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radruz 
Germany
Local time: 05:19
English to Spanish
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Hi everybody,
I would like to know which are the common rates for localization: software and web sites.
per word
per string
per hour
I would also like to know how do you charge it, per word/string/hour and/or if you charge testing the software separately. Any other comments are more than welcomed.
Thanks a lot for your help!
Rafael
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Edward Vreeburg
Netherlands
Local time: 05:19
 Member (2008)
English to Dutch
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| | as always ... it depends | Sep 16, 2009 |
what software (game vs operation manual for a nuculear power plan)
what website (webshop vs onl;ine accounting program)
which volumes (100 words of 100.000 words)
which deadlines (< 24 hours for 5000 words, or 2 month)
how complex (see above)
any TM available
do you need a 2nd translator for proofreading
how good is the original
do you get to see the screens / context, or do you just get a list of words in an XLS sheet?
In Germany they tend to charge by line / standard A4 page.
Depending on all the above the average rate for localisation/translation from German to Spanish is..... (drum roll please) ... probably the same as the average rate for translation....
Testing of software and website is probably done on fixed price / by the hour (and the agency will set a maximum number of hours).
If this is not clear (and I assume it won't be, try to be more specific or provide more details on the problem you are currently facing - - you must have some clue of what you want to do or try to achieve, I guess you are not asking the question because you are bored....
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Ed
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Samuel Murray
Netherlands
Local time: 05:19
Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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| | Some answers | Sep 16, 2009 |
radruz wrote:
I would like to know which are the common rates for localization: software and web sites. |
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For translation of web site text or software strings, I charge per word, same as ordinary translation. The text must be in a format that I can translate. It is the developer/programmer's job to get the text in such a state.
| I would also like to know ... if you charge testing the software separately. |
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Translation and testing are two separate jobs. Testing is charged per hour, although some clients pre-calculate how many hours it should take, and offer a fixed amount based on those number of hours.
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xxxPaul Daubreu
France
Local time: 05:19
French to German
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| | Some more answers | Sep 16, 2009 |
Hello,
I localized a software by using a per word rate for known volumes and an hourly rate for unknown/undeterminable volumes.
I used a CAT tool (SDL Trados 2007) for the formats I could handle with it (.INX, .HTML) and the client gave me a laptop so I could use a specific localization tool I did not know about before for contents that could hardly be extracted (.PLIST and the like).
I did not make any testing so far, but would charge it by the hour as Samuel wrote it. As per "common rates", I am afraid there are no such rates or rates reference upon which freelance translators could rely.
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radruz
Germany
Local time: 05:19
English to Spanish
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Hi everybody,
thansk a lot for the information, it was really helpful!
Rafael
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manojsahu
India
Local time: 09:49
Hindi to English
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Srinivasalu
India
Local time: 09:49
Hindi to English
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That was very 'to the point discussion'. Thanks. It helps
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Chakir Mahjoubi
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:19
English to Arabic
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Hi there,
I have to localize a software. The outsourcer is suggesting to test also the localization at the client premises. Could you please advice how much to charge for this project.
Regards
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