HELP - How much should I charge this voice over? Thread poster: Edita Matkic (X)
| Edita Matkic (X) Bosnia and Herzegovina Local time: 02:12 English to Bosnian + ...
Hi guys, I am writing in hopes someone will come to my aid. I have been contacted by an agency regarding some voice overs in my native language. While searching online, I found that an average minute of voice over goes from USD5 to 50, which did not help. However, they are offering me a rate of USD0.10 per minute. How much should my counteroffer be? It is a short job, 8 minutes of voice over with some translation, no professional equipment. Thanks a lot! ... See more Hi guys, I am writing in hopes someone will come to my aid. I have been contacted by an agency regarding some voice overs in my native language. While searching online, I found that an average minute of voice over goes from USD5 to 50, which did not help. However, they are offering me a rate of USD0.10 per minute. How much should my counteroffer be? It is a short job, 8 minutes of voice over with some translation, no professional equipment. Thanks a lot!
[Edited at 2022-11-30 10:31 GMT] ▲ Collapse | | | Joakim Braun Sweden Local time: 02:12 German to Swedish + ...
Sounds like it might take half an hour or so? Then charge your hourly rate for 1 hour and say it's your minimum fee. (This is not unreasonable, but if they expect to pay peanuts you may lose the project...) | | | Lingua 5B Bosnia and Herzegovina Local time: 02:12 Member (2009) English to Croatian + ... Not enough information. | Nov 30, 2022 |
How many words are there in 8 minutes. Can be 1k+. It means you’ll be paid $0.80 for 1k words. Unless I’m missing something. | | | My two cents | Nov 30, 2022 |
Edita Matkic wrote: Hi guys, I am writing in hopes someone will come to my aid. I have been contacted by an agency regarding some voice overs in my native language. While searching online, I found that an average minute of voice over goes from USD5 to 50, which did not help. However, they are offering me a rate of USD0.10 per minute. How much should my counteroffer be? It is a short job, 8 minutes of voice over with some translation, no professional equipment. Thanks a lot!
[Edited at 2022-11-30 10:31 GMT] For Asian customers I ask(ed) 10 €/min, will now ask 20 €/min, I have a client who pays 40 €/ minute, so I guess you should locate yourself somewhere in between. For 8 minutes my best rate would be100 €, maybe something less if you don't own/run a home studio and go to the recording facility of the client. 0.10 USD/min is absurd.
[Edited at 2022-11-30 14:01 GMT]
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