Units of Work: Words, Characters, Standard Lines & Text Expansion
This lesson is part of the course
In this lesson
You count characters with LEN, convert a brochure into standard lines, and estimate the target word count and target lines with illustrative expansion factors per language.
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Lessons in this course
- Units of Work: Words, Characters, Standard Lines & Text Expansion Locked
- Weighted Word Counts: Repetitions, Fuzzy Matches & a Discount Grid Locked
- Setting Your Rate: Income Target, Billable Hours & the Rate per Word Locked
- Throughput & Delivery: Words per Day, WORKDAY Delivery Dates & Rush Fees Locked
- Minimum Fees, Post-Editing & Proofreading: What Each Service Earns per Hour Locked
- Agency vs Direct Clients: Payment Terms, Days Late & the Agency Margin Locked
- The Localisation Quote: Languages × Weighted Words, Layout Pages & a Project Fee Locked
- Capstone: Revenue by Client & Language Pair, Effective Hourly Rate & a Client Chart Locked