| Pages in topic: [1 2 3] > | Poll: How do you charge for proofreading projects? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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| | Kai Döring 
Philippines
Local time: 13:41
English to German
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SITE LOCALIZER | Hard to say upfront! | Jul 24, 2008 |
I do not have that many proofreading jobs but most of the time I am charging 50 % of my normal rate or a fixed rate for the job.
But it is very hard to give a quote before you actually saw the text since it depends how the text was translated.
Greetings!
| | | | | with - mit - Kai | Jul 24, 2008 |
Same here. Well done, Kai. So kann würd' ich 's auch halten.
Grüße!
Wer liest mir denn jetzt meinen Text korrektur? lol
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| | | | Xanthippe
France
Local time: 07:41
Member (2008)
Italian to French
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SITE LOCALIZER | between 40 and 60 % | Jul 24, 2008 |
but I usually do not have so much proofreading jobs.
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| To speak clearly | Jul 24, 2008 |
I invoice 25% of the translation rate for editing/proofreading. The problem being that, generally, what I have to edit/proofread is so badly translated that I have to re-translate the whole document. So, it takes so much time to explain why to the client, which may even reply "just proofread as agreed, please" ((,that now I refuse nearly all editing/proofreading jobs, except for some rare regular clients who do know that if I say "... See more I invoice 25% of the translation rate for editing/proofreading. The problem being that, generally, what I have to edit/proofread is so badly translated that I have to re-translate the whole document. So, it takes so much time to explain why to the client, which may even reply "just proofread as agreed, please"((,that now I refuse nearly all editing/proofreading jobs, except for some rare regular clients who do know that if I say "it's bad", it's because it is really bad.
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| | | | Julianne Rowland
United States
Local time: 01:41
Member (2006)
German to English
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| Hourly Charge for Proofreading/Editing | Jul 24, 2008 |
I just charge my hourly rate. That way, if the translation requires a lot of reworking, then I am compensated for my effort.
| | | | Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 02:41
Portuguese to English
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I always ask the company/client to see the text first, then I work out a rate based on the quality of the translation. If it's really bad, I charge my full translation rate.
Amy
| | | | Anne Wosnitza
Netherlands
Local time: 07:41
Member
English to German
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| Wrong click! | Jul 24, 2008 |
I misclicked and said 90 % - 70 % instead of 10 % - 5 % ... Sorry for falsifying the results!
Nevertheless, I think that proofreading should not be charged much less than translating. Because true is, that you don't have to translate anymore (in case the translation is fine), but it is also true that you have all the correction work to do in case the translation is bad. And this can even be much harder and more time consuming than the actual translation was.
I actually... See more I misclicked and said 90 % - 70 % instead of 10 % - 5 % ... Sorry for falsifying the results!
Nevertheless, I think that proofreading should not be charged much less than translating. Because true is, that you don't have to translate anymore (in case the translation is fine), but it is also true that you have all the correction work to do in case the translation is bad. And this can even be much harder and more time consuming than the actual translation was.
I actually agree with Julianne and think that one is much better off charging an hourly rate.
Anne
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I charge an hourly rate, because there is so much difference in quality between one and another.
| | | | gianfranco
Brazil
Local time: 02:41
Member (2001)
English to Italian
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| Hourly rate (equivalent to translation) | Jul 24, 2008 |
The two services, translation and revision, cannot be compared in terms of rate, as the first is normally quoted on the basis of the lenght of the text, and for revision I usually quote a rate per hour.
The final outcome, in terms of daily income, is equivalent to a day translating. I don't mind if my time is spent reviewing rather than translating, but at the end of the day I want to have the same amount to invoice.
The quantity depends in great measure on the quality... See more The two services, translation and revision, cannot be compared in terms of rate, as the first is normally quoted on the basis of the lenght of the text, and for revision I usually quote a rate per hour.
The final outcome, in terms of daily income, is equivalent to a day translating. I don't mind if my time is spent reviewing rather than translating, but at the end of the day I want to have the same amount to invoice.
The quantity depends in great measure on the quality of the translation, so if I have a chance to examine the text in advance, I may quote for a number of hours. If the text is not available, I just note the time needed and invoice accordingly.
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| | | | Andrea Riffo
Chile
Local time: 01:41
English to Spanish
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| Proofreading vs. editing | Jul 24, 2008 |
For proofreading (i.e., final quality control to check for typos, misspellings and similar minior mistakes in the translated text only), 10% - 20$ of my translation rates for the same project.
For edition (which it seems to me is how the term "proofreading" was understood by the colleagues who have answered)... it's hard to say since (a) I hardly do it (b) because I really dislike that job, but rates vary between 30% and 50% of my usual translation rates for the project (depending o... See more For proofreading (i.e., final quality control to check for typos, misspellings and similar minior mistakes in the translated text only), 10% - 20$ of my translation rates for the same project.
For edition (which it seems to me is how the term "proofreading" was understood by the colleagues who have answered)... it's hard to say since (a) I hardly do it (b) because I really dislike that job, but rates vary between 30% and 50% of my usual translation rates for the project (depending on how much needs to be fixed).
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| | | | | Quite difficult to find a rate! | Jul 24, 2008 |
I proposed this poll, because I wanted to hear from other colleagues. My personal experience is that I have spent a great part of my career editing. I agree with Gianfranco in the sense that at the end of the day the invoice may be quite similar to the one you get for a translation work. But, personally, I think that editing is much more stressing than translating, you have to re-translate the sentences in your mind and somehow compare them with what the translator wanted to say, pay attention t... See more I proposed this poll, because I wanted to hear from other colleagues. My personal experience is that I have spent a great part of my career editing. I agree with Gianfranco in the sense that at the end of the day the invoice may be quite similar to the one you get for a translation work. But, personally, I think that editing is much more stressing than translating, you have to re-translate the sentences in your mind and somehow compare them with what the translator wanted to say, pay attention to details: spaces, punctuation, grammar, formatting, terminology and sometimes you have to re do the whole project again. I find very difficult to find a fair rate for edition and proofreading projects, since I think that there is much more effort involved in this process.
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| Definitely hourly rate | Jul 24, 2008 |
I always charge an hourly rate.
Some texts, like the ones I get from University lecturers who write their own papers and just want them checked, can be done very quickly.
Then there are other clients who think the girl in the office can write decent English.... and by the time I've finished with it they'd have been cheaper getting it translated from scratch!
| | | | | I charge by the hour | Jul 24, 2008 |
By the hour, of course. That way I don't lose out if the job turns out to be time-consuming. If the client doesn't like my hourly rate I don't accept the job.
Kind regards
Jenny
| | | | Parrot
Spain
Local time: 07:41
Spanish to English
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| Hourly rate &/or equivalent (Other) | Jul 24, 2008 |
Why should it be less?
Consider that on average proofreading can be about 240% - 320% faster. Of course, that depends on the text, so you might as well calculate your hourly translation rate and charge that.
(You're not going to be running out of words, but time).
[Edited at 2008-07-24 16:07]
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