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Quote - per word or per hour?
Thread poster: dblanguages
dblanguages
dblanguages
United Kingdom
Spanish to English
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Sep 12, 2021

Hi everyone!

I would like to know when to charge per word and when to charge per hour?

I will be quoting a company I used to work for as part of their sales team, but as I am now a freelance translator they have asked me to translate their product descriptions, new product launch emails, flyers and newsletters.

One option would maybe be to send them a "package" quote for monthly translations. Is that possible?

Please could I have your opinio... See more
Hi everyone!

I would like to know when to charge per word and when to charge per hour?

I will be quoting a company I used to work for as part of their sales team, but as I am now a freelance translator they have asked me to translate their product descriptions, new product launch emails, flyers and newsletters.

One option would maybe be to send them a "package" quote for monthly translations. Is that possible?

Please could I have your opinions on this?

Thanks a lot!!

Danni. ▲ Collapse
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Portugal
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Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Quote Sep 13, 2021

I usually quote translation jobs per word, though for jobs over 10,000 words I may quote per project. Regarding proof-reading/revision/editing I quote per hour. My transcreation jobs are always quoted per project. I wouldn't offer a "package" quote to a customer. Hope this helps...

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