would not take it until.............

Posted By: granny on 2005-10-19
In Reply to: Offered $5.50/1000 words?? - Being new, not sure..HELP PLZ.

The smoke clears (smoke and mirrors). I would say that anything LESS than 6cpl is too low, and THAT is pretty low anyway. Most transcription is base on the 'standard line' which is 65 characters AND spaces. Meaning, the spaces are also counted as a character because spaces are a keystroke. Keep in mind that 22% of a report will be spaces. That is a big number. You need more info before you decide, or tell them you will accept 6cpl (or 7 if you are brave), based on a 65character line with spaces counted also. Don't sell yourself short.

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Offered $5.50/1000 words?? - Being new, not sure..HELP PLZ.
- I get paid this way too...see message - nej
- That only works for newpapers - MT nope - MT4-2YEARS
- Ya'll are great! Thanks to all who responded - I got some very useful info!
- If they make it that difficult to figure out what you are earning, then I would tell them NO. - Tell them no
- would not take it until............. - granny
- Think about .07 a line ---IF a word is considered 5 characters - sm - Laura E.
  - When is a word only 5 characters. I thought 7-10 was an average and 10 words a line? nm - Been a while since I've done this
    - OLD typing rule I have in my head, whether it is accurate I do not know, hence I said IF---nm - x
      - yes it is accurate I also was taught sm - long time MT
  - If no spaces, it is more like 5.75 which stinks! - nm - Laura E.
    - Sorry, to clarify .0575/line - nm - x
- How do they define a word? Is it characters? Is it the MS Word definition - oy, dunno
  - I think it was based on 65-character line - does that sound right?
    - IC meaning independent contractor? - granny

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