Go Digital – Dictation and Transcription made Easy!

[equipbiz]

Yolie - I have sent you a PM and a long email with some information on transcription. It was too long to put in a PM. I hope you find it useful. Good luck if you do decide to enter the area, it certainly is challenging at times but hugely rewarding at the same time.

[lsmapp]

Thanks for a truly helpful article!!!

[Yolie]

Thanks for sending me the information

Any suggestions on the types of dictaphones and software for digital transcription?

[equipbiz]

When you say dictaphone - do you mean to record a digital file or transcribe one? There is a vast amount of hardware/software out there for both digital dictation and transcription. Also it's worth noting that some transcription software only allows you to read digital files in a particular format. So the file type you want to transcribe would also be a factor in what you should choose to use. Let me know what you are interested in doing and I will certainly give you a few ideas or products to look up online.

[Vicky]

Great article. Thanks for sharing.

Great article. digital is the way to go. Thanks for sharing!

Teresa

Thanks for sharing...great information

Marie

[equipbiz]

To offer transcritpion as a service, the equipment you will need will very much depend on your requirements (file format, equipment your client uses, etc.). A lot of people on here seem quite interested in the area so here's a heads-up on some of the equipment out there that is easily available to everyone. If you are interested you can look up the websites to see if they would suit what you need:

Gear Player
www.transcriptiongear.com/products/gearplayer/

Express Scribe
www.nch.com.au/scribe/

Wav Pedal
http://www.medword.com/MedwordStore/TPC/WAVpedal.html

Olympus
http://www.olympusvoice.com.au/produ...scription.html

Philips
http://www.dictationsupplies.com/dig...on-philips.htm

Sony
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/...uctId=11028761


You may find you will need more than one kit to read the majority of file formats - some have more compatibility than others.

Those of you in the USA can sign up for the MTJobs.com newsletter. It is regularly emailed to subscribers with transcription projects for those with and without experience. It is usually NOT open to those outside of the USA. [Note each job offer will most likely use a different transcription software and will have different requirements.] The work varies from an 'employee' situation where you work for the company advertising to an 'independent contractor' situation where you effectively work for yourself and freelance for them. It is a good start for those who want to get experience in the business without finding their own clients etc. Often when you want to get into a new area of business it's a catch-22 situation, you want the business but you don't have the experience ... and without the experience, you can't get the business!

Anyway I hope this is helpful to those interested in offering it as a service.

Best wishes.

[Uniquely Virtual]

Great article. Very informative. (I'm a newbie gathering information/deciding my niche and skills).