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Your definition of a market rate
Thread poster: Samuel Murray
MariusV
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one interesting thing Aug 19, 2007

Samuel Murray wrote:


Here is a summary of what we have so far.

What is interesting is that some people believe that there is such a thing as a geographically universal market rate (i.e. the market rate would be the same irrespective of where the translator or the client is from).



THAT IS REALLY INTERESTING. Does the client actually care what place you work at (you sit with your laptop in London or Glasgow, near a balcony in your living room, or with a laptop in the garden on a sunny morning)? The client cares for other things - reliability, turnaround, quality, rates, etc. (depending on preferences). The interesting thing for us is that in many areas the "market rate" (like real estate) depends on location - here it does not matter. It is a VERY big advantage. I can work for the national rates, and can live somewhere in a country that is 5 times cheaper than my country (as long as I have computer and internet). That makes no difference WHERE I do the job.



[Edited at 2007-08-19 02:19]
 
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