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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
Летонија


Shakhnoza Yunusova
Shakhnoza Yunusova
Холандија


Eleonora_P
Eleonora_P
Италија


Prismatic
Prismatic
Соединети Американски Држави


Olivia ORMSTON
Olivia ORMSTON
Франција


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


Cizc
Cizc
Кина


How to be competitive and not starve? :-)
Gladys Wiezel
Gladys Wiezel
Соединети Американски Држави


Ulrike Zeyse (X)
Ulrike Zeyse (X)
Канада


Ana Raffo
Ana Raffo
Соединети Американски Држави


Sri Lestari Bahagia
Sri Lestari Bahagia
Индонезија


ria ulfah ardhiyani
ria ulfah ardhiyani
Австралија


Linh Nguyen
Linh Nguyen
Перу


How do I know if my rates are competitive?
Paula Loubier
Paula Loubier
Соединети Американски Држави




Zakhira Shopysheva
Zakhira Shopysheva
Казакстан


Erika Pacheco
Erika Pacheco
Бразил


Eman Sawan
Eman Sawan
Египет




Nada Khwairah
Nada Khwairah
Обединети Арапски Емирати


Maya Gorgoshidze
Maya Gorgoshidze
Грузија


Cedric Jacobs
Cedric Jacobs
Германија


Verena Weber
Verena Weber
Германија


Theresa Trisolino
Theresa Trisolino
Обединето Кралство


Roberta Assandri Siegwart
Roberta Assandri Siegwart
Обединето 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
Обединето Кралство


Laura_FA
Laura_FA
Шпанија


Margarida Martins Costelha
Margarida Martins Costelha
Португалија


Amal Ibrahim
Amal Ibrahim
Германија


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
Маврициус


Caterina D'Amico
Caterina D'Amico
Италија


Inez Falleyn
Inez Falleyn
Белгија


Paola Gatto
Paola Gatto
Италија


Jeppe Fischer
Jeppe Fischer
Данска


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


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


Mariana Hungria
Mariana Hungria
Бразил


JoannaHeaps
JoannaHeaps
Обединето Кралство


Alina A
Alina A
Соединети Американски Држави


Michal Glowacki
Michal Glowacki
Полска


Marcelo Bornscheuer
Marcelo Bornscheuer
Соединети Американски Држави






inese kupce (X)
inese kupce (X)
Летонија


Lisa McCarthy
Lisa McCarthy
Шпанија


Alenka Novel
Alenka Novel
Словенија


Edwal Rospigliosi
Edwal Rospigliosi
Шпанија


SuzanneNievaart
SuzanneNievaart
Канада


Andrea Bernard (X)
Andrea Bernard (X)


Fwell
Fwell
Обединето Кралство




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


Klaus Lauble
Klaus Lauble
Германија


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
Бразил


Chaya Cohen
Chaya Cohen
Израел




Yvonne Tapper-Gardzina
Yvonne Tapper-Gardzina
Соединети Американски Држави


Ana Reyes
Ana Reyes
Порторико


Malang Henri Biaye
Malang Henri Biaye
Сенегал


Lale Rehimova
Lale Rehimova
Азербеџан


nelly matthews
nelly matthews
Нов Зеланд


Mette Krogh
Mette Krogh
Данска


Brian Jones (X)
Brian Jones (X)
Соединети Американски Држави


Magda Mariamidze
Magda Mariamidze
Грузија


Sofia Gutkin
Sofia Gutkin
Австралија




Charlene Siffre
Charlene Siffre
Шпанија


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


WordLogic
WordLogic
Данска




Dilshod Madolimov
Dilshod Madolimov
Узбекистан


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


Eleni Bouchli
Eleni Bouchli
Холандија


Stefanie Tribukait
Stefanie Tribukait
Германија


Haize van Kammen
Haize van Kammen
Полска


mari pet
mari pet
Словачка


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
Соединети Американски Држави


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


akkek
akkek
Обединето Кралство


Sara Afaneh
Sara Afaneh
Саудиска Арабија




Dmitrie Highduke
Dmitrie Highduke
Украина


Antonella Di Pilato
Antonella Di Pilato
Италија


Eunice Brandão
Eunice Brandão
Бразил


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


Gabriella Maldonado
Gabriella Maldonado
Соединети Американски Држави


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
Обединето Кралство


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




Cathy Lefloch
Cathy Lefloch
Франција


Alena Hrybouskaya
Alena Hrybouskaya
Италија


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




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
Индија


Monica Cirinna
Monica Cirinna
Германија



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