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WordsMakers is fully transparent on how we quote a project. We will be going through the factors that are considered in the pricing of your project below.
Service Model: Per Page Pricing Model
Translations rates in Thailand are mostly charged based on page count. The main reason is because common word counting tool like Microsoft Word are not accurate in counting the number of Thai words, often registering more words or characters than there actually is. Hence, the per page model is the industry standard in Thailand for the translation of Thai documents.
A page is defined herein as such:
- Time News Roman Font with 1.5 spacing and font size 12
- Angsana Font (Thai Font) with 1.5 spacing and font size 14
- SimSun/中易宋体 (Chinese Font) with 1.5 spacing and font size 12
The above formatting results in approximately 350-400 words, or 1,800 characters a page excluding any images or tables.
For documents that includes a large number of images and tables, we can approximate the number of pages:
- every 400 words as 1 page
- every 1,800 characters as 1 page
Revisions
We strive for customer satisfaction by providing free revisions of the translated documents up to 3 times within the 2 weeks after the work is delivered. Free revisions do not cover any changes made to the source document after the translation has started.
Other Pricing Factors
- Language Pairs
- Urgency of Project
- Source Document Type:
e.g. Documents provided in jpg/png/pdf takes more time to translate - Formatting Required:
e.g. Files with large number of tables requires - Specialized Knowledge Required:
e.g. Technical articles such as legal, medical, engineering, research papers, training manual, insurance policies, etc increases the difficulty of translation and time needed for translation. Rates can go up to 2-3 baht per word or higher depending on the level of difficulty. - Experience of Translators
Project Payments
Our translation work will only start upon receiving the full quoted fees, unless agreed otherwise.
For large projects, that span over a period of several weeks with a contract value more than 40,000 baht, it is possible to arrange a 50% fees deposit to start the translation work and the remaining balance to be paid upon delivery of the translated document. If the balance payment is not received on delivery of completed translation, WordsMakers shall not be liable for any future revision.
Project Start Date
The date of payment is the official project start date and the contracted period shall be counted from the next day onward. If there is a delay in payment, the originally agreed project deadline shall be postponed for the corresponding number of days delayed.
Cancellation
In the event that the client decides to cancel the project after the project has been paid for and the translation work has begun, WordsMakers reserve the rights to deduct 50% of the total project value or the an amount corresponding to the percentage of work completed.
Payment Methods
We accept various method of payment listed below:
