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What role does Podcast Transcription play in Seach Engine Optimization?

How can getting your podcast or radio shows transcribed help in your website getting popular?  What role does transcription really play in all this?  A HUGE role.  A simple way to understand this is to imagine yourself as a search engine crawler, which is a special search engine software that can only read and not hear.  Now, you have uploaded your very detailed interview with a very important personality, onto your website, and you want to reach a wide audience who may be searching for that very thing on the number of search engines.

The deaf search engine crawler, when it “crawls” your website, isn’t going to wait around and listen to your whole interview, even if it’s as short as 2 minutes long.  Like I said, it can only read and not hear.  THIS is the exact reason why getting your interviews, podcasts, radio shows transcribed helps your website rating tremendously.  When the search engine crawler comes to  your website and reads the transcripts of your podcasts, it then categorizes them and lists them according to your interview topic, subject etc.  So, if your interview was about a certain exotic plant, every time someone searches on Google for that plant, they’ll see your website link in the search results.

Do contact ScriptoSphere for all your podcast transcription or SEO needs.

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What do I really mean by the art of audio transcription?

Well, you’d say yeah, transcription can be a tricky job, but really, the “art” of transcription?  Dude, that’s stretching it a bit far.  Really?  I know many people, when they hear about the job, think, “Ah, that’s easy, just listen and type.”  Many of them don’t even think you can make any money out of this, let alone pursue it as a serious career.  Well, you know, there is a reason why it’s a $2 billion industry, and why so many individuals and companies get their audio transcribed.  If it was easy, they’d just get their office typist to do so, or do it on their own home PC, and not shell out dollars per minute of audio.

Don’t believe me?  Do one thing, Google search the term “podcasts”, download any interview you may like, and try to transcribe 10 minutes of it, and then check that to see how many mistakes you may have made, and then compare that with a professional transcript.  You’ll have your answer.

Audio transcription is a really hard job, one that requires really good dexterity and brain power to concentrate hard to try and grasp all the words you may listen on an audio file.  More importantly, you need to know your way around the internet, need to be extremely good with researching.  I cannot stress harder on just how important it really is to know how to search using the various search engines, especially for Business Transcription.  Because if you’re transcribing an earnings release for a multinational company, and you don’t know anything about them, say bye-bye to this profession.  ScriptoSphere transcribes your audio files for $0.90 per minute of audio.  Below is some info.

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Choosing the right professional audio transcription company.

Now, you’d say why is it important to have an experienced and professional audio transcription company to tackle your transcription needs?  You might as well upload your audio files to get transcribed on freelance websites like Mturk and wait years before you get a decent transcript back.  Well, or maybe you’d give your audio files to one of the “frontrunning” companies that pop up with their never ending ads when you search for transcription terms on a number of search engines?  Who by the way flush thousands of dollars on advertising, because their client testimonials aren’t enough.

So, what’s the criteria you should keep in mind when looking for that perfect online audio transcription team?  Well, these points might help:

• They should be as transparent as possible with all their rates and policies neatly laid out for prospective clients on their website.  This way the client knows more than half of the process without having the need to contact the company.

• They should be willing to provide the client with a Non-Disclosure Agreement, especially if the interviews are related to a doctoral research study that is of sensitive nature.

• The customer service should be friendly, helpful, cooperative and most of all should never get tired of answering any and all questions that the client throws at them.

• The process to upload the audio for transcription should be a simple one and should be effortless from the client’s side.

• The company should be fair and not demanding unreasonable prices from the client, trying to cheat them based on almost nothing.

• And most of all, the transcripts delivered should be clean and clear and be formatted in an attractive way, which suits the client’s needs.

If the transcription company meets all these criteria and delivers on all your expectations, then you surely have made the right choice.  ScriptoSphere’s clients have time and again been our most vocal supporters in how our service fulfilled each and every one of their expectations.

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Transcribers needed by ScriptoSphere

ScriptoSphere may have a need for some freelance transcribers, willing to tackle more than 40 or 50 minutes of audio per day.  Please keep in mind that this job requires you to have proper knowledge of English, an extensive vocabulary, and a typing speed of around 70-75 WPM.  You should be able to do Google research quite well to find terms that may be not readily available with the audio.  Also, you’ll be paid according to how much you transcribe.  There are no fixed salaries, so it’s a fair payment depending on how much you work.

If you are interested, please email your resume to transcription@scriptosphere.com for more details regarding rates at which you will be paid and other information.  Please note that the rates for transcribers is not the same as the rates for clients on our website’s homepage.

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How to get the best possible recording for accurate transcription?

In our previous post, we shared with you best ways to record your interviews and help the transcription company to deliver 100% accurate transcripts.  In this post, we will tell you the single best way to have the best possible audio recording for accurate transcripts.  Of course, podcasters or radio show hosts have professional audio recording devices or they hire a studio to do so.  This post is for individuals who want to record interviews for their dissertations or doctoral research.

Like we have said before, and have been advising our clients, especially the ones who are planning on recording interviews over the phone, don’t invest in a recorder and then put it next to the speaker phone to record your interviews.  It’s not going to be clear, and might pick up a lot of disturbance and background or static noise.

In our experience, the best way to record interviews over the phone is to use a VoIP (Voice over IP ) service such as Skype and then record your calls using any one of the numerous services on the internet.  Simply Google “Skype call recorder” and you’ll get plenty of options.  One of those is here: MP3 Skype Recorder.  This is a free service, and so it doesn’t cost you anything.  Below is the step by step guide on how to record your calls using Skype.

1. Download and install Skype from their website.
2. Choose from their rate plans to maybe get a subscription or simply put money on it through PayPal or your card to have a limited balance for the time period.  Through a subscription, you can make unlimited calls within a select few countries, which includes USA.
3. Download and install MP3 Skype Recorder and press the record button as you start your interviews.  It will record your audio in MP3 format, which you can then upload for transcription on the ScriptoSphere Website.

We truly hope that this post will help individuals who are looking to record interviews for their dissertation, but don’t know how to go about it.  This should also help out our clients who might be struggling to record clean and clear audio, and in turn getting non-accurate transcripts.  Please do email us at info@scriptosphere.com for any more information.

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How to get the best possible recording of your interviews and in turn get accurate transcripts?

Thinking about conducting interviews for your dissertation or doctoral study or you’re a budding podcaster wanting to record weekly interviews for your podcasts?  One thing to keep in mind is that recording your interviews digitally is always a good way to ensure that you’ll get 100% accuracy on your transcripts.  Below are some tips to ensure that you get the best possible recording of your interview:

• The first point is a very obvious one.  Keep the microphone close to the mouth of the speaker, whether it’s you asking the questions or the interviewee answering
• Try to soundproof the room as much as possible, close all the windows and doors and.  Public places like malls or cafeterias are always bad choices for recording your interviews.
• If you have multiple speakers, try to ask questions individually to all of them to prevent all of them jumping to answer at the same time.  This prevents crosstalking and ensures higher accuracy of the transcripts.

Having a good recording ensures crisp audio quality of your interviews, which means greater audience interest.  Let’s face it, everybody is impressed with quality more these days.  On top of this, a good quality audio also means cheaper, faster, more accurate transcripts.  It’s a win-win situation for all!

A good idea is to do some market research and invest some money in a good digital voice recorder.  Most digital recorders also work as an MP3 player, so your investment won’t just be for recording only.  Below are some of the market leading digital recorders that ScriptoSphere recommends.

1. Zoom H4N Handy Recorder:

Quite possibly the best professional digital recorder money can buy, the Zoom H4N is a favorite with podcasters and journalists.  Since it’s a professional digital recorder, that means you also pay good money for it.  It should cost you around $330 to $350, but it is the best in the market.  What’s more, you can connect professional microphones to it for greater quality recordings.

2. Sony ICD-SX700 Digital Recorder

This offering from Sony has good quality microphones, and at $149, it’s a bargain for those who are not into professional audio recording, but just need it for one-time interview recordings.  This can produce very good sound quality, and records in Wav format, and if you want lesser filesize, you can later convert it to MP3 using Sony’s Sound Forge software.

3. Olympus LS-10 Digital Voice Recorder

Another very good digital recorder, which claims to record every little detail.  It has a 2 GB storage, and it records in WAV, MP3 and WMA formats, which is very helpful in case you don’t want to spend time later converting your WAV files into MP3.  The price is a bit steep at $300, but it’s a professional grade audio recorder.

What if I want to record interviews over the phone?

We have an answer for this too!

Pamela Call Recorder for Skype

Everybody knows what Skype is.  For those who don’t know, it’s a VOIP (Voice over IP) software to make calls over the internet or to any mobile or landline around the world.  Their website is: http://www.skype.com.  Now, Pamela Call Recorder is an extra plugin for Skype, which can record any calls made to phones all around the world or other Skype users.

This is a an extremely good alternative if you’re planning on recording your interviews over the phone.  First of all, Skype is a free software, and so is Pamela Call Recorder.  It records your call in a digital format, and you can save the recordings as Mp3 files, which are then much easier to upload for transcription.  All the information is given on the plugin’s website: http://www.pamcorder.com.  All you have to do is first install Skype, if you don’t already have it, and then download Pamela Call Recorder.  If all your calls are going to be within the U.S., then it’d be a good idea to get a Skype monthly subscription package, which lets you make unlimited calls within U.S. for like $3 to $5.

We hope all this information helped you.  Do not hesitate to contact info@scriptosphere.com if you need any more details.  ScriptoSphere provides professional audio transcription service at an astounding $0.90 per minute for good quality audio.

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Advantages of being an at-home transcriber:

With this post, we’d like to emphasize the advantages or perks one gets by being an at-home transcriber, or in other words, a transcriptionist.  It can be a very satisfying and easy-going alternative for people who are bored or tired of 9-5 office jobs.  Below we have listed some of the perks that come with this job:

1. Time Management: You don’t have to follow a specific time period to work.  In case of, let’s say, podcast transcription or sermon transcription or interview transcription, the deadlines are not so stringent, and you can work in your own time to finish maybe a 60 minute audio any time in 2 days.  However, it always is better to finish it beforehand, so you can rest later.  The area of business transcription is an exception to this, because those files need to be turned around fairly quickly, and you need to adhere to time specified by the employer for these.

2. Fair Payment: Get paid according to how much you work, not more, not less.  In a way, at-home transcribers don’t have to put up with exploitation that office workers sometimes have to, where they work extremely hard and are paid in peanuts.  In the field of audio transcription, if you are fast and very accurate at the same time, you can make a pretty good amount of money every month.

3. Comfort: Work in the comfort of your own home.  You can be just yourself while working, and you don’t have to adhere to any “office rules”.  You can take breaks when you want to, however long you want to, but then again, just like in any job, this also requires the utmost level of professionalism.  Transcription companies would like their transcribers to be reliable and available at all times.  Those are two of the most important qualities they look for.

ScriptoSphere may be in need of new transcribers and proofreaders from time to time.  If you think you’re good enough for the job, send your resume to transcription@scriptosphere.com

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Why is it beneficial to get your academic interviews transcribed?

Over the years, the team at ScriptoSphere has transcribed hundreds of academic interviews conducted by students pursuing doctorate degrees.  These can be on a number of topics ranging from psychological and behavioral research, forensic psychology, counseling psychology to research on chemicals or construction materials and or safety.  It can also deal with research on integrating technology, instructional design etc. etc.  These are only some of the various areas that ScriptoSphere has handled throughout the years.

As a PhD student, let’s be honest, it’s much easier to farm through transcripts or notes and or books and get important notes rather than listen to whole interviews looking for something specific.  Having your academic interviews transcribed can not only save you a HUGE amount of time by making it easier, it’s also easier on your brain, as in saving you a headache from listening to an interview and trying to take notes by repeatedly playing and pausing it.

We make the whole process extremely streamlined and easy for students by transcribing these interviews at a mere $0.90 per audio minute, and a standard turnaround time of 2-3 days, delivering clean and accurate transcripts in a stylish format with line counts.  This sounds too good to be true, but yes, this is what we do.  For more details, please contact us.

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Why is it important to get your podcast transcribed?

Before we go forward, it should be noted that this is not a sales pitch for ScriptoSphere’s podcast transcription service.  This post is intended merely to show the benefits of podcast transcription to podcasters, radio show producers and or the hosts themselves.  We have to link important keywords for SEO purposes, so don’t worry about it.  So, here are some of the benefits you can get by having your podcast transcribed by a professional transcription company:

1.  SEO: Which simply means Search Engine Optimization.  Search engines are, for the better word of it, completely deaf.  If you’ve uploaded your podcast or radio show or interview on your website, crawlers or spiders from search engines don’t listen  to them and then index your site accordingly.  For example, ALL that Google reads is just the file name or that it’s an mp3 file,  nothing to do with the content inside.  So, by getting your podcast transcribed and then putting the text on your webpage, you’re doing yourself a HUGE favor, because then the search engines will index your website based on the topic in that transcript.

2.  Time saver:  Many people read way faster than people can talk, or they’re taking a break in their work hours (quite how I’m taking it now ) and of course they can’t play a file and put headphones on if they’re looking for something quick.  Let’s say someone doesn’t even want to be on the PC, and wants something he or she can read in the bed.  What can they do?  Well, they can print the transcript of your show and read it in their free time or put the PDF on a Kindle or a Sony Reader or whatever.

3.  Helping everyone:  By getting your podcast or interview transcribed, you’re also helping the unfortunate ones who can’t hear, but still are interested in your topic.  You multiply your audience by providing them with a document they can read on your website.  It’s the same with people who have English as their second language, who can read better than they can understand a fast talking radio show host with a hard-to-understand accent.

It’s all about reaching out to a wider global audience really.

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What to keep in mind

Preparing to conduct interviews for your dissertation, doctoral research studies or you’re a radio show producer beginning a new show, for which you’ll need weekly transcripts to put on your website to drive your SEO and get the show even more popular?  Or maybe you’re a company releasing your quarterly earnings results and want to get a transcript which is not only accurate, but also finished super fast?  Well, here are a few things you need to keep in mind.

1.  Always, always make sure that the recording is as clear as possible.  Nothing hampers the job of transcription more than unclear audio.  So, when you record your audio, in case of an interview, make sure that you are in a closed room, eliminating the chance of any background noise, and keep the microphone as close to the mouth of the interviewee and the interviewer.

2.  Enunciate and pronounce words as clearly as possible, and try to talk in a normal pace.  Try and talk too fast, and you’re leaving the door open for the transcript to get delayed or have a few errors.

3.  Use a good quality recorder.  Do some research on the internet before you go and buy a recorder.  Sometimes a good recorder can make all the difference in the world.

Keeping all these things in mind, you do yourself and the transcription company a big favor, because in the end you, the client gets a perfect, clean and accurate transcript (ScriptoSphere guarantees 99% accuracy on clean audo files), so it’s easier for us to transcribe and more importantly the transcript comes cheaper to you!  ScriptoSphere charges ONLY $0.90 per minute for clean and clear audio, where all words are clearly audible, and the rate goes up as the audio gets harder with maybe more background and static noise or a speaker who is away from the microphone.  So, really, little tweaks here and there to prepare yourself before the recording, make a BIG difference in the end.

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