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Blogging for Pay

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Since I have come home to work, I have done a variety of jobs, and the steadiest income from those jobs has been from blogging. There are a lot of people who make a heck of a lot more than I do from blogging (think six figures here) but although I may not make the most, I think I still have lots to share with anyone who is looking into getting into the blogging business themselves. The more I learn, the more surprised I am at how much I didn’t know when I first got started. I stumbled around pretty … Continue reading →

But Wait, There’s More! MT Blogs Continued

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. Now that we’ve finished discussing how you’re going to survive working as an MT with children, we’ve got just one more important topic to cover: Life from the point of view of a person who is currently working as a transcriptionist. I interviewed the schools (which that is a very important part of becoming an MT, of course) but even more important than that, is deciding … Continue reading →

Staying at Home with the Kids and Working as a Transcriptionist, Part Four

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. Missed part three? Check it out here! Otherwise, read on to find out how to bring the ideas listed before all together to work for you. Many mothers use a combination of these techniques: They work after the kids go to sleep for an hour, they work during naptime, they have the kids watch their favorite show in the afternoon and they work during that show, … Continue reading →

Staying at Home with the Kids and Working as a Transcriptionist, Part Three

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. Missed part two? Check it out here! Otherwise, read on to find out some ideas on how to deal with children underfoot while working: Close the door and put a sign up, “Mother Working, Disturb ONLY if Blood is Involved.” This requires your children to be old enough to basically police themselves–you would obviously not want to do this with a toddler. Mothers have done this, … Continue reading →

Staying at Home with the Kids and Working as a Transcriptionist, Part Two

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. Missed part one? Check it out here! Otherwise, read on to find out some ideas on how to deal with children underfoot while working: Work during the kid’s naps. This is only if your children are young enough to still be taking naps. Many mothers plan on nap time to get stuff done, but many times they don’t know how long their kids will sleep or … Continue reading →

Staying at Home with the Kids and Working as a Transcriptionist, Part One

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. I know that I said that the medical transcription series was done, but I started to think about it, and I realized that I never wrote any blogs about how to deal with children while working as a transcriptionist. We did talk about how most of the medical transcription work done in America is done at home, and did cover the flexibility and the types of … Continue reading →

Why do You Want to Become a Medical Transcriptionist? Part Two

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. We already covered why most people want to become a medical transcriptionist (so they can work at home) and the fact that I personally got into the MT field for this very reason. I thought that listing some good reasons to become an MT, and some bad ones, would be helpful to those who are trying to make this decision for themselves. Good reasons to become … Continue reading →

Why do You Want to Become a Medical Transcriptionist? Part One

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. The number one reason for people wanting to become a medical transcriptionist (and this is based on a survey I personally conducted of MT students) was so they could stay home with their children (or with their grandchildren, or their nieces and nephews.) However the kids were related, the number one reason was to stay home with them. I can empathize with that reasoning, because that … Continue reading →

Why Do MT Companies Want Full-Time Transcriptionists?

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. In my last blog, I mentioned that medical transcription companies like to hire full-time employees, and I wanted to clarify that statement further. First off, I wanted to make it clear: You can get a job as a part-time medical transcriptionist. It will not be as easy as getting a job as a full-time MT, but it is possible. It’s like the high-speed vs dial-up Internet … Continue reading →

Websites to Search When Looking for a Medical Transcription Job

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. When you graduate from medical transcription school, the school should be able to give you a list of companies that has hired their graduates in the past, and who are willing to hire more graduates of their graduates in the future. Along with that help, however, you have to be willing to go looking on your own. The first logical stop is Google, and although you … Continue reading →