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2 lines of editing equals 1 line for payment - anon


Posted: Sep 22, 2010

For those of you thinking of going with FN out of California, when you get your employment package, you will find that 2 lines of work equals 1 line of editing--in other words, you must do twice as much work to get paid for a line of editing.  Of course, you do not find that out until you have invested time and interest with this place. 

Anon, editing normally pays less, 50% common. - Anon Also NM

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Most companies pay approx half the rate for editing - as for straight transcription

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I think there are a couple of exceptions (MQ for instance) that pay slightly more than half of straight transcription for editing.

The theory behind this is that MTs can produce twice as much editing as they can with straight transcription.


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