Don’t you love exclusivity? I do.
Today, let me make you feel special and exclusive. TranscribeMe smartphone apps are nearing final stages of development. iPhone and Windows phone apps will be first ones to launch. Let me take you through a sneak peek of our very cool, simple and sexy iPhone app. more...
The quality of audio affects every aspect of the transcription service from the ability to upload to the work hub; to the length of time it takes to transcribe; and to the overall pleasure of the transcription service experience. more...
Company ethos is as important as dollars. That isn’t just a public facing ideology either. It is an inherent belief of the founding team and it is an integral part of why TranscribeMe chose a crowd-sourced hybrid model for transcription. TranscribeMe is a for-profit company intent on reaching out on a global scale to communities wherein employment statistics are the worst. TranscribeMe are seeking to present job opportunities particularly to areas where youth unemployment is staggering. The aim is to achieve this through the unique hybrid crowd sourcing systems TranscribeMe have built for transcriptions services today, and a plethora of other services in future. more...
Tax implications for the transcription crowd, and other freelancers, varies from country to country. Certainly, for some, the lure of perceived tax-free earnings is an appealing consideration – but is there really such a thing? Transcription crowd services are just one of an increasing plethora of crowd-sourced occupations that governments must somehow govern – and tax. The issue of how to tax the freelance and transcription crowds is tricky and part and parcel of a taxing challenge with regard to the internet in general. more...
Eating our own dog food – or how we used our own transcription service to help us build our team and business. Here at TranscribeMe we are a widely distributed team geographically. Our CEO is currently working from San Francisco building our sales team, our technology and communications teams are based in Auckland and operations is run out of Wellington. more...
There is an ongoing debate in my house about whether I should feel compelled to sacrifice my life for my children. The conversation usually begins with a question along the lines of, “Mom, if the house was consumed in excruciating scorching burning flames and you could only save us, your darling children, or you, from the fires of hell, which would you choose?” more...
We love stories. We know you do too. They are just too good to resist, if curated like a craftsman. They are powerful by itself, but when combined with the power of images, videos and tweets, you have something special. Well, we have something special for you. more...
I am not a transcriber but like many transcribers, I am a freelancer. As such, I am part of a global movement toward working on my own terms. The lure of transcription work and freelance work in general, is the ability to juggle time and priorities in a way that works for the individual – for me and for my family. This is a charm almost all the time, until school holidays roll around.
As a freelancer, the school holidays pose a special problem for me. How do I give the kids the care and attention they need even while I am doing my job? more...
How does the TranscribeMe transcription serve to help the business professional save time and make money? It’s the question we all want to know about any service we employ, and transcription services are no different.
What TranscribeMe transcription means for you in your business is this; you can record dictation in your car, on the bus or in a queue, and that dictation is flawlessly turned to words. Word-for-word transcription delivered to your email box by the time you get home, or back to the office. Wasted down time is converted to productive time in which you complete tasks, write books, file reports, organize meetings or compose sales records. more...
Since podcasting was launched back in 2004, usage and awareness has been gaining rapid momentum. Projections are showing that in 2013 nearly 40 million people will be downloading podcast material on a weekly basis. Because of the incredible amount of information we feed our mind just to keep up with the newest trend, sometimes allocating time to listen to a podcast you downloaded last month is too difficult. In this day and age, everyone dreams of the new innovative way to increase business and at the same time save the most valuable asset we own “time”.
Because advertising, also known as “podvertising,” has been a major source of revenue for the podcast industry to stay in business, publishers understand that without the ad support, building a strong fan base will take time. Publishers have to realize that their customers are also on a mission to find a podcast that will fulfill their needs while sacrificing the least time possible. You might say grouping podcasts into their desired topics will help tailor a customer’s interest. more...