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I'm curious as to how the per minute rate would equate to a per page rate? Any help?
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http://www.virtualassistantforums.co...tant/anisemama Thank you for posting your response! This is information that everyone transcriptionist needs. We appreciate the time you took to share your experience with all of us.

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I prefer to charge per audio minute - it means the client will know up front exactly what the cost will be, plus it means I can make more money than an hourly rate.

I recently did a 32 minute audio file and it took me one hour (no I dont type at 200 wpm, it was very clear and a fairly slow speaker). With this client I would have been paid $25 an hour so effectively that's all I'd have got, but by charging per audio minute I got over $39.

It doesnt work with all clients as one of mine do audio plus they might have written notes, I basically charge them an hourly rate BUT this is one of my first clients and I'm happy to keep it that way. If I had a new client approach me that did similar I'd charge them per audio minute for the audio and then an hour rate for the written content.
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I multiply the length of the transcription by 5 i.e. if they dictate for 3 minutes - they are charged for 15. That is taking into account the additional time spent. I find it averages out - some you look up a lot of things, have problems etc / some you don't. Formatting initially is a necessary evil. Hopefully you will be able to save these and use them again - for repeat customers. -- I am interested in different ways of how people are getting paid virtually... also - watch out for those tests.
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I multiply the length of the transcription by 5 i.e. if they dictate for 3 minutes - they are charged for 15. That is taking into account the additional time spent. I find it averages out - some you look up a lot of things, have problems etc / some you don't. Formatting initially is a necessary evil. Hopefully you will be able to save these and use them again - for repeat customers. -- I am interested in different ways of how people are getting paid virtually... also - watch out for those tests.
That's a good way.

I agree, I find with per audio minute it averages out as some jobs you can whizz through and others seem to take forever!
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Hi, SueAnne! I would determine how long it takes you to do those other tasks and set your per-audio-minute rate to cover that extra stuff. I have been doing this for over 14 years and up until now charged by the hour. I now offer new clients the option of per hour or per audio minute.

To figure out what I wanted my per audio minute rates to be, I kept track by the hour for different digital recordings and what the charge would be for those recordings. Then I would figure the same recordings by audio minute and what I needed to charge per minute to get a bit higher than the same amount I would charge if I was billing per hour. I did that for different types of digital recordings with different degrees of difficulty and different number of speakers. Then I had what I felt sure were per minute rates (not just one rate) that would be fair to both me and the client, regardless of what type of digital recording I had. And I also compared what I wanted to charge per minute to others to make sure I was in the ballpark. Does that make any sense? (Of course with tapes, I still charge by the hour.)

I charge extra for second passes against the recording an
d do my research while I'm typing, and then of course spell check and proofread.

I hope this helps and isn't too confusing!
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I find that most clients prefer to be charged by the audio minute. For a clear 60 minute audio I find it takes me 3 to 4 hours. This is to type it up and then to check it and make any corrections. If it's not clear or you have a lot of respondents talking over each other it can take a lot longer. I like the idea of charging a surcharge for difficult audio. Maybe this is the way forward as it really can bring your hourly rate down by a lot if it's taking 6 hours or so to type up one document. Hope this helps.
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