EXTRA CASH I don’t have to talk to anyone with my side hustle but start small so you get a good rating – earn up to $1.5k a month

TRANSCRIPTION services can score you nearly $1,500 per month, but it may take a while to make big money.

According to Rev.com, the top earners can make $1,495 per month, while the top 5% of Revvers have monthly earnings of around $900.

Rev is a company with in-house staff and freelancers that provides transcription, translation, and captioning services to companies like PBS and Comcast. 

Janine is a TikToker, content creator, and hustler when it comes to earning extra money.

As a self-prescribed digital nomad, side hustles are the perfect gig for her to grab cash when she can and from anywhere in the world.

She shared a video on TikTok explaining how she was able to get started with the company.Advertisement

Janine didn’t share exactly how much she was able to make during her time with the company, but Rev said the average transcriptionist completes 15 jobs and earns around $156 per month.

Below are a few of her tips to get started.

1. Stick with it

Good things come to those who wait, and with this gig, you may have to.

To make this side hustle worth your while, you will need to stay with it for some time.

Janine said that in the beginning, the pay is not that great and the actual job is quite slow.

“It does get better just as you get better,” Janine said on TikTok.

2. Wait to take on bigger projects

This tip is just for those who are just getting started in the field.

This means not choosing any projects that are over 20 to 30 minutes.

She suggests starting small as it’s imperative to know your speed, keep your editing skills reliable, and keep your rating high.

3. Time and experience are key

Janine said that with time and practice, your skills will improve and that’s when you can make more money.

Plus, skills like editing, listening, and typing will all improve which can help you in other similar side hustles.

4. The search feature

The hustler said the search feature on Rev is a tool to take advantage of.

Users are able to search for any common mistakes that you could have made in your project.

Once they are found, users can quickly correct them as workers will get docked on mistakes made which will bring your score down.

Freelance jobs on Rev

There are four available positions for freelancers on Rev:

• Transcriptionist: converting spoken English audio into a written document
• Captioner: transcribe spoken English and add captions to video
• Subtitler: translate spoken words on screen and add subtitles to video
• Translator: translation for purposes other than video subtitles

The process works like this: clients will upload audio and video files to the site which will then be sent to the freelancer for transcribing or translating.

The freelancer will then listen and type out conversations for the hearing impaired or those speaking other languages.

Just note that you may be dealing with poor audio, global accents, and multiple voices speaking.