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I have a translation company in Canada. Recently many clients have asked me whether they could get a real time quote online and then pay and send the documents to us for translation (instead of calling us and email the documents). My question is: do I need to have a database driven section to handle this, or some kind of CGI script will do the job (in figuring out how much things cost)? I was thinking of using a form to ask clients fill out how many pages/words, then the computer can look up a table with languages and prices, then come back with a price for the client. I then will have an option for the client to upload the file to us. What do you think? Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.
Huiping
It would take some really good software to work out how complicated the document is to determine the price.
I know what you mean about the flexibility needed to provide a good quote. My problem is, we are spending a lot of time writing quotes and it seems that process can be streamlined. I would say 90% of the quotes are based on our standard pricing guidelines. We just need to put something in place on the web so that it speeds up the transaction process.
Huiping
