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How Freelancers Can Use Facebook to Get New Clients

By Ben Walker

We all spend entirely too much time on Facebook. Imagine if you could make that time really count for something great. If you are a freelancer learn how freelancers can use facebook to get new clients and feel a little better about all that time you’re spending on Facebook. Facebook is a powerful social media … Continued

Everything You Need to Know to Understand Transcription

By Ben Walker

Transcription. You’ve likely heard the word transcription before. That doesn’t mean you fully understand what it is, how it works, or what it means though. Transcription is a pretty broad term overall, because there are many different niches within the industry. For simplicity sake it’s a generalized tool that’s helped progress our society into what … Continued

How Grad Students Can Prepare for the School Year

By Ben Walker

The beautiful, warm summer days of freedom are over and it’s finally time to head back to your university’s hallways, libraries, and classrooms as you once again pick up where you left off on your academic endeavors. As a grad student, you’re facing all kinds of challenges – in fact, grad school is one of … Continued

How Income Taxes Work For Freelance Transcriptionists

By Ben Walker

You’ve decided you’ve had it with working for a corporation. You have a way of providing the same service, but better! Welcome to the world of freelancing. Every day, you keep hearing how more and more people are cutting ties with a company and becoming their own sole proprietorship. You may no longer work for … Continued

The History of Transcription

By Ben Walker

The history of transcription as a form of documentation dates back as early as 3400 BCE where scribes were in high demand and kings called on them to record history and laws. Many know about the hieroglyphics that covered the walls in Egyptian tombs and pyramids. Without them, we would not have such clear evidence … Continued

Becoming An Independent Contractor

By Ben Walker

How to Find Freedom as an Independent Contractor You might think the real question isn’t about freedom. If you think money’s the answer, perhaps that question should be: How do I make money as an independent contractor? Or, perhaps, it’s about controlling time so you can do more of the things you love. But, make … Continued

Microsoft Challenge: A Voice Recognition Throwdown

By Ben Walker

Voice recognition has been one of the “next big things” in tech again and again over the last 30 years. Each time it’s mentioned, we hear that it’s getting more accurate, faster, able to block background noise, and other big claims that aim to make us give it yet another chance. And still it has … Continued

Four rules to take a business from troubled to thriving

By Ben Walker

Most businesses launch as a result of need in a certain marketplace, in response to demand for a specific product, or with an innovation or more efficient service offering. A business may thrive for many years fulfilling the needs of their specific market and consumer demand. But inevitably, in the majority of industries, businesses have … Continued

Transcription Q & A – Finding Your First Transcription Position

By Ben Walker

Occasionally we get questions from transcriptionists by email or through our website about finding your first transcription job. Here are the most frequently asked questions and our answers. Q: Hi, I am a recently graduated medical transcriptionist and looking for a job. It has been difficult because most companies are requiring 2-5 years experience. If … Continued

Why You Need An Expert to Handle Mental Health Transcription

By Ben Walker

Utilizing a Medical transcription company is a standard in the healthcare industry for physicians of all kinds, and it got an even more considerable boost during the COVID quarantines and lockdowns. Mental health transcription, however, is a different matter altogether and requires an expert to get the job done. Psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health … Continued