Have you considered getting into transcription but aren’t positive how? I have read the ebook and I highly recommend it. You can be up and running your business very quickly after reading the Transcription Crash Course. (this is an affiliate link)
Loretta was kind enough to answer a few questions about her transcription business and her ebook so I could share more information with my readers. I’d like to thank Loretta for taking the time to answer the questions below.
1. Did you end up in transcription by accident or did you search out the first jobs?
I started in document coding (which is all done visually) and transcription sort of followed that. At first I didn’t pick up a lot of transcribing jobs because I was more than busy with the document coding work I had. After awhile, I realized that I really enjoyed doing transcription, so much so that it didn’t feel like work at all, so I started to applying to transcription companies that hired home workers. Before I knew it I had cut document coding out of my work life completely.
2. How many days a week do you work on transcription?
On an average week usually at least 5 days out of 7 I will be transcribing something. Sometimes it’s more, sometimes it’s less, depends on the time of year.
3. Do you find you need to take very many breaks as you are transcribing or can you work for hours at a time?
In general I like to take a 10 minute break every hour whether I’m transcribing, reading, researching, or whatever. Stretch, walk around, get a drink, go outside for a few minutes, do anything but sit on my butt staring at the monitor. Otherwise computer butt and twitchy eye start to happen!
4. What led you to create transcription crash course?
I created the course because I was being asked so frequently about how to get started, what I used, and what a person might need. I figured it was just time to write it all down and share it with the masses. I hope I did a good job explaining everything and showing what it is that I do.
5. Do you work for local companies or only online clients?
Both! Mostly online, but every now and then I pick up an offline client too. Usually they are temporary overflow work, but I’ve had a few long term offline clients as well. I think a person could easily fill their schedule with offline clients alone, it’s just not something that I’ve focused on personally.
I was more than glad to answer your questions. If anyone has any further questions just give me a shout
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Nice interview! I’ve reviewed Loretta’s course, too, and I think it’s awesome! I’m so glad to have the ‘mystery’ of transcription gone – I really thought it was going to be too complicated for me, but, it’s not.
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I used to do transcription work and enjoyed it too. Great to know that there’s still a use for it as it’s a nice way to earn money. Good for you Loretta! You’re always on the cutting edge of things.
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Thanks for stopping by Lisa Marie and Connie
Thanks for the great comments everyone!
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Do you have any idea how excited I was to see a product like this be created by someone I know and can actually trust?? After years and years of looking for / waiting for a resource about such a hot topic written by someone who I trust and have nooooo problem referring others to … this is a Godsend!
I used to do transcription for a local chiropractor … I *loved* it. Unfortunately at the time though, they weren’t set up for someone who worked at home … and that defeated my whole purpose so of course I’m not doing that anymore, lol! Can you believe they’re *still* not set up to have someone do this from home?!? Some people never cease to amaze me! Can you imagine how much money they can save by hiring someone from home as an independent contractor vs. paying someone to come there and all the extra’s that comes with it? Some people just never learn!
Anyway – totally getting off topic here. Lorretta – great job! You’re going to be one very loved person as more people purchase your course!
We need to call that chiropractor and get them on the ball, Anita!
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Loretta you really do a great job. I also started out in document coding but transcription just came more naturally to me. I will always be happy to recommend your crash course to anyone who asks about the area of work.