About the service
I make cost calculators for translation bureaus so website visitors get exact pricing in seconds rather than waiting for a manager's phone or chat response. Over the years I've worked with several translation studios and seen the same pattern over and over: someone visits the site, finds no price, closes the tab and goes to competitors whose cost calculated instantly. A regular feedback form doesn't solve this problem, so I started making interactive widgets that calculate price right on the page.
The calculator is based on parameters that actually affect translation price: language pair, text volume in pages or words and urgency of order completion. I work through the calculation logic with the bureau owner so markups for rare languages, notary certification or urgent translation are built right into the formula, rather than discussed each time anew on the phone. As a result, the website gets not a boring application form, but a live calculation tool that sells even at night when managers aren't working.
I take the entire project — from interface to rate management panel:
— Language pair selection by the bureau's rate grid
— Volume input in pages or words with instant recalculation
— Urgency levels (standard, express, same-day) with surcharges
— Clean result block that looks good on mobile
— Simple admin panel to change rates without code editing
The calculator is based on parameters that actually affect translation price: language pair, text volume in pages or words and urgency of order completion. I work through the calculation logic with the bureau owner so markups for rare languages, notary certification or urgent translation are built right into the formula, rather than discussed each time anew on the phone. As a result, the website gets not a boring application form, but a live calculation tool that sells even at night when managers aren't working.
I take the entire project — from interface to rate management panel:
— Language pair selection by the bureau's rate grid
— Volume input in pages or words with instant recalculation
— Urgency levels (standard, express, same-day) with surcharges
— Clean result block that looks good on mobile
— Simple admin panel to change rates without code editing