How much should I ask to translate? Thread poster: RAMZULA
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Hi there
I am not a Certified Translator but I am good on it.
I found a local business offer.They need help a couple of times a month translating their office newsletter and some other internal documents into Spanish for the benefit of some of our employees who do not read English very well. I need not come to their office to do this and I am welcome to do it from home and they can email the documents back and forth.
Though documents will be periodic, and w... See more Hi there
I am not a Certified Translator but I am good on it.
I found a local business offer.They need help a couple of times a month translating their office newsletter and some other internal documents into Spanish for the benefit of some of our employees who do not read English very well. I need not come to their office to do this and I am welcome to do it from home and they can email the documents back and forth.
Though documents will be periodic, and would look for a couple of days turn-around for a few pages, they can negotiate the turnaround for longer needs as they arise. However, one document that is constant and they need someone they can depend on is for their newsletter. This would need to be done the last few days of each month, as they distribute it on the 1st.
Thus, they are looking for someone who is dependable and is not only bi-lingual with the ability to translate in writing, and can turnaround their office newsletter the last few days of each month. In addition, is able to accept periodic work as it arises.
They asked me to respond to this posting regarding my rate.I do not have any idea.Can you help me about it?
Thank you I will appreciate it
[Edited at 2012-05-02 20:19 GMT] ▲ Collapse
| | | | Russell Jones 
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:54
Italian to English
| | Make sure you charge a reasonable rate per hour | May 3, 2012 |
Whether you are certified or not, translation is skilled work.
You should be able to earn a reasonable rate per hour, and you are self employed, so it should preferably be more than a wage-earner's take-home pay.
Remember you have to add time for administration and charge to cover tax and whatever other expenses may be involved.
Of course, you do have to consider the market you are working on, but don't set you rates too low. It can be difficult to raise them lat... See more Whether you are certified or not, translation is skilled work.
You should be able to earn a reasonable rate per hour, and you are self employed, so it should preferably be more than a wage-earner's take-home pay.
Remember you have to add time for administration and charge to cover tax and whatever other expenses may be involved.
Of course, you do have to consider the market you are working on, but don't set you rates too low. It can be difficult to raise them later.
As a freelancer you do not automatically get pay rises for long experience - every job is a one-off deal. If your work is good enough to deliver, and fit for the client's purpose, then it is good enough to charge the full price.
Best of luck! ▲ Collapse
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RAMZULA wrote:
Hi there
I am not a Certified Translator but I am good on it.
I found a local business offer.They need help a couple of times a month translating their office newsletter and some other internal documents into Spanish for the benefit of some of our employees who do not read English very well. I need not come to their office to do this and I am welcome to do it from home and they can email the documents back and forth.
Though documents will be periodic, and would look for a couple of days turn-around for a few pages, they can negotiate the turnaround for longer needs as they arise. However, one document that is constant and they need someone they can depend on is for their newsletter. This would need to be done the last few days of each month, as they distribute it on the 1st.
Thus, they are looking for someone who is dependable and is not only bi-lingual with the ability to translate in writing, and can turnaround their office newsletter the last few days of each month. In addition, is able to accept periodic work as it arises.
They asked me to respond to this posting regarding my rate.I do not have any idea.Can you help me about it?
Thank you I will appreciate it
[Edited at 2012-05-02 20:19 GMT]
10 US cents per source word should be ok.
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Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 02:54
English to German
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In memoriam | For full service and including proofreading by a third party? | May 3, 2012 |
Alexander Onishko wrote: RAMZULA wrote:
their newsletter. This would need to be done the last few days of each month, as they distribute it on the 1st. 10 US cents per source word should be ok.
A newsletter is an important marketing tool. Not only will she have to translate it, some independent party has to double-check it, then someone will do the typesetting and she will have to check the proofs again. How is that supposed to fit into US $0.10 per word? As far as I know, people on the American continent have stopped living in caves and eating roots and leaves many thousands years ago.
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Nicole Schnell wrote:
As far as I know, people on the American continent have stopped living in caves and eating roots and leaves many thousands years ago.
Indeed. Many have replaced roots and leaves with peanuts!
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Nicole Schnell wrote: Alexander Onishko wrote: RAMZULA wrote:
their newsletter. This would need to be done the last few days of each month, as they distribute it on the 1st. 10 US cents per source word should be ok. A newsletter is an important marketing tool. Not only will she have to translate it, some independent party has to double-check it, then someone will do the typesetting and she will have to check the proofs again. How is that supposed to fit into US $0.10 per word? As far as I know, people on the American continent have stopped living in caves and eating roots and leaves many thousands years ago.
No! The question was about translating . The price suggested does not include any of the additional services that you mentioned, not even proofreading.
| | | | | Do they ask for your standard rate (if you have any) or a specific quote? | May 4, 2012 |
Do they ask for your standard rate (if you have any) or a specific quote? The information provided above is not sufficient to suggest an exact quote, so you can give them an estimate if they share some more details (who will do the proofreading etc.), but you haven't even seen the first batch yet.
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LEXpert
United States
Local time: 04:54
Member (2008)
Croatian to English
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| This is a direct client | May 4, 2012 |
Natalia Mackevich wrote:
Do they ask for your standard rate (if you have any) or a specific quote? The information provided above is not sufficient to suggest an exact quote, so you can give them an estimate if they share some more details (who will do the proofreading etc.), but you haven't even seen the first batch yet.
From the OP's account, this is a direct client, a local business.
They will be expecting a turnkey quote.
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