Do I spend a sum of money on a Transcription Agency or do I use a cheap freelance transcriber, is a question some businesses ask. However, the businesses who ask this are small businesses or start-ups, because the big names already know the answer. For them it is a no-brainer – a Transcription Agency. There […]

Transcribing audio may seem like a very simple job, but often it is much more complicated than it appears. One of the things that can complicate the process is a strong accent, especially one you do not know very well and are not used to hearing. Here are a few tips for dealing with incomprehensible […]

There are certain qualities that make one person a better transcriptionist than another, and really some of these do not vary too much from any other job. To many people, copying from a recording seems like a great and simple work-at-home job that anyone could do, but it is not as easy as it seems. […]

As internet quickly evolves, things change rapidly. Where once news was broadcast or published once a day, it now happens at least every hour. That puts pressure on publishers and journalists alike to turn out copy in double quick time. This has a knock-on effect too, so where reporters once hand wrote interviews, or transcribed […]

A foot pedal specifically for transcriptions allows the typist to pause, rewind and fast-forward the recording using the pedal. This saves a lot of time because the typist can keep their hands, and concentration, on the typing in question. The pedal lets typists pause the audio file using their foot, while continuing typing to catch […]

Some writers are good at checking their work for grammatical inaccuracies while others are not. There is also the tendency to read what you know, not what you wrote, and this is often not the same thing. Writers tend to know what or who they are talking about, but to a person seeing the document […]

There are a few reasons to outsource medical transcriptions, but more of these apply to any transcription; such as to easy the workload, or meet a deadline and so on. One reason that applied to medical transcriptions only is simply the subject matter. Most secretaries could manage to transcribe a letter about buying a car, […]

There are different ways to transcribe audio files. Each has pros and cons, so which is best is a matter for the client to decide, based on what they want and what they want it for. Some factors that dictate which type best suits are; if it is for translation into another language, good clean […]

There are various ways to send confidential audio files over the internet. If you are using our services, we at EQ Transcription Services Ltd offer a secure upload URL so your files are automatically secured without any effort on your part, however you may wish to send files in another way, so here are some […]

When most people are choosing a transcription provider, they focus on the price, speed of the service, and how accurate the transcription is. However, there are other things to consider that might not be as obvious. Here is a look at some of the most important factors to look at before choosing a provider. While […]