| Pages in topic: < [1 2] | Poll: Freelancers: who sets your rates? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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damon dunn 
Spain
Local time: 17:01
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| Yep, me and the market | Mar 15, 2010 |
although, these days, me not so much...
| | | | neilmac
Spain
Local time: 17:01
Spanish to English
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I.e. me, then my clients either accept them or haggle.
| | | | | Me - but I'm flexible depending on how much I enjoy the work | Mar 16, 2010 |
I set my rates. Obviously, there will always be some clients who wish I'd work for less, and sometimes I'll negotiate a lower rate - but it's not just based on how easy or hard the text is, or what the market standard is. In a few cases, I'll accept a slightly lower rate simply because the text is more fun to translate. A two-page script or creative rationale for a TV commercial may be the same number of words as a more densely typed one-page contract, and may even take the same amount of time b... See more I set my rates. Obviously, there will always be some clients who wish I'd work for less, and sometimes I'll negotiate a lower rate - but it's not just based on how easy or hard the text is, or what the market standard is. In a few cases, I'll accept a slightly lower rate simply because the text is more fun to translate. A two-page script or creative rationale for a TV commercial may be the same number of words as a more densely typed one-page contract, and may even take the same amount of time because of the 'transcreation' aspect, but I enjoy the linguistic and conceptual challenges of the creative text much more. I'm a firm believer in job satisfaction based on work that I love doing ▲ Collapse
| | | | Ildiko Santana
United States
Local time: 08:01
Member (2002)
Hungarian to English
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MODERATOR | I voted 'other' : the market + client + me | Mar 16, 2010 |
It is a combination of the three. I certainly set my target rate and also a minimum rate, but if the client goes to someone cheaper, obviously I don't get the job. So, in a sense, the client has the final say. Outsourcers usually have their set rates, I have to have certain flexibility, and the market... well, I see a decline in rates. Probably the only profession, besides the music industry, where rates have either dropped or stayed the same compared to 10-15 years ago.
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| The market is exerting a lot of pressure | Mar 16, 2010 |
...and so are fellow colleagues who accept low rates - in the end, they are helping to set my rates, too.
I'm thankful for a few solid long-term clients that pay well - and those rates are set by the client.
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