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Help Me Navigate Your Blog, Angela!

Okay.  Are you new to this blog and you're wondering where to go?  Here are 10 friendly suggestions of what you can do here:

1.  Read about the author to the right, and check out the photos of our family.

2.  Subscribe to the RSS feed and/or follow me (I just installed that module today).

3.  Weigh in on the short poll in the righthand column.

4.  Read about what transcribing is all about (see Posts).

5.  Read about what types of transcription we do (see Posts).

6.  Sound off in the short survey toward the bottom.

7.  Play around with my favorite music on my Playlist Player toward the bottom.  I have varied and perhaps unusual tastes when it comes to music. :)

8.  Read about my prices and especially my 1/2 off special deal.

9.  Check out my other interesting lenses on Squidoo (they're like web pages on a number of topics).

10. Leave a comment, suggestion, or contact.  I'd love to hear from you!

There.  Now you know some of the things you can do on this blog.  What do you say?

What in the World Is Transcription?

Some of you may not have heard of the term or are just dropping by for a look.  Here is a quick explanation of transcription:

• Typing dictation from audio files (MP3 or WAV usually) using a pedal and transcription playback software on the computer.
• Some transcription is verbatim--typed exactly as dictated.  Usually this is done with medical transcription as it is very exact.
• Other transcription of internet calls, teleseminars, webinars, or similar conferences need more editing to get rid of exterraneous words like "um," "So...," "Well...," etc.
• Some transcription is still done by typing from a tape, although today usually digital recordings are used.
• Everything is transferred over the Internet: Audio files, study guides, and the final transcript is usually emailed to the client.  
• Transcription involves checking grammar, substituting better word choices for the speaker or writer, sometimes rearranging sentences so they flow better, fixing punctuation, etc.
  
• Proofreading involves checking grammar, checking punctuation, making suggestions to the author of alternative ways to say something that sound better, etc.  These are usually gone over more than once, depending upon the exacting nature of the author (I once heard that C.S. Lewis never wanted any editing done on his manuscripts--some people can do that).

Now that you know a little bit about what transcriptionists do, check out the articles below on pricing, our limited time discount, as well as blog posts on how to treat clients and how to fix audio problems in your recorded material.

We Can Turn Your Transcripts into Excellent...

...Articles – These could be for your website--they're one of the best free ways to get loads of visitors to your site.  They can also be used as freebies for your opt-in list.

E-Courses – Build trusting relationships with your email subscribers with a multi-part series of emails on specific topics.  They'll be impressed by your excellent grammar and punctuation--a rarity these days online!

Blog Posts – Blogs are incredibly easy, powerful, and routinely scoured and selected by the search engines. A one hour teleseminar can easily turn into several blog posts.

E-Books – Do you have an existing manuscript or a collection of articles?  They can be made into an e-book and used very profitably on your website.

PowerPoint Slide Shows – Just narrate over your slides and get huge exposure on video sharing sites or turn your narration into hard copy documents for your websites.

Legitimate clients contact us for more information or to set up a schedule for your transcription at: aaatranscription@sbcglobal.net.  See our special discount above for new customers!