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Improving Your Typing Speed
Comment below what your WPM is, I am curious to see what it is!
Creating a Client Contract: Protecting Yourself and Your Services
Client contracts are very important for any business that provides services. It offers two-way legal protections, it shows professionalism, and it sets clear goals and expectations.
To learn more about client contracts, why it is good to have, and how to make one, check out this article: 10 Things to Include in a Client Contract
Remote Work: Creating a Productive Workspace
Focus Groups: Transcribing Multiple Voices Effectively
Q & A — Thanksgiving Edition
A Day in the Life of a New Transcriptionist: Behind the Scenes
The picture above is my little aloe vera house plant that is sitting on my home office windowsill. I water it whenever the soil looks moderately dry. A day in my life is nothing crazy, but if you decide to read through this, thank you!
Morning
First thing in the morning, I do some exercise and then brew some coffee. After the coffee is brewed, I sit down in the quiet of my living room and write my prayers and read the Bible. I then have breakfast and get to work.
The first thing I do for work is check LinkedIn. Normally there are no notifications of importance, so this only takes a moment. I then create an advertisement on Microsoft Designer for my transcription business and I then post my ad on LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Facebook. After that, I start writing my blog posts for the week. I always schedule my blog posts for Tuesdays and Thursdays. For the images that I put in my posts, I usually go to a free stock photos website. This blog has a picture that I took myself though.
After I create my blogs for the week, I post them early on the Earful Edits website and put a link to the early blog posts on LinkedIn. As the blogs are automatically uploaded to Blogger, I repost the blogs on LinkedIn and post them on Facebook and Pinterest as well.
Afternoon
Once all the blog posts are written and posted, it is usually about lunchtime. After lunch, I check my work email for any potential client emails. I have not gotten any client emails yet since I started my business, so I normally practice my typing after briefly checking my email to build my typing speed. I have still been averaging 60 wpm (words per minute) but am hoping it’ll get faster with time. A lot of times I will also scroll LinkedIn and react to other people’s posts and comment on them to help with my networking.
After practicing my typing and do some networking, I go and practice the piano on my keyboard in the home office. I usually practice the piano for about 30 minutes at a time. After that, I go and prep dinner for when my husband and I get home in the evening. Then I go to my part time job at the music studio.
Evening
After work and dinner, I sometimes practice the piano again for another 30 minutes and then relax for the rest of the night. With the exception of some tidying around the apartment.
This is my normal daily routine. If and when I get some regular clients, I will do another post like this. I’m sure it will change! If you read this far… I hope you enjoyed!
Finding Balance: Transcription Pricing Strategies
The Future of Transcription: Exploring Emerging Trends
2. Medical Transcription
Medical transcription is trending because of an increase in electronic medical records and people relying on transcription to accurately transcribe legal documents.
To learn more about the medical transcription trend, click here: Medical Trend
Transcription Technology: AI
Although I do not use AI for my transcription services personally, it can be very useful for saving time. It can also be bad due to AI not always being accurate. Take a look at this article to learn more about AI in the transcription world: AI Transcription