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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Subject of the post Aug 13, 2018

This post is about rates as a newbie. Threads evolve and the subject can change. However, personal comments are not allowed. This thread has gone off limits. The initial subject-matter has been hijacked as for comments criticising one individual with regard to open questions, which are nothing at all to do with the initial subject.

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Elke Fehling
 
Tom in London
Tom in London
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Still waiting.... Aug 13, 2018

Richard Purdom wrote:

Firstly....


And secondly?


 
James Heppe-Smith
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Stay on topic please Aug 13, 2018

All,

I just de-vetted (hid) a number of posts which were off-topic and starting to get rather personal.

Please stick to the topic, and keep the other issues professional and in the right forum.

Thank you.

James


Elke Fehling
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Matthias Brombach
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Thanks ... Aug 13, 2018

James Heppe-Smith wrote:

All,

I just de-vetted (hid) a number of posts which were off-topic and starting to get rather personal.

Please stick to the topic, and keep the other issues professional and in the right forum.

Thank you.

James

.. and the (not-so very) off-topic posts have fulfilled their purpose (so far and until next time).


 
B D Finch
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Don't underrate yourself Aug 13, 2018

Others have already given you the advice that you're pitching it too low. You have two good specialist fields in pharma and finance. You also have previous experience. I started 12 years ago, charging €0.08 psw. While there has been downward pressure on rates during the past 12 years, I've managed not to succumb to it and have raised my rates over that time. Yes, I've lost some clients by doing so, but others have stepped in to replace them. I'm pretty sure that, had I started out at €0.06 p... See more
Others have already given you the advice that you're pitching it too low. You have two good specialist fields in pharma and finance. You also have previous experience. I started 12 years ago, charging €0.08 psw. While there has been downward pressure on rates during the past 12 years, I've managed not to succumb to it and have raised my rates over that time. Yes, I've lost some clients by doing so, but others have stepped in to replace them. I'm pretty sure that, had I started out at €0.06 psw, it would have been harder, not easier.

There are translators out there working for €0.06 psw and even for half that. Mostly, they are translators who can only sell themselves on price and their clients are liable to discover that they can get similar quality for free from DeepL Translator or even Google Translate. Many translation clients don't know about translation and are in no position to judge what quality they are receiving, particularly if their own language is the source and not the target language. There are cheapo agencies exploiting this and, when a client occasionally twigs that they paid for a rubbish translation, those agencies will blame the translator, rather than admit that good translators won't work for the rates they pay.

The crucial thing is that you need to be sure about and constantly review the quality of service you deliver. There are still clients out there who will pay decent rates for a quality service.
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Emily Gilby
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Thanks Aug 14, 2018

Hi everyone,

Some good advice here, thank you for your wise words!


 
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