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Work From Home Transcription For CastingWords

Published December 18, 2013 By Anna T. This post may contain affiliate links. Regardless, I only recommend sites I've researched and/or used and trust.

Work at home transcription jobs at CastingWords, a company that accepts beginners.If you're new to general transcription and would like to get some paid practice in, CastingWords is a company to consider. They are a US based company that has existed since 2005. The company has a website where you can sign up directly and work. Note that one reader has let us know if you're from Rhode Island, you're not able to work for this company.

If you are completely unfamiliar with general transcription, you may want to read more about how to become a transcriptionist from home.

CastingWords Pay

The rates are all over the place with most paying way less than $1 per audio minute, although some pay more.

However, one thing to keep in mind is that CastingWords offers bonuses for good quality work, and lots of times these bonuses do put you over the $1 per audio minute. They also have some transcription editing jobs you can work on in addition to transcribing.

Related: FREE 5-day general transcription mini e-course – learn what you can earn and what it takes to start!

Frequency of Pay

If you're working through the CastingWords site, payments are made to Paypal on Fridays. You have to have at least $1 to request a transfer.

Experience

You do not need prior transcription experience to start and you don't have to take a test to get going, either. You can just dive in and start working.

Flexibility

Transcription is almost always very flexible work from home. When you claim a file, it will have a deadline attached to it, but apart from that you can work whenever you want provided there is work available to do.

Tips For Success

Transcription isn't as easy as it might seem if you've never done it before. With most transcription jobs, there is a style guide you need to familiarize yourself with to ensure you're doing everything correctly.

Be sure to read through CastingWord's style guide before you start and keep it open as you work so you can refer to it when you need to — and you might need to refer to it often in the beginning.

Also, don't give up immediately. Transcription can be frustrating, but you can get good at it if you just keep going with it.

Getting Started

You can go here to sign up directly at the CastingWords site. Good luck!

Are you serious about pursuing a career in transcription?

If you don't know a lot about transcribing from home and are very curious about doing this as your career, we recommend Transcription Foundations – a free 7-lesson mini-course that teaches you all about general transcription, how much you can earn, where to find work, and more.

Good luck in however you choose to approach transcription. It can be a great way to earn an income from home!

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Last Updated: May 27, 2020 Filed Under: Company Reviews, Non-Phone, Transcription, Worldwide Opportunities

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  1. trash2trsr says

    April 9, 2018 at 8:01 am

    Hello. Just an FYI for anyone interested in CastingWords. Check if your state is listed in their info before getting excited. I was thrilled thinking I had finally found the perfect company, spent an hour perusing their style and requirements only to find RI is not available for work 🙁 So disappointed!

    • Anna T. says

      April 9, 2018 at 8:09 am

      I’m so sorry to hear that. I’ll update the post to say that no RI residents are able to get work.

  2. Judith says

    January 11, 2018 at 2:25 pm

    Hi Anna, Just applied with Casting Words. I like it. I trained medical transcription a few years back. I know this is a little bit different, but I will do other types of transcription if a company will pay me.

  3. Delia says

    May 19, 2017 at 1:44 am

    Just applied and apparently you have to take a test now. Love your blog!

  4. Teresa Stewart says

    June 8, 2016 at 5:25 pm

    Casting Words wants me to send them a W-9 form and I’m a little worried about sending something with my SS# on it to a company I found on the Internet. Has anyone had any problems with this?

    • Kim says

      June 19, 2017 at 4:12 pm

      When I started to freelance, I applied for a EIN (Employer Identification Number). Then, I used it instead of my SSN on freelance jobs. There are a few articles that explain the process for freelancers. Just Google it. Hope that helps.

  5. tatask89 says

    December 4, 2015 at 2:03 pm

    Do not waste your time trying castingwords. I got 5, 6 and 7 grades and after ten audio files, no more files available . It is a waste of time.

  6. Jude says

    September 21, 2015 at 1:12 pm

    I just looked at the jobs available and the highest they are paying is .17 cents a minute! That is really low for transcription. I can’t believe people are even doing that work for such little pay.

    • Daniel B Montry says

      November 13, 2016 at 2:24 pm

      That is $10.20 an hour…There are many transcription jobs that don’t even come close to that.

      • katherine says

        April 11, 2017 at 2:47 pm

        17 cents per audio minute, not minute of work. If you are exceedingly fast and can transcribe one audio minute in two real-time minutes, that’s $5.10 per hour. If it takes you longer, it’s even less.

  7. Kembra says

    December 3, 2014 at 11:18 pm

    Anna,

    Do you know of any companies that pay at least $1 per audio minute?

  8. germanjazzel says

    September 15, 2014 at 12:15 am

    Ana, Can I earn $100 a week doing this full-time?

    • Anna says

      September 15, 2014 at 6:24 am

      You can certainly make that much doing transcription, but I’m not sure if it’s possible with this company or not.

      • germanjazzel says

        September 18, 2014 at 11:57 pm

        Thanks for answering :), I like your blog, I will try CW for 2 weeks to see how it works, if I don’t like it maybe I will find something in your blog, thanks a lot Anna you have a very very useful web here, btw I tried to follow you on fb but I couldn’t open the page, is your fanpage working?
        Thanks. :3

  9. bytownbanner says

    January 1, 2014 at 2:40 pm

    I’m a pretty poor transcriptionist so far, but I have nothing but good things to say about CastingWords. So far I’ve earned about 60¢ per audio minute, but because I’m new I don’t have access to the higher rate jobs.

    From everything I’ve read, 60¢/min for a beginner with no experience isn’t terrible, and there are plenty of places where you could make far less. No issues with getting paid at PayPal, and the one time I emailed with a question they replied very quickly.

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