- In order for the translation agency manager to calculate quickly the preliminary volume and cost of the translation, you should form the text into a word document.
Detection of scanned documents, output of the text from handwritten documents entails spent time and money additionally. In a word document, you can check the statistics by yourself and calculate the volume.
The translation page includes 1800 printed characters with spaces, i.e. the indicator “characters with spaces” 33 079/1800 = 18.3, and the cost of the translation page from English to Ukrainian is e.g. UAH 140 (per page).
18.3 pages x 140 UAH = 2562 UAH
Keep in mind that the error in the final calculation of the cost of translation into the target language can be up to 20%.
2. Ask to calculate the cost of translation in the format “per word”.
Abroad, the traditional format of translation calculation is considered to be “per word”; we also transfer clients to this system. When an invoice is issued “per word”, the customer does not have to pay for air in the form of “gaps”.
Example:
According to the statistics of words in the same document:
4610 x 0.50 (p/w) = UAH 2,305
You saved 257 hryvnias.
- If you need a translation of the presentation, we suggest that you provide a separate text for translation in a word format and order a layout in the presentation format
As a rule, the presentation covers a moderate amount of text, but there is a lot of hassle with insertion of the translation into the desired format. For example, the length of words or phrases before and after the translation may differ, images can be difficult to edit.
Many translation agencies bill “per slide”, and such a rate is roughly in line with the resources actually spent. By the way, it is not always in favor of the translation agency, but we are on the side of fair economics.
Agenda Translations clearly follows the rules: everyone does their job. A profile translator performs a translation, and the formatting is done by a layout designer.
The bill for the translation is issued sequentially (p/w), and for the layout on the hourly base. Is it fair?
- Lines. The shorter the deadlines, the higher the extra charges for the urgency of the order. For example, Agenda Translations has the following system of markups and discounts:
These margins are especially noticeable when the client reaches the last minute with the translation. Moreover, he has, for example, to submit the documents to the German embassy or university. There is a need for preliminary apostille, notarized translation and re-apostille, and delivery is added.
A super-fast process can be arranged, but meeting the deadlines for apostille, notarization and delivery cannot be guaranteed by a translation agency as confidently as part of the task related to translation.
If it is possible, plan as much as possible in advance, the design and translation of documents and get a good discount for a relaxed mode.
- Do not skimp!
Life hack may seem inappropriate and contradictory to the title, but give us a chance to explain this formula. The tasks of each client are unique and require an individual approach. To get a great result, translation agency managers can offer additional services.
For example, when translating content for the site into the target language, we recommend nativization, taking into account SEO-requirements. From a marketing point of view, the client will save money, because the translation will not shoot “idle”, but clearly on the target audience.
If the video presentation of your company is to be broadcast at an international conference, which will be attended by multilingual participants, it is better to translate the text into English and subtitle. First, subtitling is much cheaper than full dubbing. Secondly, this way you will show respect to all participants of the conference, which will add points to your reputation.
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