Businesses know that in order to provide the best customer service possible, they need feedback from their customers on whether or not they are doing things to the customer’s satisfaction. The problem is many customers don’t always comment on how their visit to a place of business went, especially if it was a negative outcome.
Statistics [...]

Mystery shopping can be both fun and rewarding. There are, however, a few traits which will help you land the best mystery shopping jobs.
Here are a few:
- Must like to shop. If the thought of going to the mall doesn’t appeal to you, this probably isn’t the right job for you. Mystery shoppers need to [...]

The need for general transcriptionists is good. This is due in part to the fact you’re able to take on a variety of different clients. Some transcriptionists choose to niche into a specific field such as real estate, insurance or marketing and still have plenty of work to keep them busy. Whether you chose to [...]

Along with good typing skills there are a few other key traits.
Helpful Skills to be a Transcriptionist:

Ability to apply common sense. Often times you won’t understand what the dictation is saying and you’ll need to try to put the phrase into context to figure out what the speaker means.
A keen eye for detail. This will [...]

As a general transcriptionist you will need some basic equipment to run your business. The basic business equipment you will need is a computer, internet connection and phone line. You may also be interested in having a fax line available or at least access to one. Now-a-days there are even places online that give you [...]

If you decide to market yourself, as a general transcriptionist, locally there are several different options available to you. You can start with basic places like insurance companies. Insurance companies are always in need of having transcriptions done for them.
Think outside of the box though.
Try some places that you wouldn’t normally think of like local [...]

A lot of times people confuse a general transcriptionist with a medical or legal transcriptionist. Often times they think that all three things fall under the duty of transcriptionist. In reality, all three areas are very different. In fact in order to provide legal or medical transcription services you generally have to be specialized and [...]

This is obviously a great question to ask especially for a brand new medical transcriptionist just coming into the business. The thought of trying to market yourself and pick up clients can be a very overwhelming thought. With the right marketing and a little patience, it doesn’t have to be an overwhelming task.
The most logical [...]

A question that gets asked a lot is whether or not there is a need for more medical transcriptionist. The answer to that is yes! In fact according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Employment of medical transcriptionists is projected to grow faster than average for all occupations through 2014. Demand [...]

Have you been thinking about a career in medical transcription? What’s holding you back? Medical transcription is a great career choice which allows you the flexibility to work from home while earning a good living and having full career control.
As a medical transcriptionist your work will be interesting and vary every day. You’ll build relationships [...]