Juuuu Posted September 2, 2009 at 10:09 PM Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 at 10:09 PM I have just started to do the translation for a English tutorial website, having those text translated from English to Putunghwa (eg users' instruction, policy...etc). It's purely a home-based part-time job. I am being asked about the pricing of my work done. Can anyone give me some idea on pricing. The website is originating in US and I am doing the translation in HongKong. Tks / juuu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Eng Posted September 4, 2009 at 03:47 AM Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 at 03:47 AM So you're translating from English to Mandarin, and the company that pays is American. I think you should try to ask for an international rate. Translation is very inexpensive on the Chinese market, which I am familiar with. An international rate could be around 200 US dollars per thousand words of the source language, but it seems that the rate has been declining in the past few years. I guess you could try asking people at www.proz.com, the largest freelance translator/interpreter site of the world. Just browse job posts at that site, and you may find that this market is getting pretty international, and reward also flattens out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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