Labor intensive - Transcriber TranscribeMe Employee Review

1.0
Apr 26, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

The best part was working at your own pace and time throughout a day. Work was fairly plentiful in the mornings.

Cons

Well first of all is the pay. They say $20 per audio hour which would be good if it didn't take so long to perfect everything. You get a 90 second long clip to transcribe which takes about 15-20 minutes at least to do. For that about you'd get paid 50 cents, so about $2 or maybe $3 if you get good clips. Second large majority of the clips are fuzzy and barely understandable so you need to listen multiple times. Third, if everything isn't almost exactly perfect, that entire clip gets rejected.

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5.0
Jul 28, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

* You can choose where you want to work * You can choose when you want to work, if available * There are guides and resources to assist you * There is a forum for workers to converse and help each other

Cons

* Some of the audio is not the best quality * There can be competition for files

1.0
May 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

sounds great on paper. promised to make you a part of a highly professional, well paid organization

Cons

no upfront information on actual salaries/remuneration. getting through the training is extremely time consuming. after spending copious amounts of time and energy preparing to take the "pre" qualification exam, failed not once, not twice, not three times, but FOUR times. Each time, there is absolutely NO feedback on what you did wrong. So it's impossible to course correct. After all the hours spent and attempts to be accepted, the site shows they're not even accepting applications by way of taking an actual qualification exam. Their qualifications are extreme. I say this as a published author, former high school teacher, and holder of a Master's Degree. I've never had any problems with punctuation or with following format. Used their style guide to ensure I was doing everything right. Total waste of time.

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