Forum | Topic | Title | Text | Poster | Time |
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ProZ.com job systems | Access to Blue Board records and jobs using browniz points and cash to be discontinued as of Nov. 15 | Surprised that I cannot use browniz points anymore | I was wondering late last year why I cannot see the Blue Board entries. Since I was very busy at that time (and the year before preparing my book), I did not bother to check. Then now as I | Erwin S. Fernandez | Jan 25, 2018 |
Money matters | Is there a way to prevent the decline in translation rates? | I've noticed that some agencies and outsourcers offer rates below the minimum in translation. There was a time when I worked at a very low rate per word for translation, which is so insult | Erwin S. Fernandez | Jun 11, 2015 | |
Money matters | Translation and Proofreading and reduction of rates | I understand that translation requires proofreading but these two are paid separately unless the job is TEP (Translation, Editing and Proofreading). Since a translation is never perfec | Erwin S. Fernandez | Mar 17, 2015 | |
Money matters | Re: Are hours of familiarization paid? | I translated a website and was again asked to test the website. I realized a few days after accepting this latter job that I was not paid for hours in familiarizing with the website that r | Erwin S. Fernandez | Nov 17, 2014 | |
Money matters | Is it ethical? | I recently accepted a translation job. The post said that there will be two documents to be translated. This agency took me in and sent the first document. When I inquired about the second | Erwin S. Fernandez | Aug 2, 2014 | |
Money matters | Emergency fee (for weekend work) | Very helpful | [quote]Worapot Sattapunkeeree wrote: Hi, Regular rush fee During your business hours, a client contacts you and ask you to do a job right away or in such a short time, you cha | Erwin S. Fernandez | Jul 9, 2014 |
Money matters | Emergency fee (for weekend work) | I don't know this nor do I know how to compute it. How do you charge for this fee? Is this different from rush charges? Thank you for your help. [Edited at 2014-07-09 07:18 GMT] | Erwin S. Fernandez | Jul 9, 2014 | |
Money matters | Minimum rate | Minimum rate (example) | Can you please give an example? Sorry if this troubles you. | Erwin S. Fernandez | Jul 7, 2014 |
Money matters | Minimum rate | How does one compute one's minimum rate in translation? | Erwin S. Fernandez | Jul 7, 2014 |
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