Pricing for checking a programme on my PC Thread poster: Elodie Rousseau
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Hello,
I have been asked by a client to do the following:
"It's not a translation job, but please include this job in your invoice
according to your trouble.
I would like you to examine a program on your PC setting.
It's not a harmful one, just to work for autorun on CD.
If you would take troubles to burn CD-Rs, I would like you to burn the unzipped
attached files on CD-Rs respectively."
So basically they want me to check the ... See more Hello,
I have been asked by a client to do the following:
"It's not a translation job, but please include this job in your invoice
according to your trouble.
I would like you to examine a program on your PC setting.
It's not a harmful one, just to work for autorun on CD.
If you would take troubles to burn CD-Rs, I would like you to burn the unzipped
attached files on CD-Rs respectively."
So basically they want me to check the programm and see if it works on my PC. How should I charge them for that?
Any ideas?
Thank you in advance.
Elodie ▲ Collapse
| | | | Kevin Fulton 
United States
Local time: 01:25
German to English
| Charge your hourly rate | May 26, 2005 |
Work of this type is generally charged by the hour. If it takes less than hour, charge for a full hour.
| | | | awilliams
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:25
Italian to English
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| Pricing for checking a program on my PC | May 26, 2005 |
Hi,
Is this a regular client?
Do you know the client?
If not, I would be very wary of doing anything like that.
If yes, I wouldn't be too keen but I'd make sure my charge covered any CDs used, etc. Probably an hourly rate - it depends entirely on what the program is and exactly what they want you to do with it. It may be extensive.
Sorry to be all doom and gloom!
[Edited at 2005-05-26 16:05]
| | | | | It is a regular client | May 26, 2005 |
Sorry, I didn't give more explanations.
It is a regular client. I have actually translated the programme they asked me to check.
I just checked it as they said. I had to burn 2 CDs and it took me less than 15 minutes to see the programme was running perfectly. I'm thinking to charge them for the CDs I had to burn, but then what more should I charge? I'm not sure.
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awilliams
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:25
Italian to English
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OK. I would still maybe go for cost of CDs + minimum charge or portion of hourly rate, but if this was a good client/I had just done a large project for them I would probably just invoice the cost of the CDs or not charge them at all. I'm not saying we should all start giving freebies - not at all - it depends entirely on yourself and your client.
Have a good weekend (when it comes),
Amy
[Edited at 2005-05-26 17:02]
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Thank you Amy. I'll follow your advices and will think if I charge them or not.
Have a nice week-end too.
Elodie
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I normally consider this type of checking part of my quality control process and do not charge for it. In this I also accomodate reasonable additions and changes from the client. It forms part of the service I offer to my clients. Well, the caveat being that the time spent on this part is not unreasonable for the job done - editing my work is of course my responsibility. What I consider reasonable I usually tie to the time/amount of words spent on the actual job (translation).
... See more I normally consider this type of checking part of my quality control process and do not charge for it. In this I also accomodate reasonable additions and changes from the client. It forms part of the service I offer to my clients. Well, the caveat being that the time spent on this part is not unreasonable for the job done - editing my work is of course my responsibility. What I consider reasonable I usually tie to the time/amount of words spent on the actual job (translation).
I also do not charge to do a final check of a website I have translated for a client (before it goes live) to see how it actually looks. I then check the website critically. This again is part of my quality control process.
Same with brochures for products I have translated. The book that I translated not too long ago was also sent to me for one final look. Along the way, I also worked with the author to pre-check each chapter before it went to the publisher (the author had some small additions or changes that needed to be included).
However, I would charge for the cost of the CDs and burning them especially if you have to outsource that.
I hope that this helps. All in all, though, you have to do whatever you feel comfortable with. Good luck!
Chao,
Lucinda ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Thank you all | May 27, 2005 |
Thanks for your comments. I decided to charge them a small "package price" that include the CDs fees and the small amount of time I spent on it. The client found it quite reasonable.
Thanks again.
Bye
Elodie
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