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How Much Do You Charge For DTP Services?
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Dec 29, 2021

Hi everyone,

I was just wondering how much to charge for DTP services? Is it per hour/ page?

Does anyone know, on average, how much translation agencies usually pay for this type of service?

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Tom in London
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I don't. Dec 29, 2021

rodrigomaya wrote:

Hi everyone,

I was just wondering how much to charge for DTP services? Is it per hour/ page?

Does anyone know, on average, how much translation agencies usually pay for this type of service?


I don't do DTP. I'm a translator.

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It depend on complexity of the document Dec 29, 2021

It depends on how complex the document is. Usually its on per page basis and it's are 4-5 USD per page.
 
Jean Dimitriadis
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DTP Dec 29, 2021

Your hourly rate?
 
rodrigomaya
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DTP Dec 29, 2021

Jean Dimitriadis wrote:

Your hourly rate?


That is what I wanted to know. I don´t offer this type of service yet as I am still learning the softwares and would like to also offer DTP services in the future. Just trying to gauge how much translation agencies usually pay for this type of service.
 
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But Dec 30, 2021

Tom in London wrote:

I don't do DTP. I'm a translator.


I do DTP. I'm a translator.
I do translation. I'm a designer.

Rate: 55 €/hour and up (definitely up if it's DTP-only).
My translation-related DTP is mostly certificates, though, and that's not really professional DTP work.

You will not be able to really "offer DTP services" unless you have actually worked as a professional designer for some time (2-3 years full-time). But anyone with some level of commitment can learn the technical basics, which goes a long way, and your translation-related customers may not know the difference.
 


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