Get Paid to Type with Quicktate

Quicktate is a revolutionary new service which transcribes your voice mails and personal notes into simple text and delivers them to you via e-mail, text message or an iPhone compatible web widget.

So what does this mean for person trying to work at home? Everything.

You can work at home transcribing these messages and delivering them to the appropriate source. It is free to join.

Here is the letter I received from them when I joined.

Dear Prospective Quicktate Typist,

Quicktate Transcription Job Opportunity

Thank you for your interest in typing for www.iDictate.com and www.Quicktate.com.

Who we are:

We transcribe voicemail messages, memos, letters and other documents. The voicemail message files average 1-2 minutes in length, while the other recordings are typically longer.

What we require:

1. Accurate spelling and punctuation.
2. Typists that know how to follow instructions.
3. Typists that can listen to voice files and accurately type what they hear.
4. Speed. You don't have to be the fastest typist, but you can't be too slow either.
5. Honesty, integrity and reliability.

You can select your own hours that you want to work. You can work as few, or as many hours as you want. During the (US) nights there are fewer files to transcribe, but they still must be transcribed in a timely fashion. If possible, please stay logged in whenever you are at your computer and available to type - even if for just a few minutes at a time- day or night. We are busier during the day. We are open for business 24 hours/ day; 7 days/ week.

Our goal is for the customers to get their transcribed voicemail messages (and other files) almost immediately after we receive the voice file, so that's why we need you to stay logged in as much as possible. In some cases there are deadlines.

If you have another job, or are already an iDictate typist, this would be great "filler" work. You can keep Quicktate open in the background, and when there is a job to be typed, it will just start playing on your speakers. Just type the message, proof your work and click submit. Quicktate files frequently arrive in spikes, and when there's a surge, iDictate files should be put on hold while everyone pays attention to Quicktate.

In order to type for iDictate, you must already have a Quicktate typist account. Even if you don't do much Quicktate typing, we'll still need as many typists logged in to Quicktate as possible. We will review your Quicktate transcriptions to determine your qualifications to type for iDictate. The more Quicktate messages already typed, the easier it will be for us to evaluate your typing skills and assign iDictate jobs (files) to you.

Compensation Summary

Quicktate typists are paid based on the number of words they type, at the rate of 1/4 (one-fourth) US cent per word. So, if you typed 50 words per minute (assuming there were enough jobs to keep you typing for the entire hour), then you would probably earn about $5.00-$7.00 per hour.

Note that Quicktate compensation is not the same as iDictate. While Quicktate pays a quarter cent per word, iDictate pays one-half cent per word. In all cases, accuracy, spelling, punctuation and formatting is important. Do your best.

Again, iDictate Compensation is one-half cent per word. ($0.005/ word)
Quicktate Compensation is one-quarter cent per word. ($0.0025/ word)

Typists are paid by Paypal. The pay periods are: 1st-15th and 16th-end of the month. Typists are paid within 10 days of the end of each pay period.

How to get started to determine if you qualify for the job:

The following must be done in order.

1. Send an e-mail to support@Quicktate.com and tell us a little bit about yourself and tell us that you would like to apply for a job. You may or may not receive a response to this e-mail. Your resume should be pasted into the e-mail, and not be sent as an attachment.

2. Create your typist account. http://typists.Quicktate.com/transcribers/signup (if you have already set up your typist account, please proceed to the next step)
When you create your typist account, you are agreeing to abide by our strict confidentiality requirements and code of ethics. You will also be providing us with references. You should use NON-family members as your references.

3. Then, carefully review and study the Typist Guidelines (twice):
http://iDictate.com/qtguidelines.pdf

4. Next, create a Yahoo Messenger account in the following format:
a. If you are in the US, your Yahoo name must start with your time zone, then your name. For example: EST_bill_smith.
b. If you are outside the US, insert your country name instead of time zone. For example, (if you lived in India): IND_bill_smith.

NOTE: Do not contact us on Yahoo Messenger until you have been hired.

5. Then, go to http://tinyurl.com/Quicktate06 and answer each question, and fill out the form completely. This form should not be filled out until after you have created your typist account and your new Yahoo Messenger account. Click on the voice files (in your language) and type them in the space provided. Time yourself. Then enter how long it took, and be honest! Make sure you follow the instructions from the Guidelines. You must use Firefox or Safari browser. Opera may work too.

6. If we like the quality of your work, and your ability to follow instructions you will receive a notice that you have been waitlisted or hired.

7. If we do not like the quality of your work, or you did not follow directions, or your references don't check out, or you have been previously convicted, your application will be rejected.

8. You will be notified when you are hired. Make sure save your typist account username and password.

9. Once you have been hired, add the following contacts to Yahoo Messenger: iDictate3, and iDictate, iDictate5, iDictate6, iDictate7, and iDictate8. Your first point of contact will be iDictate3. Again, do NOT add Yahoo Messenger contacts until you are hired.

10. Set up a Paypal account at www.paypal.com. Log in at http://typists.quicktate.com/ and enter our Paypal e-mail address. This must be entered in order to be paid. Edit your profile and make sure every field is filled in, including all name fields. If your first name is two words (i.e. Mary Beth), connect them with a hyphen or an underscore (Mary_Beth).

11. Be sure to keep Yahoo Messenger open at all times while you are working. You can work any hours you want, however we are busiest during the (US) day. We suggest you stay logged in to Quicktate whenever you are at your computer.

12. When you want to work, you will log in to http://typists.Quicktate.com. Make sure you follow the instructions from the Guidelines and on the screen (regarding # of words to type, what to do if the voice is in a different different language, etc.).

13. If you live in the US, you must click and print Form W-9 http://idictate.com/w9.pdf.

Fill it out and sign it, and then mail it to
iDictate
3053 Fillmore 242,
Finance Dept.,
San Francisco, CA 94123.

This must be completed by one week of being hired. We will need it before you are paid.
Good luck!
Quicktate
www.quicktate.com
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