MTurk is an Amazon project. Users can complete countless tiny tasks for small amounts of money. I joined several month ago to research the site and I did a number of tasks. Basically they are thankless little tasks that are impossible to automate. There is also some transcription work. I [...]
Sep
27
MTurk Low Pay For Tiny Jobs
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Sep
27
Employee versus Independent Contractor
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As you start your at home transcription career, you may need to decide between being an independent contractor and an employee. Of course, this may essentially be decided for you as you carry out a search for work.
If you are in a two income household and your partner already has benefits like dental insurance, [...]
Sep
25
Transcription South Review
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One reality for transcription companies is turnover. I think having an open door to applicants is a good strategy for finding transcriptionists that are a good fit.
TSouth.com is the website for Transcription South, Inc., which is located in Clearwater, Florida.
They have a great homepage on their website with the top paragraphs detailing the quality [...]
Sep
21
Prevention is the Best Medicine
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Transcription is a demanding job and if we work too hard there is a risk of burnout. Taking preventative steps to safeguard your health will make you much more productive in the long run. Here are some suggestions. I have absolutely no medical training and this should not be construed as medical [...]
Sep
17
Finding Unadvertised Transcription Work
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Large health care companies these days have websites that function as a portal of communication with various parties, including prospective employees. Here are a few big hospital websites worth browsing…
Peninsula.org is the website for a large hospital group in Florida. There is a transcription job posted on this website.
The Cabrini is in New [...]
Sep
15
Lazy Scammers
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You run the risk of wasting your time and possibly even your money on scams when you are look for work at home employment. I have seen the same text used by one unscrupulous website for over a year now, I have placed it here as an image so it will not be read [...]
Sep
11
A Basic Job Posting
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Many medical centers that hire medical transcriptionists are now advertising the option of working from home. My understanding is that this is generally after a training and probationary period. It would be inconvenient for a supervisor to have to step in repeatedly to help a remote employee complete a task. Working at [...]
Sep
10
Paid Training for Transcription Jobs
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The prospect of paid training is always enticing. In the best case scenario, an employer offers paid training because they want to train employees to submit finished work that can be passed on to clients immediately without any significant editing and correcting. I am not certain that this employer is providing free software [...]
Sep
4
A Quick Way To Avoid Scams
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Many websites that are made have the appearance of an employment resource for people who want to do transcription work from home are not what they seem. I have found that a quick way to separate the wheat from the chaff. When I find a new site related to transcription, the first thing [...]
