editing/re-writing Thread poster: Deborah James
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Could anyone give me an idea of how much to charge for editing /re-writing ? Thanks
| | | | | Editing- charge by the hour | Dec 18, 2001 |
Hi Deborah,
The most common way to charge editing jobs is by the hour. Now, how much you should charge depends on the quality of the translation you\'re working on, technical difficulty, your credentials and several other variables. The metrics used varies too: some agencies use the 1000 words/hour metrics when they assign you the job so that they have an idea of how much the job is going to turn out to be. I often find that 1000/hour is impracticable because of the mumbo ju... See more Hi Deborah,
The most common way to charge editing jobs is by the hour. Now, how much you should charge depends on the quality of the translation you\'re working on, technical difficulty, your credentials and several other variables. The metrics used varies too: some agencies use the 1000 words/hour metrics when they assign you the job so that they have an idea of how much the job is going to turn out to be. I often find that 1000/hour is impracticable because of the mumbo jumbo in find in the translated text. If you can squeeze your client, try to go for 500 words an hour. If you don\'t charge high for the editing, you will probably kick yourself for taking the job midway through, because it\'s usually a very time-consumming task that requires the utmost attention and skill.
Cheers,
ME ▲ Collapse
| | | | | editing fees | Dec 22, 2001 |
I agree with Maria regarding editing. Another helpful hint is when you and the company or agency agree on how much time it would take you to edit the translation, call them when the editing is going to exceed the agreed time. Or what\'s even better is call when you first start the project and you realize that the translation is of a poor quality. I have had experiences in which the editing time way exceeded the agreed time (due to the quality of the translation) and I did not talk to the agen... See more I agree with Maria regarding editing. Another helpful hint is when you and the company or agency agree on how much time it would take you to edit the translation, call them when the editing is going to exceed the agreed time. Or what\'s even better is call when you first start the project and you realize that the translation is of a poor quality. I have had experiences in which the editing time way exceeded the agreed time (due to the quality of the translation) and I did not talk to the agency that hired me (all I was thinking was to finish the editing job). The agency did not believe that it took that long to do the editing. I went through a lot to convince them (no one in the agency spoke my working languages), and got paid for my work. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Deborah James 
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:45
French to English
TOPIC STARTER | Thanks for your very useful information- a great help/appreciated | Dec 30, 2001 |
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On 2001-12-18 21:12, farre wrote:
Hi Deborah,
The most common way to charge editing jobs is by the hour. Now, how much you should charge depends on the quality of the translation you\'re working on, technical difficulty, your credentials and several other variables. The metrics used varies too: some agencies use the 1000 words/hour metrics when they assign you the job so that they have an idea of how muc
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On 2001-12-18 21:12, farre wrote:
Hi Deborah,
The most common way to charge editing jobs is by the hour. Now, how much you should charge depends on the quality of the translation you\'re working on, technical difficulty, your credentials and several other variables. The metrics used varies too: some agencies use the 1000 words/hour metrics when they assign you the job so that they have an idea of how much the job is going to turn out to be. I often find that 1000/hour is impracticable because of the mumbo jumbo in find in the translated text. If you can squeeze your client, try to go for 500 words an hour. If you don\'t charge high for the editing, you will probably kick yourself for taking the job midway through, because it\'s usually a very time-consumming task that requires the utmost attention and skill.
Cheers,
ME
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