Live Chat

February 11, 2013

I was helping one of my clients tonight work with his tech support people to solve a computer issue. They have a live chat function on their website, and I thought it was great. All I had to do was visit their site and the chat box is right there on the home page. I’ve…

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Transitions

December 13, 2012
Transitions

Yet again, this humble online business has gone through a transition period. About 9 months ago, both of my virtual assistants decided to move on to other ventures, and we had 3 clients who needed help. In transcription world we were a bit slow, but lulls…

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Use Your Talents to Earn Money as a Freelancer

March 22, 2012
Use Your Talents to Earn Money as a Freelancer

I’ve read in so many places, questions from people who don’t know where to begin when they want a work-at-home opportunity. There are so many scams out there, and even when an opportunity sounds legitimate, there’s always a catch. I joined one group that said…

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Transcription 101 – WPM

March 3, 2012

Just because someone can type quickly doesn’t mean he or she will be a good transcriptionist. A person must be accurate, a good listener, have common sense, be good at…

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Looking for a Web Host?

February 27, 2012
Looking for a Web Host?

Back when I was first searching for a good web hosting service, I tried the popular GoDaddy. Even though their prices are low, I was not overly impressed with their…

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Do You YouTube?

February 17, 2012
Do You YouTube?

Images and video have become the best way to get people’s attention on the Internet. Sure, some still read (like you–since you’re reading my blog post!) but most would like…

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Transcription 101 – Transcription Rates

February 13, 2012

Did you know that it takes a minimum of 4 times the audio length to complete a transcript? That’s straight working time too, without breaks. This would be in an…

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Why Pay When it Can be Free?

February 10, 2012

My client sent me an audio that I could not use with my transcription software. Did I panic? Not too much. I just went to my favorite software developers to…

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Transcription 101 – Word Whiskers

February 5, 2012
Transcription 101 – Word Whiskers

If you frequently interview other people on audio or video, listen to yourself on the playback. Do you say “umm,” “uh,” ”you know,” or any other non-essential word or phrase frequently? These…

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New Site!


If you've visited us before and think you're in the wrong place, it's still us! We are in the process of remodeling our old, tired, outdated site that was originally built with FrontPage, and then rebuilt with Microsoft Word! Yes--Word! Let us know what you think of the new site when you contact us for your Specialized Transcription needs.

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