Poll: The project you are working on most right now came from what type of client? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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| | | | Özden Arıkan 
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| Missing option perhaps? | Dec 10, 2005 |
I've checked end-client though, but I'm not sure. The project I'm working on right now has come from a publishing house. Or should I have checked non-profit? That's what publishing business is for in my native country, for the most part
| | | | | Other option | Dec 10, 2005 |
Xola wrote:
Missing option perhaps?
I've checked end-client though, but I'm not sure.
I also checked "end client" but that's not quite right. My contact is a producer of documentaries. A government agency hired him to subtitle one of their own documentaries, and he told them they would have to hire a translator. The government agency is the end client, but I have no contact with them--the film company passed my quote on to them and the film company will add my charges onto their bill. However, the agency will have final approval of my translation.
So, "end client" is not exactly accurate, but comes the closest among the options.
| | | | | Only your own clients counted | Dec 10, 2005 |
JaneTranslates wrote:
I also checked "end client" but that's not quite right. My contact is a producer of documentaries. A government agency hired him to subtitle one of their own documentaries, and he told them they would have to hire a translator. The government agency is the end client, but I have no contact with them--
I understood this question as "Who's going to get *your* invoice?". When doing a translation for a translation company, of course this company won't need the translation itself but will sell it further on, to some producer, governmental organisation or private person or whatever. So the question is crystal-clear: "Where did you get the order from?"
Erik
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| I disagree, Erik | Dec 11, 2005 |
With all respect, Erik, this particular project of mine is slightly different from those for which I am hired by an outsourcer or a translation agency. My contact is a middle man; I sent my quote to him but he passed it on to the client for approval, both of hiring me and of my price. I´m not sure what my contact will do. He may: 1) Send two invoices to the client: mine for transcribing and translating the film, his for the technical work of inserting the actual subtitles onto the DVD; or 2) Se... See more With all respect, Erik, this particular project of mine is slightly different from those for which I am hired by an outsourcer or a translation agency. My contact is a middle man; I sent my quote to him but he passed it on to the client for approval, both of hiring me and of my price. I´m not sure what my contact will do. He may: 1) Send two invoices to the client: mine for transcribing and translating the film, his for the technical work of inserting the actual subtitles onto the DVD; or 2) Send a single invoice listing both my services and charges and his. The fact that the client will pay us both with one check is merely a convenience. My contact does not get a "cut" or percentage of my earnings as would an outsourcer or an agency. In these latter cases, the end client would typically never know the name or location of the translator or what s/he is being paid.
In any case, I merely posted a comment on this forum because I thought others might be interested, since I, myself, am interested in the myriad ways, means, and manifestations of our profession. ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Possible but not very common situation | Dec 12, 2005 |
JaneTranslates wrote:
My contact is a middle man; I sent my quote to him but he passed it on to the client for approval, both of hiring me and of my price.
Jane,
You have to admit that the situation you described is not very common in the daily translation work. Most translators get their jobs either from an end-client or from a translation agency. That was also what I supposed when sending off my posting.
Of course, other agreements are also possible, e.g. if you have gotten a very good end-client via another colleague who has done other language pairs for this end-client, and this colleague of yours gets some percentage from each job you do. But still this wouldn't change the original situtation that your client is where you get your order from.
| | | | | Confession time, I guess | Dec 12, 2005 |
Erik Hansson wrote:
Jane,
You have to admit that the situation you described is not very common in the daily translation work. Most translators get their jobs either from an end-client or from a translation agency. That was also what I supposed when sending off my posting.
Sure, Erik, I "admit" that the situation I described is not common. That's exactly why I wrote about it; I thought others might be interested. Why are we arguing?
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| end client non-profit... | Dec 14, 2005 |
Which do I tick if it's a non-profit organisation which is a paying end client (my real case)? I'm confused.
Is translating for non-profit meant to imply you are not paid for your work?
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