Forum: Subtitling
Topic: Ask me anything about subtitling
Poster: Max Deryagin
Post title: -
[quote]Norfuer wrote:
Hi, Max! Thanks for the suggestion! I actually forgot to say, the client is based in Canada. $1-2 does sound like a good ballpark for a discounted rate, though. Does the location change anything? [/quote]
They might be based in Canada, but companies (almost) always map their rates geographically, so they won't offer you a rate they'd offer someone residing in Canada. This is because the cost of living differs from country to country, and for Philippines it's quite low, as far as I know.
I'd still suggest you charge around $1.5 a minute, although I'd like to stress that figuring the best rate is always the freelancer's job. You should charge as much as is reasonable for you: measure how many minutes of video you can do in one hour on average and then calculate how much you should charge per minute for a decent hourly rate.
[quote]Mervyn Henderson wrote:
I don't do or know anything about subtitling work, and so I can't know whether Max's advice is helpful, but judging from his profile I'm sure it is, and he deserves a lot of praise. Not many Prozians offer free assistance in that way, and it's also a good marketer.
Well done, Max![/quote]
Thank you, Mervyn :)
[Edited at 2016-07-12 07:01 GMT]
Topic: Ask me anything about subtitling
Poster: Max Deryagin
Post title: -
[quote]Norfuer wrote:
Hi, Max! Thanks for the suggestion! I actually forgot to say, the client is based in Canada. $1-2 does sound like a good ballpark for a discounted rate, though. Does the location change anything? [/quote]
They might be based in Canada, but companies (almost) always map their rates geographically, so they won't offer you a rate they'd offer someone residing in Canada. This is because the cost of living differs from country to country, and for Philippines it's quite low, as far as I know.
I'd still suggest you charge around $1.5 a minute, although I'd like to stress that figuring the best rate is always the freelancer's job. You should charge as much as is reasonable for you: measure how many minutes of video you can do in one hour on average and then calculate how much you should charge per minute for a decent hourly rate.
[quote]Mervyn Henderson wrote:
I don't do or know anything about subtitling work, and so I can't know whether Max's advice is helpful, but judging from his profile I'm sure it is, and he deserves a lot of praise. Not many Prozians offer free assistance in that way, and it's also a good marketer.
Well done, Max![/quote]
Thank you, Mervyn :)
[Edited at 2016-07-12 07:01 GMT]
