[Hidden-tech] Transcribing jobs

[RobynWright7 at aol.com]

David,
 
I'm a freelance editor/writer and quite often, while looking for my next  
job, I've noticed companies/individuals looking to have transcription work done.  
I've seen this mostly on Craigslist - so there are a lot of jobs out there. 
The  last one I inquired about was paying $70 for a one-hour  tape (which 
requires around three hours of work - depending on a  number of things).  Also, 
there are numerous companies out there looking  for long-term transcribers. Their 
arrangements vary considerably. One  company would take points off (and 
money) for almost anything and it  seemed to me that by the time the person got 
paid, they were looking at $15 an  hour. After taxes, etc., it didn't seem worth 
it to me. That's  my limited take on it. (I've done lots of ghostwriting and 
have had to  transcribe my own tapes, so I thought I could use this skill to 
fill up any of  my downtime; that's how I became acquainted with what's going on 
in the  transcription field.) Maybe others have a more informed view of it 
though.
 
Robyn 
 



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