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Poll: How do you usually calculate your average words per hour?
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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2007 থেকে সদস্য
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Past experience Sep 17, 2025

I calculated my average many years ago and continue to use it, even though the vast majority of projects far exceed it. It’s just a method of calculating how much time a project will require, leaving room for others (if they come along…).

Ian Keith Jones Williams
Philippe Etienne
Heather Oland
Liena V.
Claudio Machado Junior
Oscar Núñez Alfaro
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Oscar Núñez Alfaro
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Past experience. Sep 17, 2025

When I translated my first translation projects, I registered the time and the amount of words in an Excel spreadsheet. I also separated the projects based on if they are general translations or specialized translations. As a result, It is much easier for me to calculate the words/hour.
 
IrinaN (X)
IrinaN (X)
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Method? Sep 18, 2025

Word worked precisely and tirelessly in the left corner of the lower bar. At any given moment I knew what I've done and what's left. PowerPoint, when not by the hour, and Excel show it in the properties but I have never bothered to hold on to some "average". Some projects would take 200/hour at best with research, questions and confirmation, so what? They were well-paid

Usually there have been no surprises - for the ... See more
Word worked precisely and tirelessly in the left corner of the lower bar. At any given moment I knew what I've done and what's left. PowerPoint, when not by the hour, and Excel show it in the properties but I have never bothered to hold on to some "average". Some projects would take 200/hour at best with research, questions and confirmation, so what? They were well-paid

Usually there have been no surprises - for the majority of the projects I accepted, I knew in advance that it will be between 400 and 500 words without any CATs. ▲ Collapse
 
Daryo
Daryo
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I don't Sep 19, 2025

Never bothered with that metric.

I'm only interested in what I can earn in a month / over the whole year.
 


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