How to make money transcribing
Transcribing is one of the best things you can do to make some money online. It doesn’t require a lot of effort or very high skills. In fact transcription is one of the easiest ways to make a bunch of money online.
Most transcription sites don’t require you to have experience either. You can get started for free.
As a beginner this is the perfect spot to make money transcribing.
The first thing to do is join a transcription site
You can choose one from the list of sites I posted. Once you put in your application and begin to transcribe you will be asked to do a test assignment.
This is perfect for beginners who want to test the waters. As a result the application will be approved. More so, if you take the time to read the guidelines and submit a test assignment meeting their style guidelines.
How to attend the test
Shortly after registering you will get a test invite from the site you applied to. There are different files to choose and you can spend some time going through the audio files. This will help you select an easy one. Probably a bit longer but with good accent that you can understand.
Sometimes even after spending a lot of time transcribing you might find that the job was not well done or not done within the stipulated time limits. This means you need to either wait for sometime to get an opportunity to work with them again.
Odds are you will get an easy file and you will get approved.
Based on how long you spent for the test your file might require further review or testing and that means you just need to wait and see what happens next.
Once you get certified you will also get paid for the work you did. Sometimes when you are starting out you will earn a pittance but that’s not cause for worry.
Once you have certified and become a certified transcriptor with the site you will get more opportunities in the form of files you can transcribe. Some files are going to be shorter others longer and some pay $10- to $20 per hour of audio file.
After spending a few hours transcribing you will realize that you have spent few hours learning and get a few dollars in the account.
The first earnings are a pittance but that need not discourage you. Its always like this when you start and once you spend a few hours a day doing it you’re going to become great at your work.
Once you develop the essential skills you’re going to get paid more and more for it.
Once you are starting you will realize that 3 minutes of audio take around 30 minutes of work from your end.
You will eventually get better. The sites that are easy approval generally also pay the lowest.
- Transcription is in great demand
- You’re going to be a great fit for the job and here’s all the things you need to get started.