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		<title>By: prevajanje</title>
		<link>http://thoughtsontranslation.com/2008/10/20/choosing-a-pricing-currency/#comment-3856</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would say that is not only an issue for translation services but a general business policy. EU businesses that sell services to the US are not as competitive as they were a couple of years ago.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would say that is not only an issue for translation services but a general business policy. EU businesses that sell services to the US are not as competitive as they were a couple of years ago.</p>
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		<title>By: tajnica</title>
		<link>http://thoughtsontranslation.com/2008/10/20/choosing-a-pricing-currency/#comment-730</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unless you have foreign currency account it is much better to get paid in our local currency as the banking charges can eat away few percent of the total amount paid and if necessary adjust the tariff for EU clients. Being paid in your local currency means that the payee bears the costs of bank transfer.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unless you have foreign currency account it is much better to get paid in our local currency as the banking charges can eat away few percent of the total amount paid and if necessary adjust the tariff for EU clients. Being paid in your local currency means that the payee bears the costs of bank transfer.<br />
<a href="http://www.odvetniska-pisarna-cooper.si/" rel="nofollow">http://www.odvetniska-pisarna-cooper.si/</a></p>
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		<title>By: MT</title>
		<link>http://thoughtsontranslation.com/2008/10/20/choosing-a-pricing-currency/#comment-695</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I always invoice in dollars because it slows my accountants down to deal with multiple currencies--it makes paying quarterly taxes harder because you need to find out historical exchanges on bank statements, etc., and it&#039;s a big hassle.

That said, I usually quote a higher per-word rate for clients in countries with favorable exchange rates, but I still quote in dollars. I update my rates on my rate sheet once a quarter usually to reflect any major changes in exchange rates.

I&#039;ve almost never had a client balk at this; it&#039;s as easy for them to do a wire transfer for a dollar amount as it is for a euro or yen amount because the bank forms allow you specify the target currency. On the very rare occasion it does pose a problem, I convert the invoice to the foreign currency at the exchange rate on the date of invoice, which is fair enough in most cases.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I always invoice in dollars because it slows my accountants down to deal with multiple currencies&#8211;it makes paying quarterly taxes harder because you need to find out historical exchanges on bank statements, etc., and it&#8217;s a big hassle.</p>
<p>That said, I usually quote a higher per-word rate for clients in countries with favorable exchange rates, but I still quote in dollars. I update my rates on my rate sheet once a quarter usually to reflect any major changes in exchange rates.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve almost never had a client balk at this; it&#8217;s as easy for them to do a wire transfer for a dollar amount as it is for a euro or yen amount because the bank forms allow you specify the target currency. On the very rare occasion it does pose a problem, I convert the invoice to the foreign currency at the exchange rate on the date of invoice, which is fair enough in most cases.</p>
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		<title>By: Corinne McKay</title>
		<link>http://thoughtsontranslation.com/2008/10/20/choosing-a-pricing-currency/#comment-694</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Corinne McKay]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for your comments! As you point out, I guess that at a certain point we have to choose between taking advantage of favorable exchange rates or protecting ourselves from unfavorable exchange rates. For those of you who have overseas clients pay you in dollars, do your clients ever balk at this or are they OK with it?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for your comments! As you point out, I guess that at a certain point we have to choose between taking advantage of favorable exchange rates or protecting ourselves from unfavorable exchange rates. For those of you who have overseas clients pay you in dollars, do your clients ever balk at this or are they OK with it?</p>
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		<title>By: Janine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We do all our pricing and payment in dollars.  That way we don&#039;t have to keep track of currency fluctuations nor are we at the mercy of negative exchange rates.  Of course, we also do not benefit from a favorable exchange rate but we prefer to keep it simple and spend our time developing our business.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We do all our pricing and payment in dollars.  That way we don&#8217;t have to keep track of currency fluctuations nor are we at the mercy of negative exchange rates.  Of course, we also do not benefit from a favorable exchange rate but we prefer to keep it simple and spend our time developing our business.</p>
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		<title>By: Riccardo</title>
		<link>http://thoughtsontranslation.com/2008/10/20/choosing-a-pricing-currency/#comment-689</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Riccardo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I send to all new prospect a price sheet based on our dollar rates, but with values converted also to Euro and to GBP. The price sheet also shows the exchange rates and the date used for the exchange rate.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I send to all new prospect a price sheet based on our dollar rates, but with values converted also to Euro and to GBP. The price sheet also shows the exchange rates and the date used for the exchange rate.</p>
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		<title>By: Judy Jenner</title>
		<link>http://thoughtsontranslation.com/2008/10/20/choosing-a-pricing-currency/#comment-688</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Judy Jenner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good point, Corinne. I haven&#039;t put too much thought into it, but now I will. So far, we have charged customers in the E.U. in euro and customers in the U.S. in dollars, and have of course, greatly benefited from the fantastic exchange rate. Your post is some food for thought for future currency strategies...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good point, Corinne. I haven&#8217;t put too much thought into it, but now I will. So far, we have charged customers in the E.U. in euro and customers in the U.S. in dollars, and have of course, greatly benefited from the fantastic exchange rate. Your post is some food for thought for future currency strategies&#8230;</p>
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