How to Quote for a Translation Job

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Sara Maria Hasbun

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1 - Introduction

1 - Introduction.mp4

02:59

2 - How to Use This Course.html

2 - Pricing Units Document Formats and Counting Tools

1 - Quiz Pricing Units and More.html

2 - Quiz Document Formats and Counting Units.html

3 - Handout Macro to Count Words in an Excel File Please download for next lesson.html

3 - Macro-to-Count-Words-in-an-Excel-Sheet.pdf

4 - Lecture 2 Pricing Units Fuzzy Matches and SourceTarget Considerations.mp4

08:13

5 - Note to students.html

6 - Handout Word Count Expansions in Various Languages.html

6 - Translation-Expansion-and-Contraction-Rates-Handout-Final.pdf

7 - Lecture 3 Document Formats and Counting Tools.mp4

12:37

3 - Section 3 Proofreading Editing and Redlines

8 - Macro to Count Words in Redlines.html

8 - Macro-to-Count-Changed-Words-in-a-Redline.pdf

9 - Proofreading Editing and Redlines.mp4

06:38

4 - World Alphabets and Writing Systems and How to Count Them

4 - Quiz World Alphabets and Writing Systems.html

10 - World Alphabets and Writing Systems and How to Count Them.mp4

07:05

5 - Setting Your Own Rates Your Own Financial Goals Spying On the Competition

5 - Quiz Setting Your Own Rates.html

11 - Setting Your Own Rates Your Own Financial Goals Spying On the Competition.mp4

08:53

6 - Summary and Final Considerations When Bidding on a Translation Job

12 - Summary and Final Considerations When Bidding on a Translation Job.mp4

02:43

7 - Bonus Lecture

13 - Bonus Lecture.html

Description

For Freelance Translators or Project Managers

What You'll Learn?

Students will learn how to analyze a document for translation, and to use software, macros, and other easy strategies to quote accurately and fairly.
Translation project management and quoting for freelancers or project managers
How much to charge for unique kinds of translation projects
How much to charge clients for outsourced translation work

Who is this for?

Freelancer translators, translation project managers, or translation agency employees at all levels of experience.

What You Need to Know?

You will need a laptop computer or a mobile phone to complete this course.

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Description
One of the challenges a freelance translator faces is knowing how much to quote for a translation job. What pricing unit is most transparent and most efficient to count? What kind of ballpark amount is the client expecting? What is the competition charging? And most important, how much should you be charging in order to properly compensate yourself for your time and effort, while meeting your financial goals? This course addresses all of these considerations and provides the tools you'll need to research and set effective rates. By the end of this course you'll be able to 1) perform quick word counts on a variety of different file types 2) know where to research the rates of your competition 3) calculate the rate you need to charge to meet your own goals 4) provide quotes for tricky languages such as Chinese and Arabic (in case you are a project manager or outsourcing) 5) provide quotes for proofreading, editing, and redline jobs, and more.
Who this course is for:
Freelancer translators, translation project managers, or translation agency employees at all levels of experience.

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Sara Maria Hasbun is a linguist and former freelance translator, who is now the Managing Director of Meridian Linguistics, a global linguistic consulting firm employing more than 3,000 freelance linguists and offering translation services to clients from Airbnb to The Economist.Meridian Linguistics is also a hub for translator resources: check out our blog!

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