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Character count/line count - Jo


Posted: Feb 23, 2011

Is this correct? I type 70,000 characters a day. I am paid by the 65 character line so I would divide 70,000 by 65 to get 1076, then multiple that by pay per line, say $.10 and get $107. If this is not correct then what is the formula? And what is the average number of lines per day? Thanks so much for the info.

You are absolutely correct. - Zville MT

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That is the right formula to use and congrats on the 10 cpl - I know a lot of MTs (myself included) that would love to make that ;)

As for the average number of lines per day, it really depends on what the company you work for considers full time if you are considered a full-time employee, or if they have requirements for ICs, and the amount of work available (do you have your own account or take work from a pool). There are a lot of factors, so I would just make sure you're doing what your company requires and you should be fine.


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