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I’ve always thought it best not to publish rates online. Better to invite a contact first, a request for a quote. Then contact has been established and a working relationship can be nurtured, right?
Well, I’m in the process of changing my mind. Here are some of the reasons I am considering publishing a rate card in PDF on my website.
- To prequalify clients. I can stop wasting time with clients looking for a €0.04 a word translator by prequalifying/disqualifying them with my online price list. I can stop wasting their time too.
- There is something about a pre-prepared, published rate chart that looks official and far harder to argue with.
- It reassures other translators in your language combination that no, €0.04 is not the going rate, despite what some agencies would have them believe.
The jury’s still out. Thoughts?
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