160 BC

"The busiest day of the busiest week of the IR season" was the words that one of my clients used to describe yesterday. And indeed it was. I started the day at with a 5pm US Eastern Time call, (around 5am local time) and ended at around 3pm UKT (approx 10PM local time). When the dust has finally settled -- just found out that i plowed through 160 minutes of audio -- whew! So that's why my fingers were starting to hurt!

(And did i mention that I also had a day job?)

Looking forward to a relaxing weekend and prep up for another busy week. (which would start as soon as i'm finished with my weekend work so i better get going! Just realized that I'm taking a break off my typing work by doing more typing here! LOLs)

Thanks for dropping by! ^_^



P.S.
Like PGMA said in her SONA, there's indeed good money to be made in transcriptions, given that you have the right skills, of course. Yesterday's workload should be worth around PHP10,000 using today's FX rate (i've been doing this for more than 6 years and have direct contacts, that's why!)

Tempted? ^_^ Be prepared to invest a LOT of time though, you'll have to build your skills up, and earn your place with your clients. You have to show them that you are just as good -- even better -- than your onshore counterparts. Developing a professional attitude, the ability to adhere to your deadlines, and maintaining constant communication with your clients is a must if you want to get into this business. And always remember that you'll only be as good as the last file you worked on so grab your "Pwede na ito" mentality (if you have one) and throw it out of the window.

So if you think you have the right skills, why not try your luck here? Give transcriptions a shot, all you need is a working PC, better-than-average English skills, and a foot pedal (wonder where you could get one cheap? wink wink)

Haha Shameless plug! ang daming pasakalye, magbebenta lang pala ng pedal! :P