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I'd be more concerned about spelling, which is a problem many blind people have.  Spelling will get you knocked off such platforms.

I don't know how to get typing speed, but I'd suggest looking at it as being paid to practice typing.  Indeed, you're getting paid more the better you get at typing.  I'd have loved to be paid for practicing typing when I was learning to type.  You can get better at typing quite quickly as long as you're actually doing it every day, and at the end of the day most of us will end up being faster than sighted people simply because we have to type more anyway.

A lot but not too much. Keep in mind that you are not exactly time. I mean, you do get 2 hours, but when we're talking clips that are a few minutes in size, there's no way you'll go over that unless you accidentally leave one unattended. That said the hours are extremely flexible, the only requirement to stay active is one job per month. Obviously if you're going to make money you will want to do more, but if you ahve an extremely busy month you probably still have time for at least one job, and if you happen not to you just need to explain to them why.

I also did some calculations, and you can make some decent money off of this. If you work for about 8 hours a day, yu should get away with 900 bucks a month. Pretty good. And IN this corona time its hella easy to sit and just type and make money by sitting and being on your computer all day long. And 15/AHR is a pretty great pay. If I remember correctly, minimumm wage is half that, so pretty great. That's also a hell of a lot more than minimum wage here in trinidad. In fact, me working 1 AHR is the equivalent of my brother working an 8 hour shift at the grocery store. So yeah.

Particularly if you make more than $600 in the given year. You'll have to check the regulations in your area. Use your flexible hours to your advantage and don't work to the point where you're making too much and you're probably fine. Rules may be different if you're a dependent or if you collect some form of social insurance in your area, so if you collect some  form of social security you really need to be careful that you are not making above the asset level.

Hi Guys,

I've been doing transcription off and on for probably a couple of years now, and one thing I will say is that you want to really watch the grammar. Some sites, most of them in fact, are quite picky about that, so if you try this make sure to read the style guides. Every company that hires transcribers has guides like this, and every company is slightly different in the way they tend to want things done.

On that note, here is a good site to try out. I've had no problems with it in terms of accessibility, and have actually managed to get quite a number of files transcribed.
https://speechpad.com

This is a very reputable company, and if you run into problems they are very quick with their responses. Just drop them an email and you should hear back pretty quickly. I had something happen once and I emailed them regarding the problem. I checked my email again after maybe five minutes and I'd already received a reply. They're very professional.

Now, regarding PayPal. I had some reservations about linking a bank account to it, but I'll tell you it has really helped out a great deal. I've never had any issues regarding security, and PayPal has been very helpful in answering any questions that I've had. Personally, I'd recommend doing it because I don't feel it's a good idea to leave funds in PayPal. I try not to leave anything in there and just use my linked bank account when I want to make purchases. While we're on the subject of payment, the company I've mentioned here is very good regarding payments. Last time I checked, they pay out two times per week, and I've never had any issues with them not paying me unless I really messed up a transcription. I hope this helps.