Scribie Transcription Application Process and Review : How to Pass the Test ? (Part-1)

Introduction : 

Scribie.com offers a great opportunity to augment your income by transcribing audio files for us.The work involves listening to the audio files and typing it as accurately as possible. If you are an experienced transcriber and have spare time, then Scribie.com can help you to fill that up. If you are starting your career as a transcriptionist then you can gain valuable experience and hone your skills on Scribie.com. Become a Paid Transcriber for Scribie by following this application process with tips and help on how to pass the test.

 

 

Transcribers Skills :

• Good communication Skills
• Proficient in Spoken/written English
• Excellent comprehension of American/British/Australia/Indian accents

 Responsibilities :

• Transcribe the audio files into text
• Review audio transcripts for accuracy
• Verify that the transcript matches the audio
• Interpret the spoken audio and identify contextual mistakes
• Correctly identify each speaker in the transcript and label them
• Correct Spelling, punctuation, grammatical mistakes in the transcript
  

Overview :

 

 

Home-based job, work at your convenience

$5 To $25/audio hour pay rate, USD.

Short files, 10 minutes or less.

2 hours TAT for each file.

Free automated transcript, to save around 60% of typing effort.

Promotion to Reviewer - > Self-Reviewer - > Proofreader - > QC based on performance

Monthly Bonus of $5 for every 3 hours completed.

No obligations, no monthly commitments or withdrawal limits.

We don't assign files, you get to preview and choose the files to work on.

 

Requirements :

 

Good Comprehension of English

Ability to interpret conversations

Ability to apply context and identify mistakes

A Verified PayPal Account (linked to a bank account or credit card)

Laptop/Desktop computer and internet connection

Headphone/Headset

Latest version of Firefox, Chrome or Safari web browser.

 

Verified PayPal Account : 

 

We send Payments via PayPal and we require a Verified PayPal Account in order to be eligible for this program. It is a necessary requirement and cannot be relaxed. In order to verify your PayPal Account, it has to be linked to a bank account and/or credit card depending upon your country. Please check the PayPal FAQ for the exact process. If you do not have a PayPal account already then please Sign Up for one and get it verified before applying. It is free to Sign Up for PayPal.

 

Transcription Process :

 

1.File Splitting : In the first step, the audio file is split at 6 minute intervals.

 

2.Raw Transcription : In this step, the audio for each part file is played back and transcribed as accurately and clearly as possible. The incomprehensible parts are marked with blanks, We provide a free automated transcript which you can correct and submit as per our guidelines.

 

3.Review : During Review, the Raw Transcript is checked for correctness and quality. The audio file is played back again and each transcribed word is checked against the audio. The blanks are filled, if possible. Timestamps and speaker tracking are also added at this stage.

 

4.Proofreading : In this Step all part files are collated together and the combined transcript is checked against the audio once more.

 

5.Quality Check : In the last Step, the transcript is quality checked and either delivered to the customer or re-proofread.

 

Payments :

 

Scribie Pay $5 to $25 per audio hour.

Scribie Pay by audio hour and not the actual time spent working on it. The Payment for 6 minute file therefore can vary from $0.5 to $2.00.

The earnings are credited to your Scribie.com account once your submission is reviewed and it accumulates there. It can be withdrawn to your PayPal account anytime. You have to submit a withdrawal request for that. There is no minimum withdrawal limit. The funds will be sent to your PayPal account in 1 business days.

There are no application fees or any other charges.

 

Bonus :

 

 

Scribie Pay a monthly bonus of $5 for every 3 hours completed each month.

 

Click on APPLY NOW Button. Then Please Click the button below and login to your PayPal account so that we can check the Verified Status. A Verified PayPal account (linked to a bank account or credit card) is a necessary requirement.

 

Click on Log in With PayPal Button. Then Agree and then when I logged into my PayPal I was a little nervous about doing that but it just is saying that Scribie is going to be able to access my information like my name etc. My account creation date not actually you know have access to my account information like my password or login details. Then you enter your First Name and Your Last Name and your Email. Also Put in your transcription Experience. Then you can put in other relevant information about yourself. Then Put your Typing Speed 100 wpm or higher. And you can read the Terms & Conditions and then click Submit.

 (You want to know your typing speed you don't know you can go to random website this one is Speedtypingonline.com/typing test. I just found this when I googled it so I mean I just went ahead and quickly did this just for fun to see what my Speed test was and I got a hundred and one words per minute.)

 

After I submit it says, We have sent the confirmation instruction to your Email Address. Please check your Email and visit the link provided to complete the submission. When you Confirm your Email they're going to put you on a waiting list and basically said they'll let you know when you can apply for the test so you might have to wait a couple days before they send you the actual test so you can complete it. I'd like to bring your attention to the top there you can go to introduction guidelines Sample terms FAQ and Practice. You can kind of have an idea of what the test is like before  you actually get the application and approval to take the test. After I confirm My Email it says, Your Application has been successfully confirmed. You will receive an Email from us within 1 business day. Basically after this I just have to wait until they let me take the test. I had an Email that said, "Confirm Application Submission" Thank you for applying for Freelance Transcription Program at Scribie.com.

 

 Please visit the following link to complete the submission. After a day they said, "Application Accepted" We are pleased to inform you that your application for the Freelance Transcription Program at Scribie.com has been accepted and you have been added the waiting list for the transcription test. Please visit the following link to check your waiting list number. Now two hours after this I will see on another Email "Transcription Test Invite" We are pleased to invite you for the transcription test on Scribie.com. Please visit the following link and create your account to start. You can select the test file and submit the transcript once your account has been created. For any queries please contact support@scribie.com. You can go ahead and click on this link and now it's going to ask me to put in my First name and Last name and then my Password to create my account then click Create Account.

 

 It says "Your Account has been successfully created" redirecting so we have thus scribie  audio/video transcription service there's the test click on the blue pay button to preview the audio quality accents etc. and select the easiest one one selected the raw transcript has to be submitted within two hours spellcheck will be started automatically on submit and has to be completed in order to finish the maximum number of attempts is ten and cannot be increased selecting a file is considered an attempt therefore Please select Carefully. You can also wait for new files to be added for more choices of test files. Do not violate the transcription guidelines rules.

 

 

Transcription Guidelines : 

 

The transcription guidelines is a set of rules that should be always followed. Therefore please adhere to these as strictly as possible. Do not Violate these rules.

 

1. The raw transcript should not contain text other than the spoken audio , No headers/footers, speaker tracking, time-codes, comments etc.
2. No part of the audio should be omitted, unless specified otherwise by an instruction or another guidelines.
3. Inaudible parts should be omitted and marked with a blank __.
4. Laughter should be omitted and marked with (laughter) or (chuckle).
5. Ellipsis . . . should be used to indicate unfinished sentence or mid-sentence pauses.
6. Contractions, wanna , gonna , kinda , gotta , should not be expanded.
7. Numbers one to nine should be transcribed in letters and numerals otherwise , except for measurements.
8. The number of mistakes should not be greater than 2 for every 10 comprehensible words spoken in the audio.
9. A new Paragraph should be started at each change of speaker and paragraphs should be separated by an empty line.
10. Filters ( right , you know , I think , like , I mean , so , actually , basically ) , false starts and stutters should be omitted , unless necessary, and should be included for strict.
11. Utterances should be omitted for non-strict verbatim files , unless necessary. For strict verbatim files , only the following utterances should be transcribed : Mm-hmm if in agreement , uh-huh if in disagreement , Umm and Uh.

 

Style Suggestions :

• Use etcetera instead of etc.
• Use i.e., instead of ie.
• Use e.g., instead of Eg.
• Alright and All right are both acceptable.
• A statement can begin with an And.
• PhD instead of Ph.D.
• Time : 10:00 AM
• Date : March 2, 2012
• Temperature : 5 degrees
• Money : $5 , $500,000 , $5 Billion
• Percentage : 5%

I Hope you understand how to pass the Test in Scribe.You can also Read the Second part to get a Brief Idea.If you have any doubts related to it means put in the comments section.I will Try to Clarify your doubts.Happy Earning!!