• No overhead - You save on salary and benefits.  You do not pay for sick time, vacations, or holidays.  You save on office space and equipment, because I work out of my own office outfitted with computers, printers, scanners, transcription machines, phones, and a fax.

 

• Pay by the job - You only pay for work completed.

 

• You gain time and flexibility - Rush projects are handled quickly and efficiently.

 

• Convenient - Much of the work is faxed, emailed, mailed, handled by telephone, or picked up/delivered during non-rush hours. (Free local pickup & delivery with a two-hour minimum work order.)  We're located near downtown Bellevue, but in fairly close proximity to Redmond, Kirkland, Renton, Mercer Island, and Seattle.  Due to advanced technology, we're able to provide service nationwide, as your virtual assistant.

 

Word Processing - Data Entry - Transcription

 

Typical work includes: 

   

• Novels
• Memoirs
• Screenplays
• Manuals
• Spreadsheets
• Declarations
• Court Transcripts
• Reports
• Letters
• Contact Management
• Mail Merge
• Labels / Envelopes
• Mail Assembly
• Forms
• Flow Charts
• Graphs
• Catalogs
• Flyers
• Newsletters

                        . . . and more

 

TRANSCRIPTION- I can transcribe your interviews, hearings, court proceedings, training seminars, books, etc.

Digital: MP3, DSS, WMA, WAV (etc.) files can be emailed or uploaded to an FTP site

Tape: Micro and Standard 

 

For Your Protection . . .

This company uses Industry Production Standards guidelines published by the former Association of Business Support Services International, Inc. (now American Business Support Services Information) and Office Business Center Association International (formerly the Executive Suite Association) for computing time as one factor in calculating charges for document production and non-keyboard services.  Industry Production Standards are based on average time required in the performance of specific duties for project production by a professional information processing operator.

 

Hourly Guidelines

Basic transcription services include standard proofreading.  Comprehensive proofreading is available for additional hours and provides a comprehensive review of the transcript (reading word-for-word or number-for-number) to detect and mark errors for correction. Errors may relate to grammar, spacing, punctuation, or typography. Where applicable, billable time is to be calculated according to actual time.  (Industry Production Standards, p. 3-8)

 

Generally speaking, one-on-one interviews are calculated at 5 hours of transcription per hour of audio, and focus groups are calculated at 8 hours of transcription per hour of audio. These calculations vary based on certain criteria, i.e. Audibility, Format, Grammar/Sentence Structure, Organization, and Technical Content and is divided into five (5) classifications from Straight Forward to Complex.

 

Listed below are basic transcription hours required to produce transcripts from recorded audio materials. Please note that these guidelines are based on clear recordings. Extraordinarily difficult audio or other source material may result in additional hours.

 

     PROJECT TYPE       TRANSCRIPTION HOURS

                                                   (per audio hour)

             Dictation                        Production Basis

 

Single Speaker/Presentation                4

Two Speakers/Interview/Dyad             5

Three Voices

        w/out IDs                                      6

        w/IDs                                            7

Mini Groups/4-5 voices

        w/out IDs                                      7

        w/IDs                                            8

   +comprehensive proofreading             9

Focus Groups

        w/out IDs                                      8

        w/IDs                                            9

   +comprehensive proofreading           10

 

 

My hourly rate may be obtained by requesting a price quote.