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?

 

Check us out –

www.clktranscription.com or

http://www.facebook.com/CLKTrans or

http://www.linkedin.com/in/clktranscription

and find out why we come highly recommended.

CLK has what it takes to “know” what you need in a transcriptionist. To not just type what we hear, but to “know” what we transcribe.

When you have an audio you need transcribed, you need to know that skilled professionals are handling your project as if it were their own and that they “know” what they are transcribing. Sending your interview to a medical transcription company may not be the best route to go. The same can be said about your medical dictations…you wouldn’t send them to a transcription company that is not experienced in medical terminology.

CLK Transcription is a transcription company – we do it all.

When we receive your audio, you can be assured that whatever topic you are discussing, we can handle it.

  • We are educated in medical terminology and the standard practices of hospitals and physicians, and the very special needs they have.
  • We are HIPAA compliant and we offer every client a confidentiality agreement – EVERY client.
  • We do on-line research while transcribing your audio. Some of us have a past life (or currently work) in other fields, from banking and brokerage, nursing, teachers, translators, healthcare, repair persons, builders, architects, and more.

We also take additional steps to be on top of the most talked about topics:

  • Watching the top TV shows and news even if not our usual picks. We find the most informative are actually the commercials.
  • Reading magazines and keeping “up” on the topics that are hot for the moment.
  • Reading books and other material – including junk mail. Every item is a bit of information that can and will help us handle your work better.

 

Our best experience comes from our real life education that give us additional knowledge we need to complete your project.

Every team member has a story:

  •  We are all over the country – from the northeast to the south and all the way across to the west coast and even Canada.
  • We have lived through disasters, had loss of family and friends, survived illnesses, worked two or more jobs, been jobless – we have had our dreams fulfilled and some lost.
  • We are divorcees, newlyweds, widows, students, teachers, and even CPAs.
  • We have babies, tweens, teens, adult children and although we feel young, some of us even have grandchildren. We have seen them off to school and some take on the task of home-schooling.
  • We knit, crochet, play music, dance, write, paint, do arts and crafts, demo homes, yoga, bike, fish, boat, volunteer, and so much more.
  • We learn from every experience we have lived through and know it makes us who we are, and makes us better at what we do.

We have loved, laughed, and cried (sometimes while handling your audio).

 

We are a team. We are family and most of all – we are transcriptionists and we love what we do.

 

Find out how our experiences can help you with your project.

www.clktranscription.com

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  30-day payment policy that begins up to 15 days from the return of your project which means possibly 45 days to make your first payment.This is important when you have to wait for payment from your client.
  • 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 30 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

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

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:

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

 

Feel free to follow us on FB ( http://www.facebook.com/CLKTranscription and http://www.facebook.com/pages/CLK-Transcription-Inc/100158850050342) or Twitter (Twitter = @CLK_Shortcake) – we love to share a good story, article, post, link.

www.clktranscription.com

 

A crusade for the American medical transcriptionist – what has to be done to keep our jobs?

I have been doing what I do for a very long time now, and over the past ten years have seen more and more of the work I, and so many others, could be doing being sent overseas.

Why?

At first, and still some now, I and many others in my profession thought it was for cheap labor.   I am beginning to wonder.  Sure, many think it is cheaper for the medical professionals and health providers to send the dictation overseas for transcription, but when you factor in the amount of money for proofing and editing the work once it is returned, there is no real savings.  As a matter of opinion, I would claim that it is probably more costly when you total up those figures.

So why?

It certainly isn’t because of lack of experienced and talented transcriptionists.  There are tens of thousands of transcriptionists right here that paid tens of thousands of dollars for the education and equipment to handle dictation transcription.  In addition, some of these very same transcriptionist are the ones healthcare providers hire to edit the reports returned by off-shore transcription companies.

So, again, I ask why?

In my opinion, the opportunity to bring transcription back to the US, is a fight I am taking on and work everyday to see a piece of it return.  For me, to think that my entire history, family, health, social, and all identifying information about me, being sent to a faraway place is just horrifying.  For me, thinking of how so many people spend time and money to learn a trade, want to work, only to find that the majority of the work is going overseas is dreadful.   (I could and will say this about ANY work sent offshore, but am holding this particular blog post to transcription.)

What makes this whole topic even more irritating to me is that when someone searches the word ‘transcription’, or ‘transcription news’, or even ‘American transcription’ – 90 percent, if not more, that shows up in that search are articles about off-shoring transcription, offshore transcription companies.  The biggest part of the remaining 10 percent of those same results are US MTs complaining about their work.  (Rest assured, this blog post is not going to do that.  This one tries to answer the question why and at the same time show why you shouldn’t.)

After working so hard to fight the occurrence of off-shoring medical transcription, and doing a little research of my own, opening my own transcription company and dealing with 100s of transcriptionists here in the United States, I think I may have part of the answer – and it won’t be liked by those in my profession – but it is my opinion, and I never hold back when I see a fight worth fighting.  Hell, I am not known to hold back on anything – so why start now.

I think a large part of the reason is the arrogance many seasoned transcriptionist have come to have about their abilities and how they spread that around to the newbies just entering the business.   So much arrogance that they make it difficult themselves for someone to want to consider utilizing them.

Arrogance?  What do I mean?

I certainly do not want to imply we are not absolutely the best people to hire, or that we do not absolutely deserve everything we want.  Doesn’t everyone who spends most of their adult life learning their trade and taking pride in their abilities?

So what do I mean?

I mean that so many US transcriptionists have multiple expectations and demands in order for YOU to hire US.  We want steady work, even if you are slow.  We want higher rates, even if you don’t get it back in your fee workup.  We want to do the reports the way we have always done them, regardless of whether you have your own way of dictating.  We want to decide that what you dictate and how you dictate is food for fodder, and may even change it without understanding your desires and thoughts during the process.  We want to correct those words you “make up”, even if to you and the patient, they are critical.  We want to be considered independent contractors, but want employment benefits.

I mean if the only part of that original search results for American transcription mentioned above shows up with actual US transcriptionist results yet with them complaining about their work – why on earth would anyone want to hire them?  They certainly wouldn’t be considered in any other profession if they were found to be this difficult to work with.

No, it is not all the fault of the US transcriptionist.

No, I don’t think that is the whole picture. I think that many of the medical professionals and hospital systems, even insurance companies, feel that by sending the work off-shore they can (& are) bypassing some of the strict privacy laws and regulations set up here in the US making it easier for them to save a buck – not so much in the actual dictation/transcription/editing process –  but in other administrative areas.

I don’t claim to know the ins and outs of hospital administration and financial burdens they have, but I do have a background in various areas of the medical profession, including medical records, billing, and coding (another profession going overseas), and of course, transcription and do know many of the state and federal laws regarding these areas and HIPAA.  I can see where the money would be saved when regulations can be “ignored” or ‘side-stepped’ when using an off-shore transcription company.

 

Another problem is that those medical professionals who do not want to off-shore their dictations but are in fact unaware that that is exactly what is happening.  They made contact with an American Transcription Company and thought their work would be done here, but in fact, many of the larger transcription companies send their files overseas so they, too, can save a buck.   Simply checking their website for contact information would provide this information, but some don’t even mention that.  Unless you work or worked there, you would never know.  Unless you do your research, you may never know – unless you’re the editor of the reports or the administrator of the company.

 

Bringing the transcription work back to the US is going to take much effort.  I know this – I live it everyday.  Others seem to think it’s a matter of just demanding it be done and forcing the government to demand it be done. To some extent this is true.  I would add that it is going to take the patients, whose information is being sent offshore, to push buttons and demand the information stay here.  It is going to take hospital administrators, insurance company executives, and physicians to not only want to have their dictations transcribed here, but incentives be given to them if they do.  You know, those same incentives given to other companies to offshore their work. 

 

And most importantly, it is going to take the US transcriptionist to understand that either we change the way we think about our own careers, and change the way we think about our potential clients and their responsibilities, and either love what we do enough to do a great job with a little bit more flexibility in our own demands and expectations, and going the extra step to research while completing our work, and continuing our education, to allow others to see that having a US transcriptionist do the job is the best practice for everyone.

 

Transcription is one, if not the, fastest growing, most in-demand work product of the new millennium.  Imagine the jobs generated if we just kept it here.  Imagine the economic growth for thousands of individuals in the US.  Imagine the ability to add a piece of safety to our personal identity. 

 

www.clktranscription.com – We love what we do enough to help you save time and money.

What’s new at CLK? I found some time and money!

After many years of handling the website of CLK myself, I finally realized the best route to go this time was to bring on a professional to review, work with me, and clean up and update everything.

I am not sorry I did it.

They say you have to spend a little to make a little.  They are right.

Yes, I am upgrading my website, and yes, I decided to let the professionals handle it so I had time to do what makes my clients happiest – transcribe, re-record, convert, and develop the best transcription, audio/video, and Excel projects ever.

 

I followed my own advice.

 

I say it all the time – let us save you time and money and allow you to have that extra time to handle your other important aspects of your project or your life.

 

There have been blogs written about it.  There have been posts about it.  There have been Tweets about it.  Many others have found how hiring a transcription company can free up much-needed time, which in the long run, allows more money to be generated when you can promote your business, continue with the current project, or market for a new one.  It can also find you the time to cook that special meal, attend a soccer game, all the really important things – spending time with family and friends.

Now I can be sincere and say I know this firsthand by practicing what I preach.  Now I know even better, how important that time is.  You should too!

 

Whether it is…

  • voice mail transcription so you can shop, meet, or just enjoy a day out,or
  • audio transcription of your interviews, webinars, radio shows for your article, book, or other project, or
  • development of electronic copy of your white paper, or even conversion of your cassettes and DVDs to electronic audio…

… in order to save or share with others, having someone else handle it at a fair price in a reasonable time while maintaining quality, can save you time and money too.

 

CLK Transcription is a US owned and operated transcription company that handles all types of projects; medical and non- medical.  We have a full staff of independent contractors with specialization in areas of banking, brokerage, health, family, education, sex, history, science, relationships – you name it.

We are transcriptionists, not just medical transcriptionists.  We love what we do and we have the experience to do it right, no matter the topic.

We do not use speech recognition and we never off-shore your work. From mere seconds to hours of audio, partial page or pages and pages of white paper – your work is done by professional transcriptionists using their experienced ear…not a machine.

 

If you want to find that time and money everyone is looking for, check us out.  We are just an email away from starting your project and our services will help to increase your productivity.

 

Stay tuned for our new website.  It should be up and completely overhauled shortly.  Until then, I am back to work doing what I love to do now that I have time to do it – transcribing.

 

www.clktranscription.com