Work From Home Transcription Jobs – A How to Guide in Four Steps

Typist

1.) Test Your Typing Speed Your typing speed determines your pay. Before considering a career in audio transcription test your typing speed. Typing.com is a very straightforward resource. The faster you type the more money you will make per hour. A strong typist should be able to type between 70 and 90 WPM. If you … Read more

Which is the Best Foot Pedal for Transcription?

Why should a transcriber use a foot pedal? The foot pedal saves the typist time because you can keep your hands in typing position. A pedal rewinds, pauses, and goes in fast-forward. If you were to transcribe without a foot pedal then you are constantly using your hands to pause the video player. Some people … Read more

Five Things You Need to Start Transcribing At-Home Today

In the past being a work at home transcriber was difficult. The equipment was complicated to use and expensive to buy. More often than not you would be working with audio cassette tapes, which meant the tapes would be shipped to you and shipped back to your client, or you would pick them up in … Read more