I believe in transparency and honesty in my work and communication. My rates are published here to give you a rough idea of what costs to expect from hiring me. For an exact quote according to your specific job and situation, please contact me.

My standard rates are as follows:

Text translations:
Price per source word depending on language combination (see table below)



From English French Dutch Spanish
to English n/a 0.11 € 0.11 € 0.09 €
to French 0.11 € n/a 0.11 € 0.09 €
Includes a translated version of the document you provide in the language you indicate.

Possible extras:
- urgent work (tight deadline): up to +30%
- evening work: +50%
- weekend work: +75%
- hard-to-read (illegible) or non-text source: up to +25%
- text boxes and charts (including Powerpoint presentations): up to +20%

Possible discounts:
- text repetitions (pending analysis): -75%
- volume discounts

Video subtitling:
10 € per minute of video program (e.g. 50 € for a 5 minute film).

I accept standard video formats such as AVI, MOV or WMV. Other formats (including DVD-video) usually require extra preparation work(conversion) which might entail a surcharge (see below).

Includes a subtitle file (e.g. .SRT) with the timing information and the text subtitles for your movie, or a copy of your movie with the subtitles permanently "burnt-in" (extra, see below). Another option is to have your movie mastered onto a DVD-video disc, either with soft subtitles (user-selectable) or hard subtitles (permanent)–this is also in addition to the standard rate, see below.

Possible extras:
- Video conversion (pre or post): from 10 €
- "Burning" subtitles into original video: from 10 €
- Mastering to DVD with soft subtitles: from 10 €

Technical writing:
Hourly rates:
- 55 € per hour
- 210 € per 4 hour block
- 400 € per 8 hour block

Includes your document(s) in a format you choose, with optional layout, according to your specifications.


Photography:
Hourly rate of 30 €, plus transportation costs.
Includes a CD or DVD with the day's photos at the end of the assignment.

Extras:
- photo selection down to a number of photos you specify (hourly rate)
- photo retouching and editing, according to your requirements (hourly rate)
- output to slideshow/DVD-video/paper (hourly rate + media costs)


All rates are excluding VAT (19% in the Netherlands).