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Get an idea of what a typical workday is like for Ascend One employees when they work virtually.

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Ascend One provides extensive training to its virtual employees, so they are fully prepared to work remotely.

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Let our employees tell you why you should start your Ascend One career.

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Eight years ago I was frustrated because I had a toddler and newborn to take care of and needed a piece of both worlds, to be able to take care of my children and make money at the same time.

Prior to giving birth to my second son, I worked as a Customer Service Representative for several Fortune 500 companies, but had to give that up when I relocated to New York from Florida.

At that time the Customer Service Network (Arise.com) that I contracted with did not have the capabilities to connect me to their VOIP service in another state. So I became desperate to find a new avenue that would enable me to work from home and take care of my newborn and toddler. I needed to supplement my spouse’s income because times were rough.

So I did some research online and found out that Medical Transcription was one of the best ways, especially for a stay at home mom to work from home. What made it so attractive was the fact that it was a career… something I could do for a long time because the demand for Medical Transcriptionists was much greater than the supply.

I was extremely happy after almost losing my sanity searching for a way out both day and night. So I took an offline course and found out very quickly that I hated Medical Transcription with a passion.

I had no medical background and found the terminology that I had to learn in order to be successful in this career was extremely difficult. I am not a quitter, but I knew within myself that this was not for me.

I was devastated and quit the Medical Transcription class. I didn’t know what I was going to do next. I thought I was going insane because I needed real work where I would receive a paycheck weekly or bi-weekly. I could not afford to put two children in daycare.

So I went online and searched and search for a way out and stumbled upon General Transcription. At that time, there was not too much information on General Transcription. However, I did some serious research on the subject and found all the information I needed.

I knew right away that this was what I would do because I did not have to learn medical terminology and I did not have to go to school to be able to perform this job. So I purchased a General Transcription ebook and the Start Stop Transcription Software with foot pedal and I was on my way.

It took me approximately two weeks to learn how to transcribe. I studied and practiced night and day, every chance I got…whenever my babies were asleep…until wee hours in the morning.

So this meant that I was extremely sleep deprived with a newborn who wanted a bottle every two hours, and a two-year-old tugging at my feet for attention. However, I was determined. At the time, I was typing 60 words per minute.

So all I had to do was master transcribing. After two weeks of non-stop studying and transcribing I got my first job. I made a mess of my first transcription project. I had to beg the employer to give me another chance and I told him that if I did not produce high quality work, then they should fire me.

I asked to work for a week with no pay also, just to become more proficient and to prove that I was serious about making this work. And guess what, I was given another chance and it worked. I proofread my work so many times before turning it in to the company. I had my mom and my husband proofread also before I uploaded my work to my employer’s server.

After a few months with Nettranscripts, I was proficient enough to move on to another company that paid me more money and I was able to choose what type of work I wanted.

So if you are a stay at home mom and you really don’t want to go back to a 9-5 job, nor do you want to start a business from scratch, then I highly recommend General Transcription.

If you have some medical background, then I recommend Medical Transcription over General Transcription because it pays more and most jobs come with benefits. However, you must go to school, whether online or offline to learn how to become a Medical Transcriptionist.

Most companies also want at least six months to one year experience as a Medical Transcriptionist before hiring newbies. With General Transcription, there are no benefits and the pay is much lower.

I’ve worked at home as a General Transcriptionist for approximately 4 years. I ended up working for quite a few companies. My two favorites were Production Transcripts and Net Transcripts.

I highly recommend General Transcription because you can actually teach yourself to become proficient in transcribing documents for insurance companies, the media, and much more.  The great thing about it is, you don’t have to go to school to learn how to do this.

I actually transcribed celebrity interviews, church sermons, TV Guide interviews, video files, etc. I learned so much from transcribing all of these different sound files and video files.

If you have any questions about working from home as a General Transcriptionist, please feel free to contact me.

Does any know how i can get into general transcription & work from home without starting my own business?? I don’t want to do medical transcription because it sounds like a lot of terminology to learn. I can type 60 wpm with few mistakes.

(I know this is the wrong category but it seems to get more answers.)

You might want to check at your local College or University job center. They might have a bulletin board or online area where you can watch for typing transcription opportunities.

Any body knows where i should be looking for it. Any reliable source? Like a data entry, general transcription etc..How should i check the authenticity of the advertiser?

I don’t want to advertise on here but you can check out my profile to see what I do if you like.

i’m going to be taking the online medical transcription course from canscribe career center soon. I’d like to know how challenging you found it, and anything else you would like to say about it. i would also like to know how much you like your job now, whether it is what you thought it would be, what type of facility you work in etc.. i’m interested in working from home once i have some experience under my belt and i would like to know if i would get paid more or less in general for the same amount of work.
any information you can give me would be great! I would mostly just like to know what it’s like and if paying the 8 grand for the course is worth what i will get out of it in the end

To be honest, that course is very good, but not worth 8 thousand dollars. Look into Meditec (www.meditec.com). Their course is on special this month for around $1600 and they’ve been in business over 40 years and have an excellent internship program.

Yes, I found learning MT very challenging. I breezed through the anatomy, terminology, and book work. However, learning to tune my ear to the dictation was very difficult to me. However, I’m glad that I stuck w/ it because the income is great at $18 to $20 an hour and now it’s not difficult for me anymore.

Good luck to you. Don’t pay $8,000 to learn to transcribe. Seriously that is WAY out of the ball park.

iam a physician with 2 years experiance in general surgery,nowdays iam working on my american liscening exam.Iam interested in medical transcription,so do you think it is easy for me to do this work because iam from a medical enviroment,and can i get transcription in surgical feild because this is my specialty,so what do you think about my rates for such job and what i need for it.thanks

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I am trying to decide what certificate to go after. Which of these would be a better choice/which one(s) are the highest in demand right now? In general or Alabama since this is where I live, but just in general would be fine too.

*Accounting
*Child Development
*Cosmetology
*Electronic Engineering Technology
*Esthetics Technology
*Medical Transcription
*Nail Technology
*Office Administration
*Practical Nursing

With the babybommers getting up there in years I would put Practical Nursing at the top of the list.

I just want to apologize for not being able to post on my blog for the past week.  I ended up in the hospital after suffering from a grand mal seizure.  The worst part is that my 10-year-old witnessed the entire thing and it shook him up really bad.  I have been trying to get back to my normal self for the past week, but for some reason it’s a back and forth battle.  I have to find out what’s going on with me.

I feel tired, dizzy, and this is not me at all.  I am just letting you know that I will be back to posting some valuable work at home content as soon as I am 100% again.  By the way, if you know anything about anemia and seizures and can give me some pointers any suggestions are welcome. Thank you for subscribing.

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