Posted by Apollo on August 07, 192001 at 10:34:06:
In Reply to: Re: Charging for technical translation posted by Claire on August 06, 192001 at 12:01:54:
Hi Liz and Claire,
I agree with Claire that £50 per 1000 words is a good starting price, and you could certainly charge more than that for translations in your own specialist field as you have in-depth knowledge of it and it's quite a rare subject area for into-English translators.
However, I'm afraid I have to disagree, Claire, as regards the £75 per 1000 to London agencies. You'd certainly get this for specialised texts, but you'd probably need to supplement these with more general work, and you wouldn't have much chance of getting general agency work at £75 - there's just too much competition and too many people willing to work for less. On average, London agencies are generally willing to pay around £50-60. Good old market forces.
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And for what it's worth - no, I don't own or work for a London agency! :))
All the best
Apollo
