TRANSLATION PRICING
Trusted Translations specializes in English and Spanish translations. Due to our specialization in this language pair, we can guarantee the highest quality and most accurate translations at the most competitive prices in the market. Our high quality translations and pricing are a direct result of our highly trained on-staff translators. Most translation companies outsource your translation to other translation companies. We deal directly with the translators to ensure you get the best quality product at the best price.
All of our translation pricing includes:
Use of one or several native, educated and experienced translators
Our rates include all of the above services. Additional charges may be incurred when translating with Desktop Publishing tools such as Quark, FrameMaker, Pagemaker, Illustrator and InDesign. These costs will be defined prior to the start of each project.
Factors that determine the price of a translation
Pricing for translation projects is determined by several factors:
When working with clients on an ongoing basis, the price of the translation is usually agreed upon at the beginning of the initial engagement for each language and for each type of project (establishing certain prices for letters, financial statements, advertising brochures, etc.). This helps to save on administrative time and costs for both our company and the client. When you request a free, no obligation quote, we will provide specific pricing for your particular language requirements.
The first and primary factor in determining pricing is the number of Source words in the document. A source language refers to the document's original language and the target language refers to the language into which the document will be translated. As a general rule and common industry standard, when translating to the Romance languages (French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, etc.) from English, the target word count will normally be about 20% higher than the source word count. Since we charge for the source words, you will have a more accurate cost estimate for each project.
Translation pricing (price per word) also depends on the level of complexity of each document. For example, a general business letter (with non-technical terms) will be priced lower than a technical patent or medical related text, a complex legal contract, a pharmaceutical relate documents or a software manual. A general letter will be priced at the lowest price per word while complex legal documents and highly technical text will be at a higher price.
The language combinations or pairs will be a factor in calculating the price of a translation project. Western European languages tend to be less costly, while Asian languages are higher due to complexity involved with the characters and the limited quality linguistic resources.
Another key component to pricing is the factor related to the delivery time requirements. Normal turnaround times based on total word count are listed below.
Word Counts – Per Language
Turnaround Times
Between 0 and 10,000 words
1 day
Between 10,000 and 100,000 words
5 days
Between 100,000 and 200,000 words
7 days
Between 200,000 and 500,000 words
10 days
Between 500,000 and 1,000,000 words
15 days
Between 1,000,000 and 2,000,000 words
30 days
Between 2,000,000 and 5,000,000 words
45-60 days
Above 5,000,000
to be discussed with client
A translation project that needs to be delivered in a shorter time frame than those listed may carry up to a 50% charge above the normal rates. At Trusted Translations, we have the staff and resources to accommodate your rush projects. Timing is one of the first elements discussed prior to bidding for a project. Trusted Translations will work with your team to structure a delivery schedule that will maximize quality and minimize rush costs. If need be, we will deliver projects on a rolling basis with the most important documents being delivered first.
Price per Source word and target page
The Pricing for translation projects can be done on a flat fee basis, such as price per page or hourly rate. However, this is not an industry standard nor is it recommended for many reasons. First, as every document is different, the number of words per page can vary significantly. Also, many countries use different sizes of paper. As for hourly rates, each translator has their own pace. More experienced translators tend to translate faster, while less experienced translators take longer. For the sake of transparency and budgeting, a price per word methodology is a much more reliable and predictable way to ensure fair and accurate pricing.
At Trusted Translations, we always try to implement a pricing methodology that is fair and clear to the client. Hence, we always recommend a price per word methodology for translation services.
Editing and proofreading are related services and can be priced separately in specific cases. In particular, if you had a translation performed by another company or person, we can provide you with an Editing and Proofing rate that is lower than a full translation. Normally, the cost to edit and proofread is 50% less than fully translating the text.
Our normal per word pricing for a fully translated text includes translation, editing and proofing (TEP) by separate qualified linguists.
The pricing for DeskTop Publishing Services and Website Localization projects are handled differently and are based on the number of target pages. Again, this is an industry standard and the most efficient way to ensure a clear and predictable bid.
We stand by all translations performed by our translators. If you are not completely satisfied with one of our translations, we will work with you and/or your team until it meets your complete satisfaction.
Billing
Trusted Translations normally requires partial payment upfront and the remaining upon delivery of the final product. For clients with demonstrated good credit or have a good payment history, we can bill in arrears on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding the above, Trusted Translations will work with your company on a case-by-case basis to accommodate your billing needs.
We at Trusted Translations, Inc. provide the most competitive quality Spanish translation rates in the industry.
