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apk12 Germany Local time: 07:26 Member (2009) English to German + ...
Agree: stick to your rates
Jun 18, 2011
Heinrich Pesch wrote:
... but I really think we should not calculate along these lines. If our service is too expensive for some customer, there is nothing we can do about it. There are low-cost and high-cost countries, and our rates should reflect our own cost-structure, not that of a client in country X.
I charge all clients the same, ...
Regards
Heinrich
Agree absolutely here. It is none of my business where an agency is based - they are searching for translators - in my case - to a Western European target language. Obviously, when they are searching for qualified natives with a vivid daily contact to the language - they have to comply with the living costs here, not on a funky Carribean Island with no internet connection and dream rents.
Of course you should stick to your own rates, no matter where the agency contacting you is residing...
[Edited at 2011-06-19 11:18 GMT]
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Patricia Will Australia Local time: 13:26 Member (2004) German to English
Agency rates in Australia
Jun 19, 2011
Hi Hugo, agree with Anna, 0.20 - 0.30 AUD per word seems to be in the right ball park for agency work. However, I don't know how much demand there is for French-English in this country. If I were you I would try to keep at least some of your customers from Europe, at least until you get established here. I translate from German to English and find that most of my work comes from clients in Europe. I think for most European languages the market here is fairly limited. It makes sense - most European countries exporting to English-speaking countries tend to provide their sales material, documentation, operating manuals etc. in English, so where would the demand be.
Good luck.
Trish Will
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