What is Scribie?
Scribe started since 2008 by CGBiz Corporation. The business has head office in the San Francisco, Bay Location, and it has expanded by jumps and bounds, offering tasks to countless people around the world.
It involves listening to the audio files and typing it as accurately as possible. You just need to go through a test process and get certified as a transcriber. Once certified you will be paid for the files you transcribe on an audio hour basis. For each submission, your Scribie.com account will be credited with the appropriate dollar amount. Your earnings will accumulate and you can transfer it to your PayPal account anytime. From PayPal, the funds can be transferred to your bank account. There are no monthly commitments or minimum withdrawal limits. Payments are made once a day.
Pros
1. Automated Transcript
2. 5% affiliate commission
3. 2.5% referral commission
4. No limit on the amount you can earn from referral or affiliate commissions
5. Monthly bonus of $5 for every 3 hours completed each month
6. No restriction on the number of files you can submit each day
7. No minimum withdrawal limit
8. Flexibility
Cons
1. Certification process (pass a transcription test to get started with the platform)
2. Only PayPal withdrawals
3. A minimum Overall Grade of 2.5 has to be maintained
4. 98-99% Accuracy
Payment Methods
Scribie uses Verified PayPal account for withdrawal payment method.
The earnings are credited to your Scribie account once your submission is reviewed and it accumulates there. It can be withdrawn to your PayPal account anytime. You have to submit a withdrawal request for that. There is no minimum withdrawal limit. The funds will be sent to your PayPal account in 1 business day. However a fee of 2% is charged if the amount is less than $30.
How it works
Get certified as transcriber
- Sign up as transcriber on the Scribie.com
- Complete the account creation by confirming the email address that you used during the sign up process.
- Next step is to set up your verified PayPal account on Scribie account settings.
- Now after setting up all the process. Next you have to submit a test files by transcribing it. (I suggest you to practice a practice files available before submitting a test files. Please note that your submission will be rejected if the accuracy is low. The maximum number of attempts is 10.
- If your submission is accepted, you will be certified as a transcriber.
After you have been certified, you can select any files and begin transcription. They are first-come-first-serve, so you can imagine how much audio you won’t be accomplishing unless you’re quick enough. Some audio is very difficult so you’d need a good understanding of accents too.
Transcription Process
Scribie offers two transcribing process.
- Automated Transcript
- Manual Transcript
Automated Transcript is AI generated and the accuracy varies from 60% to 95% depending upon the good audio quality, accented speakers, noisy or poor audio quality recordings. Price starts from $0.10/min. It requires self- corrections for 99% accuracy. 30-min turnaround time on orders.
Manual Transcript is done by transcribers and the accuracy is 99%. Price starts from $0.80/min with free re-reviews. 24-hours turnaround time on orders.
Manual Transcript has 4-steps for consistent results.
- File splitting: Files are split into small parts at 6 minute intervals.
- Review: During Review, the Raw Transcript is checked for correctness and quality, if possible. Timestamps and speaker tracking are also added.
- Proofreading: All part files are collected together and the combined transcript is checked against the audio once more.
- Quality Check: In the last step, the transcript is quality checked till accuracy is 99% or more and then delivered to the customer.
Conclusion
It’s a feasible way to make money on the side, not a lot. They are first-come-first-serve, so you can imagine how much
audio you won’t be accomplishing unless you’re quick enough. Some audio is very
difficult so you’d need a good understanding of accents too.
How much can you earn from it?
$0.50 to $5 for a 6-minute file of a automated and manual transcript. They pay per audio hour and not the actual time spent working on it. Lastly, if not you may find the referral program helpful, even so they only pay 2.5% referral commission and 5% affiliate commission with monthly bonus of $5 for every 3 hours completed each month of the earnings they get. Which, again... is low? You’d need at least above 30 regular transcribers to benefit.
I’d say you’d only really benefit from this if you’re pro at transcribing, a fast typer and have lots of time on your hands.
Rating: 3.0/5