Homebased Freelance Transcription Work

Transcriptionists are independent workers who work from home transcribing recordings of interviews, telephone conferences, seminars etc.

If you enjoy doing transcription work, here is a great opportunity for you to earn the extra cash while working at home as a transcriptionist.

This site works well for those who are new to transcription work. It is free to sign up and once you have signed up, you will be invited to take a transcription test to be considered for work.

You will be paid $1 for each 6 minutes of audio transcribed. Payments are made through Paypal on a daily basis, and you will normally get your payment within 24 hours upon requesting it. Oh, and if you get accepted, you will be paid for the test file you transcribed as well.

So, if you are interested to become a home based freelance transcriptionist, just sign up here.

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Why Should You Start A Home Based Business

If you are one of the many who have the interest of starting a home based business, then read on to find out what are the benefits of starting a home based business.

Benefits of starting a home based business:

1.         Gaining Personal Freedom

            Having a home based business gives you personal freedom to do whatever you like. You can set your own deadlines and your own schedule of work and able to move around freely at your own time. You will also gain those extra hours for your own personal life. Besides that, there are no bosses to boss you around and no one to answer to. You have complete control of your own work and you can even take a day off whenever you want to.

2.         Convenience

You get to work in the comfort of your own home which is very convenient. You don’t have to leave the house very early in the morning and get caught in a traffic jam to and from work. You determine the amount of hours you want to work and at any time of the day.

3          More Time To Spend With Your Family And Friends

            With your home based business, you can now have more time to spend with your family and friends. This is probably the reason why so many people are now seeking a home based business opportunity. You can be very close to your loved ones and still get your work done. For a woman, she can stay home to raise her children and still earn an income.

4.         Save Costs and Expenses

It doesn’t cost much to start a home based business and some can even start with no initial capital at all. One great advantage is that you don’t have to pay for an office space when you can work from home for free. With that, you get to save on monthly rent. Moreover, with less traveling every day, you get to save on petrol and car maintenance. And with less money involved, you are able to drive your business to greater success.

5.         Keeping What You Earn

Running your own home based business lets you set your own fees/prices to keep up with the cost of living. Whatever you earn from your home based business, you get to keep 100% of the profit from all your hard work. The more hard work you put in, the more you will earn.

6.         Tax Benefits

            Many of the expenses incurred which involved running of your home based business are tax deductible. So in a way, you are able to save thousands of dollars a year on your tax bill which means more money in your pocket.

There are many more reasons to start a home based business but I hope I have given you some food for thought. All that is left now is for you to decide on what is the right business for you.

I wish you the best in your journey towards the perfect home based business for you.

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Scam Alert

To some who has been working on freelance sites, here is a project which I believe was posted by a scammer on Freelancer.com.

“Hi,

I want someone to convert a pack of PDF files to word document. I want serious bidder. First you have to buy the pack. It is very confidential so I cannot give it to any one who is not serious.

The package cost is $10 (refundable).

You will get exactly 100 PDF files. The word count for each file is around 400. You have to manually type the contents of the PDF files in to word document and save the file name with exactly the same name used for the PDF files.

All the files are password protected. So you cannot use any software to complete the job (sorry for that). You have to manually do this.

You know well the maximum amount that I can pay. The time limit is 25 days.

After you buy the pack you have complete the job in 25 days. Don’t worry I will pay back $10 that you have used to buy the pack.

Happy bidding.”

By just reading the description of the work, it sounds as if the scammer is trying to trick the bidders to pay him $10, which I doubt is refundable and I don’t even think the bidders would get the package of 100 PDF files after paying the $10.

Of course there is a way to remove password protection from PDF files, even if the password has been lost. And even if anyone who really needs something typed out, then he should deliver the material free to the successful bidder. Asking bidders to buy the package, even with the promise of refunding it definitely sounds like a scam to me.

Please be advised not to bid for any job that requires payment.  The project creator should be paying the freelancers and not taking money from them. You can get jobs online without spending any money.

So, the next time you look for work on freelance sites, please be more alert as I’m sure you do not want to be a victim of scams.

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Why You Should Avoid CAPTCHA-Entry-Jobs?

Working and landing on a job as a freelancer is always not easy for new service providers. That is why many new freelancers who are looking for online data-entry-jobs tend to fall into the trap of doing CAPTCHA-entry-jobs.

Here are 5 reasons why you should avoid doing CAPTCHA-entry-jobs:

1.         All CAPTCHA-entry-jobs involve spamming work and spamming is a crime and we should all condone to this act.

2.         Since CAPTCHA is an anti-spam device, if you carry out CAPTCHA-entry-jobs, you are indirectly abetting spammers. You probably might not even realize that you are helping in promoting scams and frauds.

3.         The remuneration for CAPTCHA-entry-jobs is way too low. You will only make a few cents for doing this kind of work for several hours. Most employers will only pay close to $1 for 1,000 entries. It’s almost like working for free.

4.         Since the buyers who posted the CAPTCHA-entry-projects are likely to be scammers, it is more likely that they may not even pay you for the data entry services you provide.

5.         Many service providers who have done CAPTCHA-entry-jobs have been cheated by the buyers. The buyers will just vanish after the spam work is complete and the service providers in the end get no money and no rating.

So, if you are a new service provider in any freelance sites looking for opportunities to work from home, I would suggest not to waste time and energy in doing such a low-pay and unethical work-at-home jobs like CAPTCHA-entry-jobs.

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