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English to German - what are the current commercial rates?
Initiator des Themas: Simone Weber (X)
Simone Weber (X)
Simone Weber (X)  Identity Verified
Vereinigtes Königreich
Local time: 11:40
Englisch > Deutsch
Jan 14, 2017

Hello there,

I'm Simone and new here .. hence the somewhat-stupid question (sorry!):

I'm a certified translator but have only translatled in-house so far and am not sure what the current commercial rates are.
I just don't want to make a mistake and undercut/overcharge.

I'm based in the UK, specialised in (general) technical texts such as manuals and general translations (literature). I'm not sure on my "words per day" capacity yet either but need some... See more
Hello there,

I'm Simone and new here .. hence the somewhat-stupid question (sorry!):

I'm a certified translator but have only translatled in-house so far and am not sure what the current commercial rates are.
I just don't want to make a mistake and undercut/overcharge.

I'm based in the UK, specialised in (general) technical texts such as manuals and general translations (literature). I'm not sure on my "words per day" capacity yet either but need somewhere to start with.

Would anyone be so kind as to give me some advise? It'd be greatly appreciated -many thanks !!

Warm wishes,
Simone ▲ Collapse
 
Oksana Weiss
Oksana Weiss  Identity Verified
Deutschland
Local time: 12:40
Mitglied (2011)
Deutsch > Englisch
+ ...
Rates Jan 16, 2017

Hi Simone,
Perhaps, these two links will help you and the others having the same question:)
http://search.proz.com/employers/rates
http://www.proz.com/translator-rates-calculator/
 
Simone Weber (X)
Simone Weber (X)  Identity Verified
Vereinigtes Königreich
Local time: 11:40
Englisch > Deutsch
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Thanks so much -you've helped a lot! Jan 21, 2017

Dear Oksana,

Sorry for my late reply -only just come back to he site- and many thanks for your tips, you have helped a lot !

Simone
 


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