Transcription In Languages Besides English: Anyone Looked Into That?
By cluelle
@cluelle (132)
Canada
December 8, 2012 8:44pm CST
So, everyone on Mylot must communicate in English, but I was curious if anyone has looked into doing transcription in their native languages. Are there resources out there for beginning transcribers in Spanish, Japanese, etc.? I know that English transcription is in high enough demand that I can get work even as a non-professional... and bring in a little more than gas money.
I'm wondering this because I often suggest transcription as an option to anyone who looks like they have good language skills and is looking for something relatively lucrative online, but I'd like a more informed idea of what the industry looks like from other perspectives.
1 response
@greenthumb018 (595)
• Philippines
9 Dec 12
It's not rampant but there are other languages that needs to be transcribed. I'm an active odesk contractor and have been transcribing for quite sometime. I noticed that there are clients who are posting for audios to be transcribed in Spanish, Japanese, German and French. It's very hard for them to find one because I also noticed that there are no applicants or just 1 applicant when they're posting for something like that.
