Secretarial services - A little-known market for transcription work

Business transcription is one of the best profit centers for secretarial services. Many professionals dictate documents that need to be transcribed. Transcribing is just a fancy term for typing dictated materials. The transcriptionist listens to the dictated recording and transcribes or types the dictation.

If you know how to type, you can provide transcription services for businesses. You don't have to be a medical transcriptionist or know medical terminology.

Who needs transcription services?

Workshop/seminar leaders and public speakers often transcribe their seminars and talks. Television stations and independent television producers need transcription. Insurance companies farm out transcription work but often require some knowledge of medical terminology. Authors dictate materials for their books.

If you have specialized training such as nursing, massage therapy or physical therapy, you have knowledge of medical terminology and can provide medical transcription in areas you are knowledgeable about.

An easy way to break into medical transcription without extensive knowledge of medical terminology is to target psychologists. Several of my associates got transcription work that way.

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