking first steps, etc.) essential for beginners to sophisticated topics like viability of outsourcing or starting a translation agency. The entire program is listed below.
1. Before starting as a freelance translator - April 24th
2. Freelance translator’s career development - April 29
3. Planning freelance translator’s career - May 5
4. Client hunting - May 11
5. Rates - May 25
6. Your freelance outfit: any items missing?
7. Typical mistakes
8. Relations with clients: basis for mutual satisfaction
9. Outsourcing
10. Starting an Agency
Webinar 5: Rates
I believe there's no need to emphasize the importance of this issue which has always been among the most controversial in freelancing.
I will try to present various approaches to and aspects of rate formation and application, compare them and show both the benefits and shortcomings of each. We'll also talk about major factors influencing the situation with rates in different segments of the translation market. At the end, we'll review the possibilities of raising one's rates both with existing and new cllients.
Of course there is no single numeric rate good for everybody. Still, I hope that after the webinar, the attendees will be more confident in identifying that unique rate currently acceptable for them and plan their pricing strategy in order to increase their incomes. 
