This is the test audio file that you are supposed to transcribe when applying to

our work-at-home online typist freelance project. This is a freelance project so

this means that sometimes you have work sent to you sometimes you don't. That's
part of the nature of freelance work; there are no bonuses, there's no 13 month
pay, there's none of that. It's basically freelance work. Also, you are your own
contractor, so, you are in charge of all your taxes, your electricity cost and all
indirect and direct costs. You have to keep that in mind, so the faster you work,
the higher the quality of your work, the more you will get paid. That's how it
works.

This project pays a flat rate of 25 US cents per word. Do keep in mind that this
rate may be adjusted up or down depending on market conditions. Regardless, we pay
quite well compared to other transcription companies and we pay in US dollars. So,
the higher the dollar goes and the more pesos you earn. However, we require high
quality work. This is why you need to write quickly and produce materials that meet
our quality standards.

This audio test transcription article is all about our minimum quality standards.
So, as long as you meet these minimum quality standards, we can accept your work.
Your work will get accepted and you will get paid. However, the higher your
quality, the higher you get paid. It really is that simple. It's all about quality.
Nobody can pay you a huge amount of money if they can't sell your work or get value
out of your work that is at least equal to the amount of money they pay you. Is
that clear? I hope it is because that's clear for most reasonable people on the
planet.

Here are the quality standards. Make sure you follow all instructions that are
outlined in these quality standards. Apply these quality standards to this text
itself. This is not just a test to transcribe. It's also a test of your ability to
follow english instructions as well as edit your own work. The program cannot use
people that cannot follow instructions and the program cannot use freelancers that
cannot edit their work. You have to have some level of grammar, spelling, and
sentence construction skills. That's non-negotiable. You have to have very good
english skills.

The program doesn't require that you have a college degree. This project or this
program doesn't require that you have experience. With that said, your work product
must still these quality standards. As long as you meet these quality stands, it
doesn't matter where you come from, what your age is, where you graduated from, or
whether you graduated from school. All that doesn't matter. This program only looks
at your performance. With that out of the way, and as long as you're clear about
that, here are the quality guidelines for this work-at-home online
transcriptionist program.

1. Transcribe all words

Make sure you transcribe all the words in the audio files correctly. You will
receive an mp3 file and it's your job to make sure that you listen to every word
and you transcribe it correctly. There are many words in the ENglish language taht
sounds similar to each other. You have to know enough about the context of the
English sentences and English usage to know which word is which. You have to
transcribe the right word.

2. Listen to the instructions in the transcription

In certain cases when the person is doing the dictation says, "Scratch that", that
means that the last sentence the person said has to be deleted. Also, when the
person says, "Note to transcriptionist", it means you should pay attention. This
means that the person dictating is giving you instructions as to what to do with
the text.

Usually, a note to transcriptionist means that you will have to put an apostrophe
or format a text a certain way or click the return button a certain way. There are
special instructions when the person says, "Note to transcriptionist". Pay
attention to that. Also, when the person dictating repeats him or herself at least
twice, this might mean two things; either he or she is emphasizing a part of the
text, in this case you leave it in, or it might mean this person is editing him or
herself. For example, if I say "Google is factoring in bounce rates as part of its
algorithm updates. Google is factoring in error rates and load rates as part of its
algorithm updates". Do you notice that the two sentences are almost exactly the
same except for a small part? The second sentence is the correct sentence you need
to know the difference between reiterating a set of words and actual self-editing.
In a self-editing scenario, you should use the last instance the sentence is
dictated.

When the person dictating says, "Subheading", you're supposed to use the next
sentence in a line by itself and click the enter button twice. In other words, the
next sentence is supposed to be your subheading. Make sure you pay attention to
this.

3. No grammar errors

After you transcribe all the texts correctly and after you have edited the
materials for duplications or corrections made by the person dictating, you have to
edit for grammar. The first way to do this is to read every line of the text that
you have transcribe. Read it aloud. You have probably read a lot English materials
in the past then you know and have a basic understanding of grammar issues. Clean
as much of the grammar problems in this text as possible. Also, the program has
given you a URL of a free grammar error detection software. Use this software after
you have edited your materials manually. Don't expect this software to catch all
the errors.

4. No spelling errors

As part of your screening process, we have included instructions on downloading

software that has a built in spell-checker. Load your transcribed text into the
spell-checker. Make sure you knock-out and fix any spelling issues. Any text that
you send to us must not have any basic errors like spelling errors. If you want to
make good money, you have to make sure your materials have no erros. If your
materials have spelling issues, then you will be stuck at the lowest paying rate.

5. Punctuation

Pay attention to punctuation. These materials are being dictated. Sometimes, when
there are pauses, that's a good sign to put a comma but this is not always the
rule. Pay attention to the text that you are transcribing and use your English
training and English schooling to figure out where the most logical places are to
put puctuation marks. Also, make sure when to create a new sentece. Sentence
construction is a very important part of determining the quality of your work. If
your work has serious or consistently bad sentence construction issues, you're not
going to make much money from this project. In fact, if your text requires a lot of
editing, the program will probably not send you any further work because it costs
too much money to fix your work. That is why you need to read everything that you
transcribe to clean up any errors and also to format it correctly. Make sure to pay
attention to punctuation and sentence construction.

6. Formatting
Typically you will be getting audio that must be transcribe into a commercial grade
text. It's very importatn that you format your article so that it looks like a
commercial and professional article. This means that you don't transcribe "Uhh",
"Ah", "Oh" and other ****** sounds 10:000 ; random sounds. right now, when
someobody's dictating, they tend to make those sounds because they're thinking for
themselves. Obviously, you don't write that down. Make sure the article is
formatted so that it looks ready to publish.

7. Pay attention to heading and other instructions

Sometimes, you will get heading instructions as to the client designation of your
texts and other crucial details. Make sure you pay attention to these and you
follow instructions. Following instructions is a key component of whether the
program determines your work as quality or not. If you consistently fail to follow
instructions or your work has too many errors, either you will get less work, or
you get stuck at the bottom rate, or you stop getting work at all. You have to
remember the value of your work must exceed the amount being paid to you. That's
how it works. So, if you're focused on providing the best value possible and
autographing your work with high quality, chances are good that you will make money
with this program.

Final words

This work at home transcription program is not for everybody. It is for people that
know how to follow instructions. It is for people that work quickly. It is for
people who are committed to excellence. It's okay if you started with a few errors
here and there but if you really want to make money with this program, you have to
quickly learn and increase your quality quickly. This program is serious about
paying people top rates for quality work. The quality work has to be there. If you
don't produce quality, you don't get paid top rates. It's that simple. Nobody
starts at the top. Everybody has to prove themselves from the bottom. If you
understand that concept and you believe in that concept and most importantly
willing to put in the work, then things should work out for you. However, if you
expect things to be easy and you dont really expect to learn, you're probably
better off trying other work-at-home projects or freelance websites on the
internet.

Thank you for your time and we look forward to a high quality transcription from
you.