Quicktate Reviews

Pros

Flexible work schedule Work whenever you want Very reliable Work is always available

Cons

Compensation not that high. Lots of missing audio files Nothing else to add Nothing else to add Nothing else to add.

Pros

Very basic and clean looking interface. Most of the audio is clear.

Cons

The pay is low. Their is rarely any work available.

Pros

Self paced, no commitment, always paid 2 weeks after transcribing no exception nor underpayment but your history is there in your account/dashboard to double check if concerned. Easy-to-use. Voicemails mostly, are fun to transcribe

Cons

Low pay, lack of interaction (in the past, you could communicate via Pidgin IM. It was actually required), and no hope for advancement plus pay increase i.e. Proof Reader, except the test for medical. There's features such as long files to download and type in a transcription program that no longer exist

Pros

Easy job. Always pays on time.

Cons

There is usually not enough steady work.

Pros

You can work pretty much whenever (Though I think most jobs become available during NY business hours). You can work from home in your pajamas!

Cons

You won't make much money. I got qualified for iDictate and if iDictate jobs were regularly available you might make an okay wage, but there's rarely any jobs available for iDictate. The actual Quicktate jobs are also somewhat sparse and you make pennies. Maybe post-Covid they'll be more jobs and you can actually make money at this job, but for now...

Pros

You can log in and work anytime you want. If you want more or different kinds of jobs, you can log in and take tests for the other transcription jobs. You know when they have the most files because they send you emails to let you know that files are available. Pay is always on time and correct. They have a page where you can see how much you've made/worked. The transcriptions don't tend to be boring, and you can do other things while you wait on a file to come through if they are not busy. The work is also quite easy and fun.

Cons

Pay is quite low; not that the pay is low for the work, as this is not a hard job. However, it wouldn't hurt them to pay a few more pennies to those who have been on a while. Nobody is living off these wages for sure.

Pros

One of the few places where you can get hired for transcription without experience. No schedule commitment, so you can just sit down and work (assuming it's available) whenever you want.

Cons

Poor communication. Only one point of contact for administrative/technical issues and that person is unresponsive most of the time, to IM and to Email. Some of the contacts that distribute the work and proofread need to learn a little tact. I've been around long enough and I'm thick-skinned enough that I don't take it personally, but I know of many others who are intimidated by the snarly replies they get when they ask for files. Pay is the lowest I've seen for online work. To the other poster, if you think this is high pay then it must be the first paid job you've ever had, because it only pays a fraction of what other companies pay.

Pros

The work is great. It is home based, so it is not so stressing. The salary is good compared to other companies that offer home based transcription jobs.

Cons

You don't know how many jobs you are going to get. There are still some bugs in the work website..

Pros

Easy work. Work as much or as little as you want. As long as your work is accurate and timely, things go smoothly when doing work for QuickTate. It's a great way to get transcription experience. The style they teach is not transferable to other serious transcription companies but it's a great filler to put on your resume to show that you can do the work to an employers specifications.

Cons

Once you've been with QuickTate for awhile and have submitted high quality work, they will offer you a position with iDictate. This is where all the issues and the majority of their complaints as a transcription company come from. They offer support teams for basic needs and general questions and a contact for any detailed questions or as a final say in a style standard. They also have various reviewers that review your work. The issue comes in with the lack of consistency among them. It was normal for me to be told completely different things by all three and when I would ask for clarification, instead of getting a final answer, the transcriptionist contact would give attitude instead of answering the question. That left me with no answer and a desire to not want to clarify anything in the future. I often had to google answers to my questions and would utilize forums. Through the forums, I discovered that it's common knowledge that because of the lack of oversight of the transcription contact and reviewers, most transcriptionists had no idea what format they really wanted and were used to being treated poorly. They changed their work based on who their reviewer was likely to be. I also learned they have very high turnover rate in iDictate because it doesn't seem to get any better regardless of how long you work for iDictate. It was ultimately not worth the hassle. I moved to work for another transcription company.

Pros

Work whenever you want. Audio files are voice mail messages that are easy to transcribe. Enjoyable work you can do at home.

Cons

Extremely low pay. 1/4 a penny per word. Wish I could make this a career but pay is so low it's not worth doing and turns into a waste of your time. What a shame.