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Transcribe From Home for Verbal Fusion

April 7, 2013 1 comment by

verbal-fusion-transcriptionVerbal Fusion is a company regularly hiring transcribers to work from home. They advertise 100 percent US-based transcription, so they are only open to hiring people who live in the US. From what I gather they may hire people who are fairly new to transcription, but you will have to pass a test in order to be considered. Your chances of doing well on the test are probably best if you’ve at least done some transcription work before.

The company handles general, legal, and also medical transcription.
How much does Verbal Fusion pay?
They do not list the rate of pay on their website. When you apply, you are asked to let them know your desired rate per…

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Work at Home Transcription for SpeechInk

December 27, 2012 4 comments by

work-at-home-transcription-for-speechinkToday’s post covers yet another work at home opportunity that is done through Amazon MTurk (similar to Write.com that I posted about last week). If you’re interested in doing transcription from home and you have no prior experience, you can definitely get your feet wet by doing some short jobs through SpeechInk. Most of these files are either business presentations, voicemails, or insurance claims.

SpeechInk has their own domain and website set up here, but you must have an account at Amazon MTurk to do the transcription jobs. You can read more about Amazon MTurk here.
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Work at Home Transcription at SpeakWrite

November 8, 2012 0 comments by

transcription for speak writeIf you have at least two years of past transcription experience (particularly in the legal field), you may be able to get a job at SpeakWrite. This is a reputable company that is almost always hiring for legal transcribers. While they do occasionally have openings for general transcribers, this doesn’t happen every often. SpeakWrite hires throughout the US and also in Canada.

New to transcription? Then this job probably isn’t for you, but there are other companies that would give you a chance. This post has a list of companies hiring newbies for transcription.
How much is the pay?
SpeakWrite pays a half cent a word transcribed. They claim…

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An Overview of Focus Forward Transcription

October 25, 2012 8 comments by

transcription for focus forwardFocus Forward is a company that I see advertising a lot for home-based transcription workers. This is the same company that also does market research surveys (and in fact you can sign up with Focus Forward if you like participating in research and would be interested in answering surveys from them). They have been in business for a long time (since 2003 so almost 10 years) and currently have over 400 U.S. based transcriptionists working for them.

Focus Forward handles many different types of transcription, including medical and business.
How much does Focus Forward pay?
The company hires both English language and Spanish language transcribers. Currently the English language transcribers earn $10 per 15 minutes of…

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Master List of Work at Home General Transcription Companies

September 7, 2012 19 comments by

transcription master listHere is a list of companies that regularly hire people for work at home transcription. The list is broken down by companies that will accept entry level transcribers with little to no experience and companies that require experience. Please note this list is primarily for general transcription although many of these companies do hire for legal, medical, and other types of transcription in addition to general.

I’ll be transferring this list over to my directory soon. I hope this helps some of you! Please feel free to suggest additions to this list.
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Transcription for Beginners at TranscribeMe

August 17, 2012 65 comments by

transcribe me for beginners

One of my readers on Twitter alerted me to a new site for transcription last night called TranscribeMe, and what’s really exciting about this one is that you do not have to have transcription experience to sign up! In fact, it is so newbie friendly that it reminds me a lot of Quicktate or Scribie.

I decided to sign up for this one myself even though transcription is not my thing so I could get a feel for how it works and write a more detailed review. There isn’t a ton of work to go around at the moment because they…

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About Closed Captioning From Home

July 6, 2012 2 comments by

closed caption from homeDid you know that you can get paid to work at home doing closed captioning work? Yes, this means you are basically transcribing the audio from TV programming or  movies — providing the black and white text you see across the bottom of the screen when you have your close caption settings on. Captioning is done for the hearing impaired.

There are actually two primary types of captioning jobs:
Offline Closed Captioning
People who do offline closed captioning transcribe pre-recorded TV programming and/or movies (things that won’t be airing live). To be successful as an offline captioner, it’s important that you type fast, have great English skills, are very comfortable using computers,  and have a good understanding…

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GMR Transcription Review

April 5, 2012 4 comments by

GMR TranscriptionGuest Post by: Beth

GMR Transcription is a leading transcription company trusted by over 4,300 satisfied customers worldwide. They are looking only for general transcriptionists, not medical or legal transcriptionists.
How much does GMR Transcription pay?
They don’t disclose their pay rates until you are hired, but rates are based on the turnaround time, number of speakers, and quality of audio.
Do they require experienced transcriptionists?
They do not require experienced transcriptionists, but they have a very strict grading policy. Most people who pass the test have years of experience or have been certified in general transcription.
What is the procedure for applying?
You can go to the GMR Transcription home page and click on the careers tab at the…

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Work From Home Transcription for AccuTran Global

February 15, 2012 0 comments by

Work at Home Transcription for Accutran GlobalAccuTran Global is a virtual services company that has been in existence since 2002. They are based in Vancouver, but they hire people to work from home doing transcription throughout North America. Most of the work done here involves transcribing financial conference calls and interviews.
How much does AccuTran Global pay for transcription?
The company is very open about the rate of pay. It’s per word and ranges from a starting base rate of $0.005/word for a beginner on basic audio, to their top rate of $0.0066 for difficult and/or foreign audio done by a senior transcriber. They also give a 20 percent bonus for foreign-calls from non-English speaking countries and 20 percent bonuses for calls…

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Transcription for Beginners – Tigerfish

December 27, 2011 0 comments by

Transcription for BeginnersOne site to use if you want to break into Transcription is Tigerfish, a company that has been around since 1989. They do not require that you’ve had any previous transcription experience to get started, although they do ask you to take a test first before you’re “in.” Please note that they may or may not be actively recruiting workers at this time, although the employment page is always up on their website.
What is transcription?
If you don’t know what transcription is, basically you are listening to an audio file and typing out what you hear. This isn’t as easy as it sounds. You need to have a good ear and be able to pay very…

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Work at Home Transcription With Ubiqus

November 10, 2011 1 comment by

Work at Home TranscriptionUbiqus is a fairly well-known and respected company that hires independent contractors to work from  home doing transcription as well as for several other things. The company actually got started in France in 1991 and has since expanded to several other parts of the world, including the United States.
How much does Ubiqus pay for transcription?
The pay will vary depending on what type of transcription you are doing. Ubiqus hires for corporate, medical, legal, and foreign language transcription. The more specialized transcription, such as medical and foreign language, will most likely pay best. They do not disclose the rate of pay on their website, but I’ve read that it’s in line with the industry standard. I did…

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