This blog post is written with the consumers of video production transcripts in mind, rather than the producers (i.e. the transcriptionist). I’ll post a best practices for transcriptionists soon. In this post, I’ll lay out some of the best practices you can use to ensure you get a transcript that is both accurate and informative. A transcript can be an incredibly valuable tool for videographers/video producers, enabling you to dramatically quicken and improve your editing pr

You've already done the work of researching your topic, booking appropriate guests, getting good recording equipment, and launching a smart, easy-to-use, and informative website for your podcast. By adding transcripts of your podcasts to your website, you can drastically increase the amount of content on your website. I'm not an SEO expert, but I do know that Google and other search engines love content-rich sites. Discussions on podcasts tend to be very dense with the sort

I get asked about the future viability of transcription companies a lot, "Don't you think that transcription will be done by computers or outsourced to cheaper labor markets in the next few years?" Absolutely I think that certain transcription work will be relegated to that cheaper model. It's already happening. There are many transcription services that rely on huge volumes of work and razor-thin profit margins, charging as low as $40-60 per hour of audio. I'm not critici