5 Ways to Socialize When You Work from Home

Jun 05, 2023 by Janet Shaughnessy
You’re all set up with your home office. You have some well-established clients. And then you realize the last time you had a conversation with someone other than your cat was over a week ago. Some type of socialization is definitely in order! I think we can all agree that working from home...
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3 Keys to Avoiding Work-from-Home Scams

Jun 05, 2023 by Janet Shaughnessy
The internet is rife with scammers preying on the elderly, stay-at-home moms, the unemployed, and... well, pretty much anyone! We've heard a lot of stories from students who've dealt with work-at-home scams. If you don't see 'em coming, they can really burn you! There are so many...
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Worried About AI Taking Over for Transcriptionists?

May 14, 2023 by Janet Shaughnessy
The fear that AI will replace human transcriptionists is becoming a FAQ (frequently asked question) around here. It's no wonder since you can't be on the Internet without hearing about ChatGPT and all the wonders of AI. I wrote a blog post about it back in February 2021 and what was written then...
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Why You Shouldn't Become a Medical Transcriptionist (and What To Do Instead)

Apr 12, 2023 by Janet Shaughnessy
You've been searching for reliable work-from-home job opportunities. You've run across a lot of obvious scams. But one thing keeps popping up in searches: medical transcription. However, most job descriptions are pretty light on volume, rate, turnaround time, and other details. And what about the...
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How This Professional Writer Uses Transcriptionists to Create Articles

Mar 25, 2023 by Janet Shaughnessy
I recently had a chance to chat with Michael J. McDermott, President of MJM Editorial services. Mike specializes in freelance writing and editing for magazine and corporate clients, including articles, white papers, annual reports, POVs, ghostwriting and marketing communication projects. Some of...
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Why Transcriptionists Don't Hate Mondays

Mar 25, 2023 by Janet Shaughnessy
It's Monday and my Facebook timeline is filled with sad, borderline pathetic posts and cartoons about the Monday morning blues. Corporate "slavery" is the cause of their angst. As I scroll through my newsfeed and read these posts, I can't help but feel sorry for them because I...
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3 Secrets of Transcriptionists Who Actually Make Money

Mar 13, 2023 by Janet Shaughnessy
Transcriptionists who actually make money? Is there such a thing? If you’ve bought into the myth that transcription is a giant scam, guess again. After more than 20 years in the transcription industry, I have quite a bit to say on the subject. I have been able to make a...
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How This Guy Uses Transcriptionists to Help Him Sell WINE

Mar 13, 2023 by Janet Shaughnessy
We're adding another profile to our People Who Use Transcriptionists series today! First, a little recap. I decided to write this series to demonstrate to the world over that there's a huge demand for transcription. So far in our People Who Use Transcriptionists series, we've...
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How This Podcaster Uses General Transcriptionists -- and Why He Doesn't Outsource to Save Money

Feb 27, 2023 by Janet Shaughnessy
Did you know trained, competent general transcriptionists are in huge demand by podcasters? We interviewed a business podcaster to prove it to you. Podcasters like our guest today use general transcriptionists to help their quality audio content reach more people online. If you've...
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How Best-Selling Authors Use General Transcriptionists: Meet Bob McIntosh

Feb 24, 2023 by Janet Shaughnessy
We've got several other posts here on the TA blog detailing the demand for transcription services worldwide. We love to profile business owners, podcasters, experts, and authors who use the services of general transcriptionists... and we're going to keep publishing them forever! Why?...
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