Poll: My clients care more about cost than speed. Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "My clients care more about cost than speed.".
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Most of my clients don’t require speed (I’m not fond of rush jobs and my long-standing customers know that), but when they very occasionally do, they have been willing to pay a higher rate (30 to 50%). I’ve been working with the same client base for a long while and what they care about is commitment to quality and deadline. I have been doing all I can to keep them happy…
| | | | | False comparison | Jun 18, 2022 |
When they're in a hurry, they'll pay whatever it takes.
When they aren't in a hurry, they might think about cost.
How many customers are seriously going to delay a conference or a product launch or an annual report or even a press release so they can save money on the translation?
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Spain
Local time: 06:22
Spanish to English
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Sometimes, some of my clients may be in a hurry, so the deadline may be short. However, most of them know that I work with other clients as well, so they usually try not to ask for unrealistic delivery times. As for cost, some of them are more sensitive than others.
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Baran Keki 
Türkiye
Local time: 07:22
Member
English to Turkish
| Interesting poll | Jun 18, 2022 |
I wonder what drug dealers would say on the subject...
| | | | | I have no idea | Jun 19, 2022 |
My clients too are most interested in an accurate and fluent translation - quality. I can and do take on small rushed jobs occasionally, but the focus is still on doing the best possible translation in the time available.
If ´quick and cheap´ is good enough, then there is always MT!
I often negotiate a deadline or am asked to suggest one. My regular clients know that quality takes time, and it is best to take a break, overnight if possible, before proofreading a trans... See more My clients too are most interested in an accurate and fluent translation - quality. I can and do take on small rushed jobs occasionally, but the focus is still on doing the best possible translation in the time available.
If ´quick and cheap´ is good enough, then there is always MT!
I often negotiate a deadline or am asked to suggest one. My regular clients know that quality takes time, and it is best to take a break, overnight if possible, before proofreading a translation - I can practically always improve it if I look at it with fresh eyes. ▲ Collapse
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Christine Andersen wrote:
My regular clients know that quality takes time, and it is best to take a break, overnight if possible, before proofreading a translation - I can practically always improve it if I look at it with fresh eyes.
I absolutely agree with this and it's what I tell my clients, too, partly to explain why I never accept a job for delivery the same day.
Like others here, I have clients who are mainly interested in high quality work - everything else is secondary.
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Nowadays, never heard that the faster the translation the higher the price
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