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melissa eX · Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 11:08 pm Post subject: The Philip Banks of Translation

Found a link to This on a translation forum (yes there IS another forum) I frequent. It's about translation but it translates perfectly to our business.

And by the tone it must have been written by Banksey's bilingual cousin - though without that certain je ne sais quois

Philip Banks · Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:41 am Post subject:

That was interesting. Rick Canada wrote something for ExtraVox explaining how "we" lose elearning jobs. It was sh*te! In effect he was saying that the market dictates that you're only selling your time and labour so you must let the market decide.

How much do I charge per word? The same as Da Vinci charged per brush stroke! How much do I charge per page? The same as J.K Rowling. How much do I charge per finished minute? The same as Tom Cruise. How much for a 60 second commercial? Look you're paying for a whole hour of my time do you want me to come around and mow your lawn to use up the extra time.

Donna · Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 6:16 am Post subject:

Melissa, that was a great find! Thank you for sharing the link here.

bobsouer · Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 6:25 am Post subject:

Melissa,

Superb article. Thank you for that link!
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asnively · Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 8:55 am Post subject:

Great way to start the day! Thanks!
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Lee Gordon · Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:19 am Post subject:

Interesting to see the similarities between what voice overists are up against as compared with translationists.
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Chrissy · Guest

Good article. The section about clients taking a long time to pay hit home with me. One job I did promptly and the client said he was happy with didn't pay for 60 days. I contacted the production co. this client booked through and I was told that "This is a good client who always takes a long time to pay but he's good for it."

The way I saw it was that this client was keeping my $2,500. in his bank account and getting my interest.

Pam · Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 3:37 pm Post subject:

Excellent post Melissa. Thanks for sharing it, I've now bookmarked it for future reference.
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JBarrett · Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:29 pm Post subject:

Cool article! Thanks for sharing!
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