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Reuse of translation, how to charge
Thread poster: Noni Gilbert Riley
Noni Gilbert Riley
Noni Gilbert Riley
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Sep 23, 2022

I have just been approached with a request for a quotation for the reuse of some surtitres that I translated (I'm delighted to discover that they are still mine rather than belonging to the organisation I originally translated them for). But I have no idea what kind of price to charge, presuming it should be a percentage. Any ideas, please?
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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@Noni Sep 24, 2022

It’s entirely up to you. For me, it depends mainly on being the same client or not. In the first case, I'll either charge a percentage (starting at 50%) or the time spent; in the second case, 100%...
 
Samuel Murray
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What Sep 24, 2022

What are "surtitres"?

Jorge Payan
 
Noni Gilbert Riley
Noni Gilbert Riley
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Surtitres or surtitles Sep 24, 2022

The "subtitles" that are projected onto a screen above a stage.
 
Gerard de Noord
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Compare the two documents in Word Sep 24, 2022

You could compare the source version of the earlier document with the new one to see what has changed. If you have to change a lot you can charge more than when very little has changed.

Cheers,
Gerard
 
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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Charge for your time Sep 24, 2022

Hi Noni,
I normally charge my hourly rate for this type of job because it's simple and fair for both parties.

Long time no see at KudoZ!
Cheers
Bea
 
jyuan_us
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I wish some clients would do the same to me Sep 25, 2022

Noni Gilbert Riley wrote:

I have just been approached with a request for a quotation for the reuse of some surtitres that I translated (I'm delighted to discover that they are still mine rather than belonging to the organisation I originally translated them for). But I have no idea what kind of price to charge, presuming it should be a percentage. Any ideas, please?


I think the PM either forgot that the file has been translated, or is a newbie in project management.

[Edited at 2022-09-25 06:41 GMT]
 


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