Some days are just like that

Some days I would rather just type away without a care in the world instead of worrying about the quality of others' work, if a typist missed a deadline, if a typist needs to be taken off a job for whatever reason, and all of the other little things that continuously come up.

Other days I think I have the best team of typists in the world.  They rise to the challenge when we have an abundance of work, are patient when work is slow, and put their best foot forward in the quality of their work with every job, making sure to research the internet for name spellings, proofreading their jobs carefully, etc.

This week I had both kinds of days.  It keeps things interesting.

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Spanish Transcriptionist Needed

Pioneer Transcription Services is seeking a Spanish transcriptionist to provide Spanish translation and transcription services on an as-needed basis. This is a subcontractor position, so you are responsible for your own taxes and must have your own equipment. Prefer experience. Please e-mail info@pioneer-transcription-services.com your experience and rate preference for this service. Please include price for Spanish to Spanish transcription, as well as Spanish to English transcription.

Legal Transcription Jobs Opening

Pioneer Transcription Services is looking for qualified individuals for legal transcription jobs at home. These are independent contractor positions. You are responsible for your own taxes and insurance, etc. You provide your own equipment and software.

Requirements: Computer with Microsoft Word, foot pedal to play audio files, good quality headphones, excellent grammar and punctuation skills, an ear for transcription.

We are extremely choosy about the typists we use. There will be a test given to see if you qualify.

Please do not send resumes. We will not read them. Please simply fill out our online application form and we will contact you if we feel you meet our requirements.

Anybody want to volunteer their transcribing services?

This came through a Yahoo! group that I am on. I thought I would post it here in case anybody is interested.

My name is Hunter Scott, and I am an intern working for Project HomelessConnect, a one-stop-shop of services for the homeless of San Francisco startedby Mayor Gavin Newsom in 2004. I was referred to you by Claudette Allison, oneof our transcribers. We have a program we run at each bi-monthly event calledthe Story Project, in which we photograph and interview homeless, and thentranscribe those audio interviews, turn the most exciting into stories, and usethem for marketing and social networking.At the moment, Claudette is our only transcriber, and we have hundreds of audiofiles that need to be transcribed. Is there any way you could send out a messageto your network, informing any potential trancribers that we have a volunteeropportunity for them? Any help would be much appreciated, and would also benefitthe homeless.Thank you,Hunter Scott (

September off to a slow start

August has always been a pretty slow month in transcription land. This year it was definitely slower than June and July, which were actually pretty slamming busy with some special projects that came our way. September has started off fairly slow, which is not unusual in the least. It is allowing me to take some much needed time to clean my house and to work on my website!

Lots of Dissertation interviews to be transcribed

All last week and this week we are transcribing a bunch of dissertation interviews. We have also been transcribing a lot of interviews on the history of the Santa Clara County Parks Department for a book that a client is writing. This client's wife was one of my very first "internet" transcription clients way back in 1998. She also wrote a book. I really like these kinds of interviews. First of all, there are so many that I am able to keep several transcriptionists busy. And second of all, they are usually quite interesting. I really like the variety of the transcription services we've been able to provide to our clients lately.