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5 Reasons to Have Your Video Blogs and Podcasts Transcribed

Carey — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 04:37:15 +0000

Podcasts and video blogs are great for allowing people to express their ideas, opinions and views in a more natural form with facial expressions and vocal tones. They prevent the loss of such visual and vocal cues like sarcasm or anger, which can be misconstrued in the written form. Despite this, there are still many reasons to have video blogs, or vlogs, and podcasts transcribed.

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Search Engine Indexing

One huge benefit to transcribing podcasts and video blogs is because in their audio form, content from podcasts and video blogs cannot be found by search engines. By transcribing these, the written form becomes searchable by search engines, thus increasing the podcast or vlog’s accessibility.

A Wider Market

Simply put, some people simply don’t like listening to podcasts or video blogs and instead prefer to read the information. The instant gratification of visual accessibility of written words may be preferential to certain people; though others may simply prefer the written format because they retain the information better when it is read rather than listened to. By accommodating these people, a podcast or video blog can create a larger following.

Creating Accessible Quotes

Some vlogs and podcasts benefit from being ‘quotable’ and this is even more true when those quoting can easily find the quote they are looking for without having to listen to the entire broadcast. Having quotes around the web on other websites can help drive more listeners and readers to the podcasts or vlogs.

Additional Product

By transcribing a vlog or podcast, the creator has the potential to turn these transcriptions into additional products. This could include eBooks, print books, blogs or other websites. This can lead to additional monetary income through advertising and additional page views as with online publication. Additional products translates into additional income and a larger following.

Personal Reference

Transcripts do not have to be published, but having them on hand can benefit the creator. After so many podcasts or vlogs have been produced, it can be difficult to remember exactly where or if something was said. Having transcripts can help the creator or followers search back to find quotes, references or specific guest speakers.

In short, transcribing a video blog or podcast has a number of benefits. Not only does it create a written record, it also can help promote the podcast or vlog through search engines and create a larger following. It can create additional income for the creator or it can simply be a reference point for future needs.

About the Author: Patty Kleen is a full-time writer with a passion for helping entrepreneurs find their way, no matter what business they’re in. She enjoys writing about personal finance, credit repair, and secure bad credit loans.

Transcription Service for Bloggers By A Blogger

Carey — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:50:29 +0000

Do you know Transcription For Bloggers (TFB) is a transcription service for bloggers by a blogger.

Yes, it is.

I’ve been blogging since 2006 and have built dozens of blogs.

I also make money from Adsense sites I developed and maintain.

It was around 2007 when I realize that my job as a transcriber and my hobby blogging could come together in the form of a transcription services for other bloggers, bloggers who produce audio and video podcasts regularly.

As a blogger myself I understand bloggers’ need for content and how to optimize and reuse the contents they already have.

A podcast transcription service help bloggers to:

Free up time for bloggers
Multiply their contents (from audio/video to text)
SEO (search engine optimize their contents and therefore, their blog or website)
Make money (insert affiliate links within the transcripts of audio/video)
Branding (insert logos within transcripts in PDF or Word format)
Create premium downloadable products (like ebook or reports)

Now, every transcription service out there may be able to do some or all of them. But when you have a blogger (who is also a transcriptionist) who do all that he does all these differently – with a blogger’s mindset. That’s where TFB is different from other transcription services out there.

6 Reasons For Podcasting or Video Blogging

Carey — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 16:09:48 +0000

There are actually many reasons why one might want to podcast or to produce a video blog. The reasons are as varied as the people who do it. Some people just want to be heard. Some people want to increase business. Some people just want to draw attention to issues that they care passionately about.

Before you start podcasting or video blogging, it is important to have a good sense as to why you want or need to do it. This reason will have a great influence on the format of your podcast or video blog, as well as on the content that you cover in each type of media.

Here are 6 powerful reasons for podcasting or video blogging:

1. You have a voice – and podcasting and video blogging gives you a platform. There was a time that only media personalities had a voice. The Internet changed this, and although we all had a voice, we weren’t able to use it, because developing a platform was too hard and too technical. That is no longer the case.

2. Podcasting and Video blogging makes you human to others. It is so easy to forget that the person on the other side of the computer screen is in fact a human being. But with the sound of your voice, and/or moving images of you, nobody can doubt that you are flesh and blood.

3. To earn money. If your podcast is good enough, and becomes popular enough, you can earn money either through subscriptions to your podcast, or by selling ad space in your podcast. Money can also be earned by recommending products. Not only that, utilizing podcast transcription service you could repurpose your podcasts into ebook and premium contents like paid email newsletters and paid membership site contents or ecourses.

4. To raise awareness. We all have topics and issues that are important to us. You can use podcasting and video blogging to bring your message to more people, in a more effective way.

5. To teach others. Once, learning was only available in a classroom setting. Education by mail came along and gave us more options. The Internet was invented, and courses were available via email or website, which pretty much gave us unlimited choices. Now, courses are available via podcast and video blog, which still gives us even more choices. Those who had trouble learning just from what they read can now hear and see the course material as well.

6. A podcast or video blog can be a great complement to other forms of media that you are using for your promotions. It is another promotional outlet, regardless of what you are trying to promote.

There are other reasons for podcasting, but even if you can’t think of a reason that suits you, let’s look at the reasons why people actually listen to podcasts and watch video blogs:

• They are busy. They can download podcasts onto their mp3 players and make constructive use of their time when walking, working out at the gym, and waiting in line, driving, etc.

• They like advanced selection. Instead of just listening to a radio station that caters to their particular taste, and being subjected to whatever programming that station throws at them, they can make their own programming choices.

• Some people don’t like to read. Some have a hard time understanding what they read. They want to see and they want to listen, and podcasting and video blogs are an answer to those desires.

• There is a wider selection of entertainment when it comes to podcasts and video blogs. Right now, in terms of watching television and movies, we are limited by what the powers that be in Hollywood or the networks think that we want to see. With podcasts and video blogs, because there is so much diversity in the world, and because anyone is able to blog or podcast, those limitations are removed.

• Like television, people come to enjoy listening to certain podcasts or viewing certain video blogs. They ‘tune in’ week after week for the new content, and they are part of a community that is being built. Those who don’t like your broadcast simply unsubscribe.

• You can listen to podcasts even without an MP3 player, or ipod. They are also accessible via the World Wide Web. Alternately, video blogging can be done in a style that makes it accessible via a video enabled MP3 player, but then it isn’t called a video blog, it is called a vodcast. The point is that the technology is available through a couple of different media devices, instead of just one.

As you can see, there are really numerous reasons as to why one would want to podcast or video blog, as well as reasons why people want to listen to podcasts or watch video blogs.

The bigger question may be ‘why would you not want to podcast or video blog in today’s technologically advanced world?’

3 Reasons to Create Transcripts of Your Video/Audio Contents

Carey — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:14:33 +0000

Gigaom recently lists three reasons (well, BTW, I have 11 here!) why you need to create transcripts of your videos or audios online.

Increase the chances of your content being found online
Make your content accessible to more people
Make repurposing your content easier

The article written by Terri Griffith further lists how to get transcripts -

Professional transcriptionists
crowdsourcing
automatic captioning

I think the author is spot-on on all the points.

Podcast Transcription: Transforming Your Message into Money

Carey — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:23:41 +0000

Everybody has a message for everyone.

We all have something valuable to teach others. A message that will help others – to better their lives – financially, physically or spiritually.

And, we all should be able to do just that – help others.

But, more often than not, we’re unable to do that because free advice is ….free. You don’t get paid for giving free advice.

Therefore, it’s good, for both parties, to learn to transform our message into passive income generation tools. It’s your obligation even, to keep making money from your expertise so you can carry on spreading your message.

Information products like ebooks are a hit online because the expert gets paid for his valuable insights and knowledge. While consumers get better products in their hands.

As an expert, you should be able to transform your expertise into passive income sources that brings in the money around the clock. And, as has been proven again and again, information products are doing just that online.

We all know that having free contents on your blog and trying to make some money off Google Adsense doesn’t actually help anyone – either you or your audience. You don’t have the financial security to devote all your time to creating highly quality advice nor does your fans perceive value in your free contents.

Transcription services providers, like TFB, help content producers transform their messages into money. We transcribe your free podcasts for a reasonable price which can then be re-purposed into ebooks, articles and other information products that mints you money passively.

Having your message in different format allows you to reach more and varied audiences and consumers.

Podcast transcription helps you transform your message into money. Money you earn passively with minimal effort.

So, if you love what you do and want to do as long as you can, be smart about it and start utilizing podcast transcription services to transform your message into income.

Rock Your Blog – Podcast Blogger Wanted!!

Carey — Mon, 23 May 2011 04:40:16 +0000

If you are a podcast blogger wanting to bring more readership and engagement to your blog, you’re at the right place and right time.

I’m looking for a podcast blogger who is willing to share “before” and “after” stats of his or her blog for a case study. The purpose of the case study or experiment is to find out how podcast transcripts affect the traffic of a blog.

What is Rock Your Blog?

Rock Your Blog is an experiment or case study where TranscriptionistForBloggers provides free transcription services to a willing podcast blogger for 4 podcast episodes.

Requirement

podcast blogger with anything between 500 – 5,000 visitors a day
a blogger who wants to rock his blog
must be willing to share his blog stats or better yet, document and post updates of this experiment on his blog.
Link and credit this blog for every transcript on his blog.
Share his/her earnings details of before and after the experiment (not requirement but would be nice!)

The relevant stats would be:

Visitors per day
Pageviews
Time on site
Page per visit
No. of subscribers (Email and RSS)

What will I get out of this?

As a podcast blogger, you will get free transcripts of your podcasts for the duration of the experiment – I think 4 podcast episodes would be more than enough.

If you are a growing blog and want to increase your reach and influence in the blog-world and can fulfill the requirements, please drop me a line with PODCAST in the subject line. My email is – careytranscripts AT gmail.com

I can promise you right now we will Rock Your Blog! You do wanna RYB, doncha?

The Power of Podcast Transcripts

Carey — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:35:07 +0000

I’ve been raving about the benefits of podcast transcripts for bloggers and online entrepreneurs for some time now on my blogs.

However, when a blogger like Pat Flynn of SmartPassiveIncome.com writes The Power of the Written Word for Podcasts and Videos everybody listens and recognizes what transcripts can do and how they can make transcripts work for them.

I’m really happy with Pat’s article.

However, if you want to read more articles on podcast transcripts I have some here.

Excellent Podcast Transcription Service: How to Find One

Carey — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:02:57 +0000

Every law firm, blogger, writer, journalist, real estate firm or company is spoiled for choice when it comes to choosing the right podcast transcription services company.

While there are hundreds of podcast transcription services companies to choose from, not all of them will meet your standards or your needs. That’s the truth.

Some questions that may arise when choosing the right podcast transcription company include:

Whether you are willing and allowed (by law) to outsource (to a podcast transcription services company outside your country) or to use a domestic podcast transcription services company?
Whether to use a podcast transcription company that employs only native speakers or not?
Your primary reason(s) for hiring a podcast transcription company in the first place – whether to reduce cost, workload, stress, working hours, to enjoy a more work-life balance, get more work done, need more expertise in documentation, your required turnaround time (TAT), the level of expertise required, etc.

Before you hire a podcast transcription company, consider all the factors listed above and weigh your options. Below are a few tips to help you choose an excellent podcast transcription services company.

How to Know if its right for you?

1. A podcast transcription service that specializes in your industry.
There are podcast transcription service companies in almost every field. Choose one which specialized in your industry. If you are a law firm choose a legal podcast transcription company. If you are a blogger choose a podcast podcast transcription company or freelance transcriber. This will go a long way in your relationship with each other. The quality of their services will more likely be excellent. Besides, having an in depth knowledge and expertise in your industry, the podcast transcription may be able to add more value.
2. A reliable podcast transcription service company.
A reliable podcast transcription company means one which meets and exceeds your expectations in terms of quality, turn around time (TAT) and volume of output. Check if they can provide services 24/7.
3. One recommended by others.
A podcast transcription company that comes highly recommended by other firms in your industry or colleagues should be considered a potential partner in your business. A reliable podcast transcription firm with a good track record with past and present clients is rare but not impossible to find.
4. Reasonably priced.
A podcast transcription company should be reasonably priced for your business to utilized their services. You should be able to save cost.
5. Podcast transcription service that understands search engine optimization (SEO)
For online content producers, one thing that can never be overemphasized is SEO. A podcast transcription service that understands and implements SEO in the transcripts can go a long way in helping the ranking of its customers.
6. Podcast transcription service with a blog/site and understand online marketing and blogging, naturally.
Personally, I would be hesitant to hire a company that doesn’t understand the field(s) I’m working in. As a content producer that utilizes online marketing techniques, maintains a blog and uses social media I would naturally favor transcription company doing their own online marketing, blogging and social media campaigns.

How to find an excellent podcast transcription firm?

1. Ask around.
Ask others who have used podcast transcription services companies before for their recommendations and tips. Maybe they can even point you to an excellent podcast transcription company.
2. Search online.
Use the Google search and find your industry’s top most podcast transcription company. Contact them and see what they offer. How prompt they respond to your queries is an indication of their customer care services. Most podcast transcription companies have at least a week’s trial period for you to take advantage of. See if they are really up to their claims!

What about you?

How you do find a podcast transcription service company over others? How do you find one that meets your needs and expectations? What would you recommend to other looking for their first podcast transcription company to work with or one looking for a better podcast transcription company? Fire away in the comments!
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5 Qualities of Highly Successful Podcast Transcriptionists

Carey — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 19:49:10 +0000

Today I am intrigued, as I look around me, to see what sets highly successful podcast transcriptionists apart from other podcast transcriptionists. Are they different from you and me? What qualities do they have that we don’t?

I can see a lot of common attributes in them. In order to be more successful in the podcast transcription industry as a transcriber one has to practice and cultivate these, what I call, 5 qualities of highly successful podcast transcriptionists.

A successful podcast transcriptionist has an eye for detail. She notices errors and hear sounds/words which others don’t. She focuses all her attention in what she does and pays more attention to quality than to quantity.

A successful podcast transcriptionist has loads of patience. I easily get annoyed and upset when the dictation is bad – background noise, muffled sound, too high pitched, too low pitched, talk too fast, talk too slow. When I get annoyed, it shows in my quality – it dips. Successful podcast transcriptionist are cool with whatever kind of dictations they get.

Successful podcast transcriptionists are lifelong learners. Every single day they are excited to come into office and process a bunch of audio dictations. They often share any new things learnt with friends and family. They often research new topics of interest that come up during a dictation and thus, learn a new thing or two.

Successful podcast transcriptionist are passionate about podcast transcription. They are often caught talking about their work and sharing inside jokes with colleagues. They enjoy transcribing and listening to audio dictations. They always look for ways to improve their work and how they work. Successful podcast transcriptionists love podcast transcription. Period. (Some even blog about podcast transcription almost everyday!)

Successful podcast transcriptionist are good communicators – written and spoken. Every Tom, Dick and Harry can become a podcast transcriptionist, but to be highly successful they have to have highly developed communication skills. Often podcast transcriptionists with poor communication skills suffer in terms of salary, promotions and don’t earn the trust of management. It’s often the good communicators who get away with better perks and allowances. Successful podcast transcriptionists don’t shy away from communicating their doubts, fears and insecurities therefore getting their issues addressed.

Over to You?

What other qualities do you notice of successful podcast transcriptionists? Do you have any or some of these qualities? If you are an employer, how do you encourage your transcribers to better themselves and therefore their work?
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Free Legal Transcription: Outsource Legal Transcription

Carey — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 04:57:01 +0000

We are now offering free legal transcription. (We, because, a team of experienced legal transcribers have joined me in this venture! YAY!)

For new clients, any legal transcription work will be free for one week or 5 hours of audio dictations, which ever comes first.

The best part is, there is no obligation to hire us even after that. But, of course, we’d like to think that you’d love to continue working with us by then!

To save money and time with your secretarial work/documentation, contact us at carey AT transcriptionistforbloggers DOT com.