| Pages in topic: [1 2] > | Poll: Do you accept assignments if the rate offered is lower than your usual rates? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you accept assignments if the rate offered is lower than your usual rates?".
This poll was originally submitted by Siang Yu Tham. View the poll results »
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My rates are flexible and negotiable within reason…
| | | | neilmac
Spain
Local time: 12:06
Spanish to English
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Every marketplace can be a souk, if you let it.
| | | | Michael Harris 
Germany
Local time: 12:06
Member (2006)
German to English
It is the same as everything in life, depends on the situation / customer
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| What really concerns me... | Feb 14, 2012 |
...is the question, which contain the expression "the rate offered" and that only 9% of the answerers chose the answer "I set the rate".
Translators, WAKE UP!
| | | | Andrea Ali
Argentina
Local time: 07:06
Member (2003)
English to Spanish
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It all very much depends on the client, the offer, the type of job, the deadline...
Have a nice day!
Andrea
| | | | Ty Kendall
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:06
Hebrew to English
Giuseppina Gatta, MA (Hons) wrote:
...is the question, which contain the expression "the rate offered" and that only 9% of the answerers chose the answer "I set the rate".
Translators, WAKE UP!
The question should really be:
Under what circumstances do you lower your rates in order to get an assignment?
| | | | DianeGM
Local time: 13:06
Member (2006)
Dutch to English
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| Sometimes ... | Feb 14, 2012 |
My rates are flexible per subject, per language combination, etc., and in other cirucmstances. Of course I have target rates, usually I work for those, but on occassion I work for more and I work for less.
In my case though, in fact it is a case of accepting or declining or negotiating a project at the offered rare as most offers I have are from repeat customers and more often than not, the offer includes the rate (usually the rate of the last project).
When you accep... See more My rates are flexible per subject, per language combination, etc., and in other cirucmstances. Of course I have target rates, usually I work for those, but on occassion I work for more and I work for less.
In my case though, in fact it is a case of accepting or declining or negotiating a project at the offered rare as most offers I have are from repeat customers and more often than not, the offer includes the rate (usually the rate of the last project).
When you accept or renegotiate or decline the offered rate, is that not also a way of setting the rate? ▲ Collapse
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Jenn Mercer
United States
Local time: 06:06
Member (2009)
French to English
| This gets to the heart of the matter | Feb 14, 2012 |
Ty Kendall wrote: Giuseppina Gatta, MA (Hons) wrote:
...is the question, which contain the expression "the rate offered" and that only 9% of the answerers chose the answer "I set the rate".
Translators, WAKE UP! The question should really be: Under what circumstances do you lower your rates in order to get an assignment?
1. When the job really is that much easier. It is never easy when they say it is easy, but nonetheless, I have done some large batch projects and surveys where I charged less per word and made more per hour.
2. When the change is only due to currency fluctuations, I try to hold the line for a few jobs to see where the rate is going.
3. Whimsy. When the job intrigues me enough or is for a sufficiently good cause that I do not feel inclined to push for my standard rates
N.B. The compromise rates I settle on never go below my own former rates and usually match the rates I give to old clients that I have not yet pulled up to my most recent rates.
| | | | | If the agency is well rated | Feb 14, 2012 |
If it's a 5 on the BB with many translators agreeing, I'd take the assignment if it's a lower rate, but not a ridiculous one.
| | | | wonita (X)
China
Local time: 06:06
| Rates offered to me | Feb 14, 2012 |
In my observation if an outsourcer comes to me with their rates, he/she normally offers their "best rates". Otherwise the outsourcer would ask for my "all-time best rates". My usual rates are x cents more than my lowest rates (agencies call it best rates), so yes within that range.
[Edited at 2012-02-14 14:45 GMT]
| | | | Interlangue (X)
Angola
Local time: 12:06
English to French
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| About setting rates | Feb 14, 2012 |
Do you "offer" your baker "a rate" when you go buy bread? Do you quote a rate for your doctor when you need him?
In my world, the provider sets rates and prices, not the client!
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wonita (X)
China
Local time: 06:06
| Advantage of offered rates | Feb 14, 2012 |
Interlangue wrote:
Do you "offer" your baker "a rate" when you go buy bread? Do you quote a rate for your doctor when you need him?
In my world, the provider sets rates and prices, not the client!
Sometimes they are higher than mine, especially when the client wants ME to take the job!
| | | | Mohamed Gaafar
Egypt
Local time: 13:06
Member (2005)
English to Arabic
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| Totally agree with Ms. Giuseppina Gatta with a slight different some times we under or over estimate | Feb 14, 2012 |
Giuseppina Gatta, MA (Hons) wrote:
...is the question, which contain the expression "the rate offered" and that only 9% of the answerers chose the answer "I set the rate".
Translators, WAKE UP!
I totally agree I would never accept a lower rate maybe a slightly lower half a cent or a discount over a large amount or a quick snatch and run job. However, we as Translators I mean over estimate jobs especially when the document are in pdfs scanned night mare , and in some cases when there are multiple files sometimes we accidentally forget to put the particular client “tm” in the analysis. Therefore, I'm flexible to discussion of rates but never with accepting jobs for lower rates. This process will simply destroy and damage the whole market and it will surely and certainly back fire on all those who are in favor of it. Regards
| | | | Mohamed Gaafar
Egypt
Local time: 13:06
Member (2005)
English to Arabic
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| well said and perfectly expressed. | Feb 14, 2012 |
Interlangue wrote:
Do you "offer" your baker "a rate" when you go buy bread? Do you quote a rate for your doctor when you need him?
In my world, the provider sets rates and prices, not the client!
sure think in the matter the other way around do you set the prices for your essentials ???
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