Repost because nothing has changed: Why I am not a journalist!

Originally posted 4/13/2010:

I love to write. I love to do research. I love to read. So, why am I not a journalist?

 

Because your job is harder than mine.

 

You are given or come up with a topic. You work hard to find the right resources and work out a schedule to interview those resources and gather all the necessary information and make a powerful, informative article that people will want to read. Sounds easy to some, but I know better.

 

The topic must be something that you are familiar with, interested in, or can at least relate to. Or for those who just have wonderful skills, be able to KNOW how to sponge the information from various research for use in a fabulous paper for print.

 

Resource can be anyone. Can ramble so badly that you want to shout – GET TO THE POINT, or worse, could answer your questions without really answering your questions. Occasionally the smooth, precise, clear speaker is found, but it is a rarity. (trust me, this I do know.)

 

Scheduling the interviews – Resources can schedule the interview and change ten minutes before it was to begin, as if their time is the only time to consider, or can start the interview and have to go due to some conflicting appointment after just 5 minutes, or even want to do the interview so early in the morning or middle of the night – just because they can. Others just want to talk to hear themselves talk and can go on and on and on. For these however, many of you have your interview stopping statement to bring it to a close, and are so charming when you use it.

 

Those items can be tough enough, but what’s worse is when you are interviewing someone who is so arrogant, uninteresting, incoherent, or a double talker. Someone who assumes you know nothing at all, questions your abilities and knowledge and lets you know it. Or someone who said they could help you in your mission for a really good story and you find out they really have nothing at all. For example, you asked about really great marble to use in a bathroom remodel and they talk about port-a-potties. You know what I mean. And many of you are so diplomatic that you find something – anything – this person has talked about in order to say it was not a wasted appointment.

 

And then there are times the interview goes well. You have what you need and you find that you did the entire 50 minute interview and forgot to turn on your recorder, or it malfunctions during the interview (or after), or your computer crashes and you lose the entire kit and caboodle.

 

All of this is just the items I can decipher from transcribing your interviews. All of this is what amazes me when I see your final product after publication and am amazed how wonderful it is. Your job is much harder than mine.

 

I just transcribe the interviews and other material. If I had to deal with just that kind of “stuff” I would probably be unemployed from saying something like “hey, Buddy, do me a favor and just answer the damn question. And while you’re at it, can you pay attention to what you are responding to and stop eating or calling out to your friends who are walking by as you talk to me, and hey buddy – the phone works better when you talk into it. Can you get any closer to the man yelling in the background, I am not hearing what he is so mad about. I was ready yesterday for our 10 a.m. appointment and you changed it to 3 a.m. so how about pay attention to the questions so I can go back to bed.”

 

Me, I can sit here, transcribe your audio, and smile…better you than me. I will just wait for you to go to print and see how amazing you made the information into something that others can understand and draw from.

 

That is why I am not a journalist. I am just a transcriptionist, here to type your audio, help you meet your deadlines and watch you take all that hard work you do and make an article worth reading, sharing, and discussing for months and months.

 

Better you than me. I will stick to reading your articles thus remaining employed.

 

 

 

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CLK Transcription, Inc. is a USA-Based and Operated Transcription Company. We do not offshore any project (whole or part) and we do not use speech recognition software.

We transcribe for journalists, writers , authors and publication and production companies covering a wide range of topics; from health, economics, family, ecology, and so much more. We are proud to acknowledge our work with hundreds of ASJA, UPOD, APH, FLX, NASW and other freelance journalists, publishers, and television/movie production companies, having been acknowledged in several best sellers, television show credits, and blogs.

We also have expertise in transcribing multi-speaker seminars, conferences, meetings, telecommunications, and much more. We handle multiple annual and semi-annual conferences for many corporations, and transcribe monthly / weekly webinars and tele-seminars for corporations and others so that they may share their work and information with others who may not be able to attend.

We have assisted many scholars with their dissertations, and parents with their children’s IEP.  And yes, we do transcribe medical reports as well.

Also, consider some of our other services:

• Voice mail transcription to text message,
• audio/video conversion to MP3 (cassettes or other digital formats),
• Transcription and time coding for production projects,
• Conversion of older manuscripts / published work to WORD format for editing and subsequent printing,
• document scanning to editable database (business cards, receipts, etc. – document adaptable to Quickbooks and Quicken programs, among others),
• hard copy conversion of any form to word doc – yes, we have even transcribed off napkins,
• and a call-in system, where you can use your phone to make three-way calls to a cloud and hold your interview from any location – whether you have no equipment with you or your equipment fails (this service is available whether we transcribe your audio or not).
• FTP Host so you can share your project or specific components with others safely and secure (this service available whether we transcribe your audio or not).

We will you save time and money.
We offer the quality you demand at a cost you can afford. All rates are negotiable to fit your budget. No extra cost for multiple speakers. No extra cost for difficult audio. We consider that part of our job!

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Contact us at CarolLee@CLKTranscription.com or visit WWW.CLKTranscription.com for details on how we can assist you with your transcription needs. We are LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/clktranscription where our recommendations can be viewed.

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CLK Transcription, Inc. is a USA-Based and Operated Transcription Company. We do not offshore any project (whole or part) and we do not use speech recognition software.

We have expertise in all specialties of the medical profession: Oncology, Orthopedics, Hematology, Pediatrics, Infectious disease, Rheumatology, Psychiatry, Dermatology, Radiology, Physiatry, Cardiology, Pulmonology, Plastic Surgery, Ophthalmology, Chiropractic, Clinical and Acute Care, and more.

We transcribe for journalists, writers and authors covering a wide range of topics; from health, economics, family, ecology, and so much more. We are proud to acknowledge our work with hundreds of ASJA, UPOD, APH, FLX, NASW and other freelance journalists, publishers, and television/movie production companies, having been acknowledged in several best sellers, television show credits, and blogs.

We also have expertise in transcribing multi-speaker seminars, conferences, meetings, telecommunications, and much more. We handle multiple annual and semi-annual conferences for may corporations, and transcribe multiple webinars and tele-seminars for corporations and others so that they may share their work and information with others who may not be able to attend.

We have transcribed IEPs for many parents of special needs children, so they can cut out the ‘he said-she said’ that oftentimes occurs during this process.

Also, consider some of our other services:

• Voice mail transcription to text message,
• audio/video conversion to MP3 (cassettes or other digital formats),
• document scanning to editable database (business cards, receipts, etc. – document adaptable to Quickbooks and Quicken programs, among others),
• hard copy conversion to word doc,
• and a call-in system, where you can use your phone to make three-way calls to a cloud and hold your interview from any location – whether you have no equipment with you or your equipment fails (this service is available whether we transcribe your audio or not).
• FTP Host so you can share your project or specific components with others safely and secure (this service available whether we transcribe your audio or not).

Check out our website and see if there is any service we offer that might help you save time and money. We truly love what we do!
We offer the quality you demand at a cost you can afford. All rates are negotiable to fit your budget. No extra cost for multiple speakers. No extra cost for difficult audio. We consider that part of our job!
Contact us at CarolLee@CLKTranscription.com or visit WWW.CLKTranscription.com for details on how we can assist you with your transcription needs. We are LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/clktranscription where our recommendations can be viewed.

 

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“About CarolLee Streeter Kidd, president of CLK Transcription and her company…You may have worked with numerous transcription companies over the years, but there is only one CarolLee Streeter Kidd. CarolLee is the hardest working woman you will ever meet. She takes personal interest in all of her clients and connects to them in a personal way, on the phone, via phone and Facebook/Twitter. There is not one transcription company out there that will listen to you intently and hold your hand throughout the process, delivering your transcripts exactly the way you need. But CarolLee will! Her commitment to excellence is head and shoulders above the rest. The company has worked with over 500 journalists, authors, ghost writers, scholars, and educators for over 10 years.

Check out CLK’s Brag page to see all the leading corporations, journalists, authors, and others, CLK Transcription has assisted!

 

CLK provides accurate, timely transcription for whatever your needs are. The company well understands tight deadlines and are happy to accommodate you.”

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These words mean more than money to my team and me. We love what we do and are happy to be in a career we trained for, continue to train for, and love! We do have a special place in our heart for the non-medical side of transcription, but we also carry multiple medical accounts as well.

We know how busy our clients are and we understand their budgets and deadlines. We pride ourselves in working with them to master both of those challenges.

We offer the following services, and more:

• Transcription of audio/video
• Voice mail transcription
• Audio conversion – tape to mp3, or other digital to digital formats
• PDF development / conversion
• Database development by either typing in your information or direct scan into a workable document
• Time coding of transcripts for use in televised productions
• Sorting / categorizing your published / soon to be published work
• Proofreading drafts for accuracy in spelling and grammar
• We even offer a call in dictation, for those who have equipment malfunctions or may not be proficient with equipment needed to record and transfer files. This service is available, whether we transcribe the audio or not.

We also like to help you keep costs down, so we offer / accept several methods of transfer, free:

Dropbox, where we share a folder with you rather than you pay the service to accommodate the size of your files.

FTP site, safe, secure, and easy to use. (Some browsers do not support ftp transfers and may require an additional program download (free))

Sendthisfile (size/use limitations)

Yousendit (size/use limitations)

And of course, we accept file transfers via email, and many other online programs, as well.

We also offer a free email through the CLK domain that you may use, password protected, to organize your “junk mail” or for those “sign up” sites that usually clog your professional email in-boxes. This leaves access to you, and no more sorting through the junk and possibly miss that important email you’ve been waiting for.

And for those of you who wish to have a ftp site for your professional needs, other than sending files to CLK, we can set you up through our domain to utilize a folder and share with your contacts, associates, or project manager for a low monthly fee.

Payment for CLK services is easy as well. We itemize your invoice, showing the filename length of audio, and amount charged. We offer several methods of payment (check, money order, Paypal, Dwolla) – and no prepayment is necessary. We invoice twice a month and offer 15 days leeway for you to remit payment for the invoice – which is technically up to 30 days from the time you submit the work to having to submit payment for it. We also offer discounted rates and payment plans for those with the strictest of budgets.

It is easy to communicate with CLK – by phone, via instant message, FB, Twitter, LinkedIn, or email. We are available 24/7 to accept files, and offer extended office hours 7 days a week to assist you personally or walk you through any step of the process. We understand our clients do not have a 9 to 5 day, so we remain here for you.

Lastly, we do love our writers, authors, journalists and freelancers – and we offer discounts throughout the year to members of ASJA, UPOD, NASW, FLX, AHCJ and APH.  We look forward to joining forces with other major organizations as well, and would love to hear from those who may want to utilize our services.

So whether you have interviews, meetings, webinars, seminars, telecasts, broadcasts, books, dairies, IEPs, or even business cards and recipes you would like to have transcribed, organized, or converted – find out how we will save you time and money, visit us today – http://www.clktranscription.com – Where we are not professional bloggers – we are transcriptionists!

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Why I work with newbies…they all have a story and it ends with a desire to do the job.

I first started utilizing “newbies”, because I found that they are the ones who have spent thousands of dollars to get the education to do the job, only to find it difficult to find the work (without of course the usual two to five-year minimum experience) because so much of our work was being off shored.

I taught transcription courses for a local vo-tech and worked with many schools on the east coast and found that what they were teaching was barely enough to even consider calling the graduates typists, much less transcriptionists.Some didn’t even explain how to load files into a player, or even how to market themselves for a position with a company or private work.

I also found that the newbie was unspoiled by the usual ‘stuff’ those in the business have come to use as a crutch of sorts – speech recognition, hot keys – shortcuts. I don’t believe in such things because nothing beats the human ear, and no one ever speaks the same words in the same manner or with the same tone, every time they say them. Those shortcuts could cause major errors. I don’t use shortcuts – I use skill.

For over 8 years now, I have brought on and worked with the newbie who has had everything from years of school to a few weeks of transcription experience, and found that they can be the best and most dedicated workers out there with a little extra work on my part – yet no one wants to take the time to work with them.
Why won’t they work with them? They have spent literally thousands of dollars to get what they were told was the education to do the job. They have spent hundreds if not thousands of dollars to get the equipment they need to do the job. They have the desire to learn the job and do the best they can. They still want to do the job and want to learn all they can after their own research shows them what a painfully stressful job it can be. They still want the job when all they hear from others in the field is how horrible the job can be and how difficult it is to make a living doing transcription.

Why not work with them?

My guess is that it is that because they are newbies, they can place unreasonable experience requirements on them so that they (the larger transcription companies) can continue to off shore the transcription projects they handle. Most larger companies off shore their work without ever telling their clients they actually do. They hide the information on their website, will even say they do not offshore, but have ‘branches’ or ‘satellite’ offices in the Philippines, India, or Mexico. They off shore even though there are skilled and educated people, or those who want to be trained, ready and willing to work right here in the US.

So why do I work with newbies?

In addition to the dedication and desire I mentioned above, here is what I found in working with the newbie:

They are mostly single moms, women taking care of a disabled family member, disabled themselves trying to supplement their income, widows and widowers, battered women trying to start over, a college student trying to ease the financial burden on their parents (and themselves). They are the wife of a service member trying to make whatever they can while their spouse is deployed, an at-home mother working to ease the financial crunch of the household, women battling  cancer, Lupus, or other illnesses – all who need work just as much, if not more than their desire to work.

 

For those reasons alone, I am proud to work with newbies. They not only want it, they need it. I would rather take the time to train the newbies, and allow them to be the best they can be, to earn the extra they need to get by (and hopefully more than), to help them free themselves from some of the stresses of their lives. For those reasons, I would rather work with a newbie than to consider off-shoring any work off shore.

 

Sure, I may not ever have free time for that yearly vacation because I have to put a little extra time (okay a lot of extra time) working with the newbies to get them to the point where they are no longer considered newbies, and I may get frustrated with the additional concerns newbies have when starting a new venture, but I know that I have helped a family, while building a kick ass team I like to call the CLK family.

They are all independent contractors, I am their client, and in addition to training them in the art of transcription, they gain the experience of running their own “company” from billing to taxes to finding ways to save on the programs and devices they need to ‘run’ their business, to how to market themselves and bring even more work back here to the US from the companies off shore. Some of my team have other jobs, some have many other clients, but all are respected for the work they do for CLK.

I started this company with a few “seasoned” transcriptionists and a handful of newbies who have now become the backbone of the CLK Team, and have seen that team grow with additional newbies over the years who have gone through rigorous training, quality assurance checks, and the guidance of the team. Not all make it, but those that stick it out are transcriptionists who love what they do and they do it with love.

 

To my team at CLK, whether you have been with me ten years or ten hours – Thank You for the work you do. Thank you for the patience you have with me and my quirks. Thank you for your best – that is all I ask. Thank you for helping me make CLK Transcription the best we can be!

Happy Labor Day 2012.

 

If you would like more information on the services CLK Transcription has to offer – from interview, meeting, IEP, scholastic transcription, voice mail transcription, audio conversion, call in dictation, hard copy conversion, database development, and more – contact carollee@clktranscription.com or visit us at http://www.clktranscription.com.

 

We have been noted in multiple best sellers and TV programs, and work with freelancers, authors, production companies, publishers, corporations, and scholars to complete their project timely, with quality at a cost they can afford.

 

If you are interested in a career in transcription, please forward why you chose this profession and a little bit about yourself to transcription@clktranscription.com. (No resumes and no phone calls, please)

 

 

 

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CLK Transcription is recruiting new clients. How can we help you?

CLK Transcription is recruiting new clients once again.

Must want quality transcripts in a timely manner, at an affordable price, and want easy process of obtaining both.

UPOD, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Inc. (ASJA), and @freelancesuccess (#FLX) members are warmly welcomed.

 

We have been privileged to assist many authors, publishers, freelancers, educators, scholars, businesses/corporation, and laypeople with their transcription needs. From journalistic articles, to manuscripts, to doctorate interviews, to meetings and seminars, to IEPs, to medical reports, and even recipes and business cards – if you need it transcribed, converted, or scanned – CLK can do that.  We have even assisted with first edits on several short stories.

 

We offer time coding of the transcripts for those who may use the transcriptions for production of televised TV shows. No project too small or too large, and your special format is never a problem. Whether one speaker or multiple speakers, difficult or clear audio – same rate for all.

 

We have been acknowledged for our work on multiple TV shows with several production companies, as well as with some wonderful authors of best sellers and bloggers. Check out our website and LinkedIn for recommendations.

 

We also offer an easy call-in system to use for your interviews and meetings, making your phone the only equipment you will need to get that transcript completed. We can convert your video or other audio to MP3, convert your cassettes/DVDs/CDs/LPs to MP3, scan your hard copy documents, business cards, recipes, etc into a workable document/database or convert PDF to Word document making any edits you desire, transcribe your voice mail to text message, and so much more.

 

We offer a FTP folder for those who wish to store or share their project tools in a safe secure environment, but offer an assortment of methods to accept your project for development of your document. We also offer a “backup” email to mirror your own to have that backup when your email goes kerplunk, or just to use for those sites you need an email for but do not want the spam.

We work hard to find ways to make your job that much easier. We have assisted over 500 active clients with ongoing projects (more if you consider those with the one-time or short-term projects, or repeat clients with less of a need), and over 60 new clients (referrals) since 1/1/2012 alone, who have begun utilizing our services.

We have over 50 transcriptionists waiting to handle your project.   We take pride in our ability to work within your financial and timeline budgets, and have been accepted by several universities to assist with their Master’s/Doctorate programs, and freelance journalists who have extremely tight demands.

 

We are transcriptionists, and we love what we do! We never off shore and never use speech recognition. Try on-shoring instead.

 

Want to find out how CLK will save you time and money?

 

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Are you a writer/producer/author/CEO/parent/scholar/physician struggling with your budget? Time is money too!

CLK Transcription truly understands the struggles for time and money that any writer has.

We have worked with over 500 journalists, authors, ghost writers, scholars, and educators – even corporations in dealing with their budgets.

We understand the needs of maintaining cost effectiveness and time constraints that everyone has. Whether they need to stay within budget in order to make a buck for themselves or because the bankroll just isn’t there. Whether they need to find time to handle the other aspects of their project – like research, additional interviews, meetings – or just the family trip to a park or the soothing bath to ease the tension of the day.
So, yes we understand, but how do we save you time and money?

• We offer quality transcriptions, quality digital conversions, quality hard copy conversions and we do it for less than the national average.
• We have a  15-day payment policy that begins up to 15 days from the return of your project which means possibly 30 days to make your first payment.This is important when you have to wait for payment from your client. We will work with you on terms if needed.
• We offer payment plans when needed and we offer several ways to pay.
• We offer options to keep your cost down in the development of your work – call-in dictation service where you get a copy of the audio as well as us.  This service is available whether we transcribe your audio or not. If we do transcribe your audio, there is no charge for this service.
• We accept any downloadable file type, and can even download from YouTube and transcribe, and of course forward the digitized audio to you as well.
• We digitize your cassettes and CDs/DVDs when we receive them for transcription at no extra charge so you too get an electronic copy if you wish.
• We can time-code your transcriptions for video editing. We can even cut and splice your audio for easier editing – another service offered our clients whether we transcribe the audio or not.
• We offer many different ways to send your files to us – including a safe secure FTP at no additional charge to clients we transcribe for. It is a safe place to store your audio for backup if you wish.  If you choose, the FTP folder is “cleaned” for security purposes every 2 weeks.  For those who do not need transcription services, but just want a safe place to store their work, this option is available for a low monthly fee.
• We offer discounts to our clients and referrals for various “events” – like just because we love what we do. Some others to watch for are our refer a friend discount, ASJA discount, UPOD discount, IEP discount, Educational project discount, the NEW birthday discount…and again whatever we can come up with to make life and your time and money management just that much more manageable.
• We also use whatever format you decide you need for your reports. It is as easy as letting us know via email how you want it done.
• We offer fast turn around, in most cases your report is complete same day or next morning if less than 60 minutes and within 24 to 36 hours if longer. (but we do work multiple files simultaneously, so if you send us 30 10-minute files in the morning, you could potentially have them all the next morning.
• CLK Transcription can also utilize our resources to assist you in finding other services or sources you may require in the completion of your project, and we love to make connections for you to assist in furthering your work. Many have touted us as Retweet queens, or “sharing” rock stars. We just want to see your grow as well.  We take pride in your work too!

All this WILL save you money and allow you time to handle those other aspects of your project or just your life by having the time free.  How much is your time worth?  CLK knows!

I have over 50 skilled transcriptionists to handle the files, and we double proof our work before we send it back.Our transcriptionists have handled files on topics ranging from medical, banking, finance, family, sex, business, tech, health, food, and just about any other topic you can think of. What we don’t know, we have excellent research skills to educate ourselves on.

We have been acknowledged by three bestselling authors in their books and on two national television shows, and have worked with award-winning magazines and publishers, informational and educational blogs, as well as some really outstanding and amazing physicians and research organizations, not to mention incredible universities, scholars and concerned parents of special needs children.

I began CLK Transcription, Inc because I loved what I do, and because I want to generate jobs here in the US. Many of the team are family members of those serving our country, or vets who have served us proudly. Others have spent thousands of dollars to educate and train in this field, because it is what we love. I do not offshore any work at all, and we do not use speech recognition.  The human ear is tough to beat when it comes to transcription.

So, if you are a writer, doctor, scholar, educator, parent, journalist, or just someone who needs an audio transcribed or grandma’s cookbook digitized, CLK can do that – and we WILL save you time and money.

 

Check us out on LinkedIn – http://www.linkedin.com/in/clktranscription

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Twitter – @CLK_Shortcake

 

Find out why we are the most referred Transcription Company in the US.  We would love to assist you with your transcription needs, and more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

What are they saying about CLK Transcription?

When someone asks me about my company, I know what I say:

• CLK will save you time and money.
• CLK has an awesome team of US transcriptionists, ready to take on your project.
• CLK offers a confidentiality agreement to every client they assist.
• CLK has no minimum or  maximum project requirement, and there is no contract required.
• CLK can handle your audio/video transcription project, cassette/CD/DVD/LP to digital audio conversion, voice mail transcription, hard copy to digital document, brochure / flyer development, YouTube/webinar/seminar/conference/meeting transcription.
• CLK offers a phone in service for dictations, or recording of your small meeting. We can also refer you to other services for the larger events you may need recorded.
• CLK offers time coding for ease in the production of your video project.

And so much more.

But what are others saying about CLK? 

• We work with numerous journalists, members of UPOD, ASJA, AHCJ and other great freelance organizations/forums who regularly refer CLK to others…we average 5 new referrals a week from our clients, with an active client base of over 400 journalists, writers, publishers, and other organizations like The Spaulding Group, Lifetime Fitness/Experience Life, TV Guide, Ark Media, Black Enterprise, AgeWave, Aloha Publishers, Audience Theory, BET.com, Interactive Meeting, Elsevier Inc, Madison Design…and more.
• We have an extensive ongoing relationship with several universities, assisting their scholars and educators with projects – UCLA, Illinois State University, University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin, Harvard, Bloomsberg University, King’s College, and more.
• We also currently handle transcriptions for Bale/Doneen Project, Mt Sinai School of Medicine, and other private physicians and clinics.

We are proud to announce that we have been acknowledged in the following books by some fabulous authors:

• Dirty Minds, How our Brains Influence Love, Sex and Relationships…by Kayt Sukel
• Breaking Through…by Allan McDougall
• My City, My New York…by Jeryl Brunner
• And are proudly noted in the credits of the new PBS TV Show, Finding Your Roots, a new series by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
• CLK Transcription has been mentioned in many wonderful blogs written by talented people from all aspects of business and writing backgrounds.

And what is great is that each have recommended CLK Transcription to others, and left their comments on LinkedIn and other social media forums. Check them out following the links below.

 

Did you know:

• CLK Transcription also develops lists, labels, and other support documents using the information you provide in order to organize your past or current projects in a more effective and efficient manner.
• We offer private email addresses and FTP folders for those who need them per project or ongoing basis.
• Transferring files to CLK is as easy as checking out our webpage or sending an email.
• CLK Transcription accepts file transfers 24/7 and maintain an active staff to handle your project’s needs and meet your deadlines even on holidays.
• CLK Transcription has clients from all over the globe.  We do not, however, offshore your work outside of the US/Canada.
• CLK Transcription does not use speech recognition. We find the human ear is best to understand the human voice.
• CLK Transcription offers occasional discounts of appreciation to their clients.
• CLK Transcription does not purport to be perfect, but we want to be. We want to know YOUR preferred format and expectations for TAT and we strive to meet them. If for any reason there is a concern with the finished product, we do not hide…we will fix it.
• CLK Transcription can handle your stat or priority transcription project,  from a few seconds to full day’s worth of audio.
• CLK Transcription has a team of over 35 independent contractor transcriptionists from all over the US ready to take on your project and give you time to handle the other important aspects of your project – or your life.
• CLK Transcription has access to transcriptionists who can translate your audio / hard copy…although lead-time is needed for this service.

If you want to know why we are the fastest growing, most talked about, most referred transcription company today – check us out:
LinkedIn = http://www.linkedin.com/in/clktranscription

Facebook = http://www.facebook.com/pages/CLK-Transcription-Inc/100158850050342    and     http://www.facebook.com/CLKTranscription

Twitter = @CLK_Shortcake

 

We really will save you time and money and YES, we really do love what we do.

 

Contact:

http://www.clktranscription.com

Carollee@CLKTranscription.com

 

 

CLK Transcription’s clients say we ROCK! Yes we do, and here is why!

I am always praising my team, and many may think it is just to tout my company.

Many others know nothing could be farther from the truth.

I could easily just continually send accolades about the work my company does, or that I oversee – but I know without my team – nothing is possible.

I have team leaders, team players, and those that sit the bench until called upon.  They all have their responsibility and they always give their best.  And that is exactly what I ask for.

No one is perfect – but we give our best and work hard to be as close to perfect as possible. That is why each team member backs up the other, to assist, critique, backup and advise.

That includes our clients. We want them to advise us on their special likes and dislikes, whether for every file, or for a particular file.  Without that information, we can’t possibly give them what they want.  We also appreciate the positive and negative feedback on our work, so that we can be that much closer to perfect for them the next time.

So when CLK’s clients say “You rock!” – I agree – CLK Rocks because we have one hell of a team – and they give their best everyday.

• PDF / hard copy conversion to Word Doc
• Audio transcription
• Medical transcription
• audio conversion (tapes, DVD, CD to electronic copy)
• Audio conversion (electronic format to alternative electronic format)
• Electronic signature
• Brochure and flyer development
• Voice mail transcription…and more

 

We would love to assist you with your transcription needs, and we WILL save you time and money.

 

Check out our recommendations on LinkedIn.  http://www.linkedin.com/in/clktranscription

 

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