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rates for building a glosssary?
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Dm_Ch (X)
Dm_Ch (X)

Local time: 00:28
Englisch > Russisch
Apr 15, 2003

Dear colleagues,



Could someone of you advise on how much to charge for entering terms/building a glossary?



It seems that my client is not keen on paying hourly rates for this sort of job. So, I would be interested to know what rate should I offer as a percentage from my translation per-word rate

For example, if you charge 10c/word for translation, then how much would you charge per term entered?



TIA,

Dmitri
 
Giuliana Buscaglione
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Vereinigte Staaten
Local time: 14:28
Mitglied (2001)
Deutsch > Italienisch
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Creating a TB Apr 15, 2003

Hi,



A rate per hour is hardly accepted, as for some highly technical fields even a translation \"expert\" has to invest quite a time in searching.



I am asked to create TBs before the project starts and I charge for each \"entry\" my rate per line.



This way of charging \"covers\" in average my time investment...



Giuliana



P.S. These TBs are then checked an approved by internal specialists (no t... See more
Hi,



A rate per hour is hardly accepted, as for some highly technical fields even a translation \"expert\" has to invest quite a time in searching.



I am asked to create TBs before the project starts and I charge for each \"entry\" my rate per line.



This way of charging \"covers\" in average my time investment...



Giuliana



P.S. These TBs are then checked an approved by internal specialists (no translators, mostly engineers, who adapt entries to their \"internal\" terminology). They are a \"separate\" job and do not constitute an \"excuse\" for a discount on my rate for translating the files they are taken from.
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asknine
asknine
Russisch > Englisch
regular rate May 10, 2003

I\'d say, charge your client your regular per-word rate. Charging per line is another option.
 


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