The Complete Guide to Transcription Jobs in 2021 (Part-3)

Transcription Platforms in 2021-A Breakdown

 

This is the continuation of our previous article,So better you can read it First and come to this.

 

 The Complete Guide to Transcription Jobs in 2021 (Part-3)

5.Crowd Surf Work and Casting Words 

 

I was accepted in both of these Platforms,Crowd Surf Work,the Test difficulties average,it wasn't that difficult.The Pay is between three cents and 20 cents per minute.So it's not that high.Job availability,it's average,I've seen quite a few hits,they call them which are basically just little tasks and you get paid a Certain Amount of Money to do the task.The Payment method varies,you could get paid through PayPal through a bank transfer or this WM Visa card,since they pay you either through Mturk,or work market.And this is Worldwide.Now they have two different options you can apply as either from the USA or Canada or as International.And what I'm finding is with both of these people,right now,once people are passing the test,they're not being given their login credentials.So I think that right now,since the Whole Pandemic,and people losing their jobs,they've had so many different applicants,so many people being accepted that even if you do the test and Pass,you'll be waiting and waiting weeks or months to get your login credentials.So right now,as of you know,the end of 2021,almost 2022,I don't recommend you apply to crowd surf work right now,until you see that Or until people you can read comments on YouTube videos,or trustpilot,that people are actually getting their login credentials,because people are saying the support isn't answering as well.But if you do have an account with them,it's pretty consistent work and,You know,Easy enough to do.

 

 

The other one I want to talk to you about is casting words.Again,the test difficulty is average,it's not that hard to pass,the pay rate can really range between eight cents and $1 per audio minute.But the Job Availability is Very Low.And this is really disappointing.The Pay is via PayPal.They almost never have jobs that are available for brand new transcribers.The day I applied there were quite a few available.And Since then,I've seen very,very few.So unless they get a huge order of different transcripts that need to be transcribed,they're giving all of their new transcription jobs to their experienced transcribers,But you're not able to get that opportunity as a new transcriber.

 

 

Okay,and the last four I want to talk to you about are Go Transcript,verbit.ai,waywithwords and Daily Transcription.So I have only applied to two of four of these and I was not accepted,unfortunately to verbit.ai or waywithwords.I did not think that the tests were difficult,but obviously they are difficult,because they didn't accept me.I think I have an excellent level of English grammar,punctuation,everything.And I wasn't accepted into these.So I don't exactly know why because they didn't tell me.Verbit.ai I thought was very easy.So I have no idea.I was denied from that almost instantly.So I wonder if they just had an automatic dismissal of applications because other people said that they got a message saying there would be Your application would be reviewed.And it would take a few days and mine was literally within seconds.So let's go break them down one by one.

 

 6.Go Transcript

 

Go Transcript test difficulty is average,I did half of the test.The first part was like a grammar test,multiple choice.And I passed that with no problems.But then what happened is they gave me a file to transcribe and it was so ridiculous.Go Transcript application process was so ridiculous,so complicated.I had no idea what they were saying.Apparently,they've changed the test.And now it's not so difficult.So you can feel free to try it out.I don't know if I'm going to or not because I was I thought it was just so ridiculous.I didn't want to try again.But Apparently,it's not so bad.Now,This is a very good option for people who do not have a PayPal account like people in Pakistan,because they also pay with Payoneer,I'm not sure what the Job availability is like,because I don't have access to the systems like I do with all of the other platforms.The pay is upto 60 cents per audio minute,it is Worldwide.And no I haven't passed the test.I haven't failed.I've only passed the first part I didn't bother with the second part.

 

 7.verbit.ai

 

The next one verbit.ai.Like I said,I did the test,I thought I did a great job,I did not pass have no idea why Pay Rate between 24 cents and 30 cents per audio minute.Not sure about job availability.I've seen some people saying they're still doing jobs right now in 2021.So I'm imagining it's a good platform to use.If you can get accepted,the Payment is Via PayPal,it is Worldwide.And no I have not passed.

 

8.Waywithwords

 

The next one is waywithwords.This is an a UK company.And it is an excellent company.The test difficulty is very difficult.I passed the first few parts of it.And then the last part I did not pass again,I have no idea why I think I did a Great Job.If you can get in with waywithwords,you're lucky,because they pay very well,between 45 cents,and $1.73 per audio minute of all the transcription platforms,this one pays the best.So if you have an excellent level of English,you think your English level is better than mine.Or you just really study their style Guide so you don't miss anything,then why not you can give it a try.But definitely make sure you do some practice beforehand.Not sure about the Job Availability.The Payment method is through PayPal,and they accept people from these countries right here.South Africa,the UK,European countries,the US,Canada,Australia,Malaysia,Singapore and Hong Kong.No,I have not passed Unfortunately.

 

9.Daily Transcription

 

The Last one is Daily Transcription.I've not never tried this before.But this one I see a lot of people have tried,the pay rate is between 75 cents and 85 cents Per Audio Minute.You get paid Via Cheque.So this isn't one that you can try to do by using a VPN because you have to have a US or Canadian bank account to accept the check.And this is just for people from the US and Canada.And I've not applied for this.So I haven't passed or failed.

 

Okay,so right now,my recommendations for you in 2021 is to apply to QA world if you're a super beginner and just want to practice,apply to Scribie as well if you're a beginner because they do have jobs available,and it's easier to get into Scribie than it is in Rev or Transcribe Me.And then I definitely recommend you apply to Rev Captioning or Rev Transcription or both,you can apply to both.Just go through the style Guide.And keep trying I mean,it's difficult but if you keep trying,you'll get more practice at the exams,as well and you can try I believe every 45 days.If you fail the first time,you can also try Transcribe Me.It's a great practice to see what your transcription skills are like even if you don't get accepted.It's still practice for the test.But those would be the five that I would currently recommend.I really like crowd surf work.I think it's great.But unfortunately right now,there Not doesn't seem like they're accepting new applicants,because they probably already have too many and casting words,once you get an account,you can't really do anything because there's no jobs available to new transcribers.The rest of them,you can go ahead and try out.I think go transcript would be better to apply if you're a beginner than verbal or waywithwords or daily Transcription,which you should have a very high level of English and excellent transcription skills.

 

Okay,guys,so that was the end of this tutorial.I hope you Learned Something and it gave you a little bit of insight on what it means to be a transcriptionist,how much money you can make and all the tools that you need to get started.