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From Typist to Transcriber
All new businesses and freelancing endeavours need a plan. You might think you can immediately transfer your skills as a secretary or typist seamlessly into freelance transcription, but I’m here to break it to you that a) nothing worth having is easy and b) there will most definitely be a learning curve to conquer! “Proper preparation prevents poor performance.” – Charlie Batch I’ve seen it hundreds of times before: people think they can wing it with no preparation, and a very small percentage might scrape by, but most can’t and fail miserably, putting an unnecessary barrier between themselves and success. Don’t let this be you. If you make a smart investment…
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Top Transcription Truths: It’s All In The Details
If you’re looking to pursue transcription as a career, typing skills are essential! Being successful at transcription isn’t always about speed – granted, you’ll earn more money the faster you can type – but it’s much more important that your accuracy skills are in good shape to ensure that you last the distance. Attention to detail is everything in transcription. This is where you really need to take charge and be proactive, and it’s never too late to start. It’s highly likely you brought along some bad habits to your new career. I know I did – we all do. Some of the people you’ve worked for, pre-freelancing, may be…
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Crucial Call to Action Tips – How Not to Miss Out On Sales
In this article, we’re going back to basics, ‘communication 101’! I see so many VA and transcriber freelancers/businesses on their websites and social media with no apparent easy way to get in touch. I’m not quite sure why, but perhaps just a simple oversight, fear of spamming, work-in-progress issues, and there are of course many non-obvious, easy to miss options on social media. Often, raw contact information is either not present at all or is hidden deep within the website or page, requiring time and effort to locate – time and effort, in actuality, that people usually have no capacity or patience for. It’s well known – and well researched…