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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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Ways to become a freelance transcriptionist

Carey — Sun, 30 May 2010 14:59:16 +0000

In this age of outsourcing and crowdsourcing, there is tremendous prospect for the work at home types. Freelance work is more attractive than ever before.

As I myself turn to freelance work from being a fulltime transcriptionist I thought it’d be useful if I jot down some thoughts on becoming a transcriptionist.

Read the full article: How to become a freelance transcriptionist

Free Podcast Transcription Till 30 June

Carey — Wed, 26 May 2010 17:52:34 +0000

TranscriptionistForBloggers.com is offering free podcast transcription for podcast bloggers till June 30, 2010.

Here is how it works:

You send TranscriptionistForBloggers.com your podcast via email at podcast@transcriptionistforbloggers.com with FREE PODCAST TRANSCRIPTION in the subject line.
TranscriptionistForBloggers.com will return your podcast transcript via email in 2 to 3 days time after 30 June 2010 (depending on the demand).
You then, write back to us with your feedback on the transcript, or simply your experience with TranscriptionistForBloggers.com.

Points to remember:

Your podcast should not be more than 15 mins.
Your podcast should be a quality podcast – clear, clean and without recording background noises.
Your podcast should have a single speaker.
Please follow the instructions above, or else, TranscriptionistForBloggers.com retains the right to ignore your request.

Why are you offering this free podcast transcription?

Well, to be perfectly honest with you, you don’t know me, yet or what my service is like. More importantly, I don’t know you yet.

So, this is an effort to connect and build relationships based on mutual understanding and benefit. For any relationship to survive and be sustained, in my humble opinion, it should be a win-win for all parties involved.

You get a free podcast transcript in return I get to know you. I think that a fair trade.

If you have any queries or concerns please contact me at carey@transcriptionistforbloggers.com