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Poll: How have your rates changed over the last 3 years? | for the better

Kay Denney — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 18:08:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: How have your rates changed over the last 3 years?
Poster: Kay Denney
Post title: for the better

I'm earning more, mainly because I'm working with more direct clients and fewer agencies.

Hoping to continue this trend in 2018.

Poll: How have your rates changed over the last 3 years? | About the same

Mario Freitas — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 16:28:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: How have your rates changed over the last 3 years?
Poster: Mario Freitas
Post title: About the same

My rates are about the same since 2013.
However, my overall income has reduced for three reasons:
1. The USD rate dropped 10% in Brazil in the past 12 months.
2. The ratio jobs from abroad/in Brazil has dropped about 15% in the same period, and Brazilian clients pay less than abroad.
3. The overall volume of words per month has dropped about 5% this year.
So, although the prices are the same, my income in 2017 is almost 30% lower than in 2016, despite working just as much. Sad.
But in 2018, the trend is to revert all three factors.
HAPPY 2018 for all.

[Edited at 2017-12-17 16:29 GMT]

Poll: How have your rates changed over the last 3 years? | About the same...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 11:08:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: How have your rates changed over the last 3 years?
Poster: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Post title: About the same...

I haven’t changed my rates over the last 3 years (my rates are probably higher than average). Anyway, my long-standing customers receive a lower rate than newer clients. Nowadays, instead of increasing my rates, I tend to quote each project individually, based on language combination, field of expertise, number of words, technicality, deadline, document type and other practical criteria.

Poll: How have your rates changed over the last 3 years?

ProZ.com Staff — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 08:10:01 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: How have your rates changed over the last 3 years?
Poster: ProZ.com Staff

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