IC pay - no secrets here

I pay my IC's 8 to 9 cpl depending on which account, psych is less since there is a long TAT.  Just starting out and training I pay 8 and then up to 9.  Mine are tapes though but I do the pickup and delivery, printing and so on.  I just deliver the tape to my IC's and they type away.  They average 200 to 300 lines per hour.  I charge my clients 10.5 to 12.5 again depending on account.  I have psych, derm, surgical, surgical oncology, plastic surgery, hand surgery and internal medicine.   No secrets here. 

• ICs - how much do you make per line and do you work for ...sm - Poll time
  • OK, now I want to cry! - SM
    • Don't be discouraged - MTPockets
  • 11 cpl as IC for 1 company, 13 cpl as an employee for another. - Jade
  • .11 cpl/60 char. line for hospital - Happy MT
  • 10 cents/line 65 char. w/spaces, - clhmt
  • 65 with spaces=line/12 cpl - IC with own accounts. nm
  • large company. - MT in MT
  • IC here - mg
  • IC pay - no secrets here - Patti
  • In looking through the ads, the rates seem to go from 7-10 cpl for IC or emp. nm - Emp. here, not making much. nm
  • I do not mind divulging my info on that - ss
    • IC - 8-10 cpl but line is counted - different ways on each of my accounts.
  • Rather personal question, I would say, --sm - nn
    • don't post your name or the company you work for, no one will know your identity. SM - wondering
      • sorry about the negativity--sm - nn
        • We all have days like that. Hugs to ya...sm - IMO
        • Understood. Sending a smile your way for a better day. nm - wondering
    • personal? - Alexa Hoover
    • We're all in this together - Odie
      • Ok. I stand corrected...may be overly sensitive..sm - nn
        • Wow, I can't hardly believe - Angela

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No secrets.  My own accounts.  I have been doing them for 4+ years, surgical oncologists and know what they are going to say before they say it.  Have been told by many on this board  that my line rate is too low but I make a very comfortable living, they pay on time and as you can see I get decent line counts.   Got that many lines due to consult/letters out of a 45 minute tape -- 42 pages.  Talks fast, Boston accident but like I said I know him pretty well by now.   Downside is thaty don't like anyone else to do their dictation so when I am gone or under pressure from another account, this is one I cannot sub out so the tapes are sitting there waiting for me.   Have a good day.  Try for your own small acounts, you can do it.

The very first day I did transcription, no schooling, no previous experience, I did 667 lines.

You're definitely not working very smart.  Are you using an expander/macros?  Are you spending a lot of time surfing the net?   I don't work hard and have very difficult accounts, not a fast typist, and don't even use as many expansions as I should and I did 800 lines in 4 hours this morning. 

There are so many myths, mysteries, and secrets surrounding the powerful history of the Holy Land - who is to really say what the truth is... 

This is just a rhetorical statement and requires no answer.....just food for thought...

I'd really be interested to learn if there are any tips you 40k&up folks could share with those of us who are... more financially challenged.  What is your schedule like?  Do you log off every time you get up to get a cup of coffee, etc?  Obviously you don't spend your work days on message boards; do you have any tips for how to Stay Focused? 

Sorry if I sound ignorant; I have been doing this for many many years and still struggle with the same self-discipline issues I had way back when.  I'd love to hear from those who have actually made good money at this how they did it.  Thanks!

about MTs who earn $50,000 or more.  A lot of the MTs are saying they have really honed their abbreviation Expanders and I was wondering if anyone would care to share exactly what they do with their expanding programs that increases their lines so drastically. 

In all honesty, I can type around 200 lph without using any kind of Expander and that's with me sitting and typing nonstop for 8 full hours (and we all know with kids, 8 uninterrupted hours is merely a dream).  With my abbreviation expander, I've increased my production drastically, but since I never really type 8 full hours a day, I'll never really know just how drastically.  I know that I can do 1700 to 2000 lines a day and only be "timed in" for eight hours.  How much of the eight hours I actually type, I really can't say.

I was just wondering what kind of secrets others have to tweak their expanding programs.  I mean, instead of doubting those ladies who are making the big bucks, we should be picking their brains.  I've been doing this a long time too and I started out transcribing standard size cassettes on a typewriter (yes, a typewriter!).  My first abbreviation expander was PRD+ that I used with Word Perfect 5.1 on a DOS based system.  I thought I was in heaven! 

So I say KUDOS to those ladies who are successful at what they do and I want to know just how you do it so I can do it too.  Oh, my paychecks are pretty okay, but who couldn't use more money?