Poll: Have you adjusted your rates in the first half of 2023? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Have you adjusted your rates in the first half of 2023?".
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| | | | | Yes, partially | May 31, 2023 |
I haven’t touched the rates I charge to my long-standing customers, but I've raised my rates to new clients on a project basis (in general 20%, occasionally over 50%), depending on the complexity of the subject matter and some practical circumstances...
| | | | Alex Lichanow
Germany
Local time: 01:57
Member (2020)
English to German
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I have been doing well with unchanged rates for the past 8 years, but with inflation skyrocketing, I can no longer preclude that I will be forced to adjust at least my rate for video games sometime soon.
| | | | | Yes, because I'm worth it | May 31, 2023 |
As I've said here many times before, I don't understand why so many professional translators are scared to raise their rates.
Especially now with inflation so high everywhere.
Of course agencies will say they can't afford it. That's part of business. But they can, and they will. There's also life beyond agencies.
And, inflation aside, every year I'm worth more than I was before.
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Kay Denney 
France
Local time: 01:57
French to English
I haven't raised my rates across the board, but I've stopped working with the worst of the lowest paying agencies and all new clients are being quoted a higher rate, so I can work less and earn more.
| | | | Kay Denney
France
Local time: 01:57
French to English
Ice Scream wrote:
As I've said here many times before, I don't understand why so many professional translators are scared to raise their rates.
Especially now with inflation so high everywhere.
Of course agencies will say they can't afford it. That's part of business. But they can, and they will. There's also life beyond agencies.
And, inflation aside, every year I'm worth more than I was before.
Thank you for keeping on saying it, because it was your advice to quote higher rates when we don't much feel like doing the job that got me my latest client.
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