learn more about the companies she works for or how to set up and start your



own transcription business, check out http://ctstranscriptionservices.com.For

many years I searched for a way to work from home using my computer as a way

to earn a full-time income. I finally have that satisfaction now because I

have found a way to type at home for others.

I first began doing transcription work at a financial services firm I worked

at from 1991 to 2004. Some time went by and one of the accountants that I

had worked with contacted me to see if I would like to be his personal

transcriptionist from my home. I figured this would be a good way to

supplement my income so I accepted, and that's exactly what this work turned

out to be.

All of the work I do for him is handled via the internet. He emails me the

voice file and I type it and email him back the typed Word document. Simple!

As time went by and my frustration with 'office politics' grew, and I knew I

had to find some way to turn this transcription work into my full-time

business. I found it somewhat difficult to find others like this accountant

who would like me to type up their information for them and was not keen on

the idea of typing resumes all day.

I began searching online for companies that hire independent contractors to

do transcription work for them. What a search it was! I found that in

addition to the intermingled transcription businesses out there on the

internet were a whole slew of 'get-rich-now-typing-from-home' schemes. Many

of them sound so promising, that I must admit I was sucked in to trying a few.

Some are now making me a little money, but most are sitting on a shelf

collecting dust.

I finally was able to find websites that truly want people to succeed in the

transcription business and listings of the businesses that really do hire

transcriptionists. The first company I found said it wasn't hiring at the

time but that I could leave my email address and would be notified when they

were hiring again.

Six months went by and I had long given up on the hope of doing transcription

full-time from my home, when lo and behold, they emailed me to say they were

hiring and I could test for them if I was interested. I went through the

testing and finally scored my first position with a national transcription

business as an independent contractor.

During their hiring period we all had more work than we could handle. It was

great! But then I realized that they had hired so many ICs (independent

contractors) that the work was getting hard to come by. I decided the only

thing to do was to secure positions with other transcription businesses to

make sure I had a full schedule each week.

I now work exclusively with four transcription companies, one of whom is only

quarterly work, one I have to set a schedule two weeks in advance and log in

for my scheduled time, one calls me with each job to see if I want it, and

the other has me email them how much time I'm available for each day/week and

they send me that much work.

So, finally, I can say I work from home full-time with legitimate companies

and it's everything I thought it would be and more! I work when I want and

from the comfort of home. The pay is comparable to what I made in offices

but the freedom is worth more than the money.