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How should I charge administration costs?
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Srini Venkataraman
Srini Venkataraman
United States
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Member (2012)
Tamil to English
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Admin costs Sep 26, 2023

I donot have admin costs.
I have minimum charges for translation and for interpretation it is 2 hours.
The multiple mails before getting the order and follow-up for payment etc, clarifications during the work are part of this game.
Sometimes even after multiple mails, on video discussions, the client slithers away like the Louisiana attorney last month, I take it as business acquisition cost. Similar to :Just because the pipeline is full, we cannot avoid cold calling. It is jus... See more
I donot have admin costs.
I have minimum charges for translation and for interpretation it is 2 hours.
The multiple mails before getting the order and follow-up for payment etc, clarifications during the work are part of this game.
Sometimes even after multiple mails, on video discussions, the client slithers away like the Louisiana attorney last month, I take it as business acquisition cost. Similar to :Just because the pipeline is full, we cannot avoid cold calling. It is just to ensure it remains full in future too. I cannot recover this time expenditure from any client.

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