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Can you make money just doing editing? - Seafearer

Posted: Oct 21, 2009

Hello! Was just wondering about supplementing my MT work with just editing and wondering if it was possible to not only earn good extra $ with it, but if there are actually companies that just need this and how difficult it is to learn how to do it? Any ideas, opinions, etc., greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Editing to supplement - Tired&CrankyMT

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I can see working out if there is an existing income to live off of.

You should weigh it carefully though - the cpl offered x hours you would be available to edit/transcribe regular MT job/sleep/chores x lines per day you think you could handle. Then decide if the extra money you could earn is even worth taking on the task of editing.

If you decide on a company, ask MTs using that platform about ease of use, unedited report accuracy, their usual production, range of cpl (most won't share exact cpl). Take averages of cpl and lpd/lph and figure yourself somewhere in between the highest and lowest.

Whatever you decide, don't believe the recruiter telling you that you can double your lpd and edit 2000 lines easily per shift. Even with 2000 lpd x 3 cpl editing, you would only be looking at $60. At 4 cpl x 2000 lpd you'd earn $80, but good luck trying to do that.

On the other hand, supporting your family on a salary earned from editing alone is a joke unless you are being paid a decent cpl rate and have yourself a "cake" account.

SR editing across different platforms varies. The platform I work on is easy to use and learn, but since the departure of my supervisor in January, the SR engine is horrible. Training the engine has been changed to all editors ("whether the work is right or wrong" - as announced by new supervisor via e-mail) and no longer trained by just a select few editors known for accuracy.

This one change alone has a major impact on how well a back-end SR engine (an engine that is not trained to a doctor's voice, but gets its training from edited reports) performs, which then impacts my earnings negatively.

Best of luck to you.

You might be giving wrong information here - VR here

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You said good luck in doing 2000 lines per day on VR, only making $80 if you did those lines. I did that many just straight typing and yesterday my lines for VR alone were almost 4000, 3800+ and I have straight transcribing as well. It is entirely possible if not probable that you could make 2000 lines on straight VR if you have a good system.

Answer to email regarding making money on VR - VR here

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Let me be clear on this, did not say I made more money doing VR. The rates for VR are about half of what a straight line pays. I was saying in response to the person saying good luck with doing the 2000 on VR that might be wrong information as I definitely do more on VR each day, BUT at a lower rate. I am able to average around 18-20 dollars per hour on combo of VR and straight. The majority of mine is VR though. I do not think it is the company you choose to work for but rather the platform they offer. I really feel Editscript one of the better ones. As far as companies, have only worked for 1 so do not have any to compare to. I have been doing transcription since the 70s.

There's an ad for experienced MTs to do VR at 3 cpl as an IC - sm

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which is equivalent to about 1 cpl as an employee with benes. You'd be lucky to make above minimum wage with something like that. That's RIDICULOUS. People, please hold out for more money than that...

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