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I no longer have one rate across the board, I have various rates for different clients. I haven’t touched the rates I apply to my long-standing customers since 2016 when I last raised them but I've been applying either a higher rate or a per project rate to my new clients.
Thayenga
Christine Andersen
Luis M. Sosa
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I tend to raise them after having worked for a client for a given amount of time, for instance, 6 months or one year. I create time reports to keep track of how long I spend working on a task for a client so that I can then check how much I've made for that task and see if it is profitable or not. After a period of time, I get in touch with the client and present them with arguments to ask for a rate rise. It usually works.
Nikolay Novitskiy
Gyöngyi Tanácsi
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Nikolay Novitskiy Russian Federation Local time: 02:34 Member (2018) English to Russian
With utmost care
Sep 10
How do I raise rates? Well, raising rates is a complex but pleasant activity. Rates need to be fed and watered daily, they need to be led to the website each morning and put back from the website at dusk each night to protect them from competitors. Feedback should be picked up twice a day. The CV should be cleaned out weekly to maintain sane state of mind. Follow these rule - and you raise big and healthy rates...
Jorge Payan
Daryo
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Astrid Elke Witte Germany Local time: 22:34 Member (2002) German to English + ...
Raise rates?
Sep 10
I get the general impression that rates are being forced down by the agencies.
Anja Hajek
Thayenga
Justin Peterson
expressisverbis
Inés Cendón Rodríguez
Jorge Payan
Elaine Ruby
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M. Anna Kańduła
Dewinta Maharani
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Justin Peterson Spain Local time: 22:34 Member (2007) Spanish to English
Raise?
Sep 10
With AI translations spreading like wildfire ... is anyone really trying to RAISE their rates?
Astrid Elke Witte
Jorge Payan
Elaine Ruby
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Edith van der Have Netherlands Local time: 22:34 Member (2016) English to Dutch + ...
Various approaches
Sep 11
I don't raise my rates with existing clients very often, but when I do so, it's hardly ever at the beginning of the year; more often when they contact me again after a long time (>1 year) of radio silence. With my biggest client, I rose my rates with 20% after 6 years, which is still a bargain considering the inflation over that period. It was quite scary, but they agreed immediately. I also quote higher rates to potential clients; most of them ghost me at that stage but I still get new agency c... See more
I don't raise my rates with existing clients very often, but when I do so, it's hardly ever at the beginning of the year; more often when they contact me again after a long time (>1 year) of radio silence. With my biggest client, I rose my rates with 20% after 6 years, which is still a bargain considering the inflation over that period. It was quite scary, but they agreed immediately. I also quote higher rates to potential clients; most of them ghost me at that stage but I still get new agency clients every now and then. ▲ Collapse
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Robert Rietvelt Local time: 22:34 Member (2006) Spanish to Dutch + ...
Wrong question
Sep 11
The question should be: How do you lower your rates to stay competitive (without making a fool of yourself to your clients)? Seems more appropriate.
Raising your rates nowadays is professional suicide.
[Edited at 2024-09-11 15:57 GMT]
Jorge Payan
expressisverbis
Justin Peterson
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