1800 lines is easily achieved. I average 300-340 lines per hour. nm

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  • 1800 lines is easily achieved. I average 300-340 lines per hour. nm - Mia
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Can anyone tell me what their average lines per hour are on speech recognition, such as escription or extext?

That is exactly why I left Transcend.  They try to make it look like people can make double what they did straight typing, but it's a crock.  Lots of new people were hired at 10 cpl, but you don't earn 10 cpl for editing on BeyondTxt.  Calculate what your earnings would be with the rate reduction at 2000 lines per day, which when I left was 55% of normal line rate with no incentive, and calculate what your earnings would be at 1700+ lines a day at 0.085 cpl, but don't forget the incentive rate, which at 1701 lines would have been 0.0075 cpl.  Which way is actually making more money?

I've heard that the current rate for editing is 60%, maybe it's gone up.  I don't know, but even at 70% a person making 1700 lpd straight typing would have to produce 2210 lpd editing just to break even, and it still wouldn't even be breaking even because the person is still losing the incentive bonus.  Transcend's pay restructure benefits Transcend because they no longer have to pay as many people the higher wages they did with straight typing.  It still amazes me that so many can't see that.  Even if the BT program was the best thing since sliced bread, which it is NOT because there are so many problems with it, there is no way to make more money with editing unless the person is a low to mediocre producer.  If you normally produce anything more than 1200+ lpd, Transcend really isn't the company to make money with because there are so many other companies out there that pay much higher.  It all depends on what you're looking for.

Can anyone who works for Medware tell me what your average line counts are?  Can you get good line counts with them?

Thanks!!

If I sit and totally focus and make my fingers fly as fast as they can, I can do 400 lines in an hour ....... but just for that ONE hour.  After that, it's a law of diminishing returns.   I tried it one day ... 410 the first hour, 375 the next, then 310 ... and then it was nap time!  (smile)

I have thought about getting into QA at least part-time.  I have to do lots of stretching exercises and load up on Advil, or my tendinitis flares and then I can't do much of anything.

Thanks for validating what I said.  I wasn't trying to brag or anything -- maybe I came off wrong.    Maybe I should tell Dorothy I need a bonus for defending the company (smile).

Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Hi Ladies (& guys),

I could really use your help.  For full time status (employee or IC, doesn't really matter) what is your minimum line quota?  Just a short reply is all I need.  My manager is looking for averages to give to her director.  We're getting high numbers from an outside consulting firm (170-200 lph minimum for full time, 8 hour per day, 40 hour per week staff.) 

Anonymous is okay, but known company info would be cool if you know what they require, regardless if you work for them or not.  We're just looking for basic rates, i.e., how much do you have to type to keep your full-time status. 

Thanks so much!

I havent seen anyone else be able to do that on the new platform.  What is your secret because I have tried and could only do 425 maximum on the best day with the best dictators on.  Way too much work for that kind of money.

How many jobs are you going to get outside of the home making $15 an hour, especially in this economy and most parts of the country?  That is only 175 lines an hour and most nationals expect at least 150 an hour, so that is not that much of a push.  If you do 200 lines an hour, or 1600 lines a day, look at the raise and that is $16 an hour.  This is also only making 8 cents a line, which by the time you are making over 1300 lines a day you probably are getting some sort of incentive, at least a lot of companies you do, and that would push this number up even more.

I used to be a graphic designer for many years and to this day pay for a good designer is only $12 to $14 an hour and you have to commute to the job, so how is it not realistic to make this type of money.  I do not see where your logic is and if you are making so bad then maybe it is time to re-look at your profession and find something that is more a fit to you and make the money you deserve.  I just do not see how making a minimum of $14 an hour is so unrealistic.  Geez.