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Monday, July 13th, 2009
“Could it Really be Possible to Work at Home as a Medical Transcriptionist Earning a Great Income with Freedom and Flexibility?â€
The answer is yes, if you know how to approach this career. If you’ve been thinking about medical transcription as a career choice, this letter could be exactly what you’ve been looking for.
From the Desk of Tracy Simmons:
If you want to avoid all of the work-at-home scams and find out how to be a well-paid medical transcriptionist who can have a fulfilling career in the comfort of your own home and be in control of your time and your income, please read this letter.
Medical Transcriptionists listen to dictated reports by doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals and transcribe them into medical reports and letters. Most of this work is now done by listening to voice files over the Internet, which allows transcriptionists to work at home.
Many people begin to consider medical transcription as a career option, but as they investigate this field they are often left with more questions than answers. In addition, they have read that there are some scams in this industry and they are wary (rightfully so). Having been a successful medical transcriptionist (MT) for 9 years, I have had many people ask me the following questions:
Can I really earn a great income as an MT if I work at home? Can being an MT offer me the flexibility and autonomy I’m longing for? Will this career offer me intellectual stimulation? Does being an MT mean I’m a professional in the healthcare industry? Will it fulfill my desire to work at home and be contributing to the welfare of others?
The answer is a resounding “yes” to all of the above. Before we go into details, though, let me tell you what else I often hear from people interested in this career. They often go on to outline for me why they are looking to enter the field of medical transcription. See if any of these questions resonate with you:
Are you afraid of being stuck in a dead-end job for the rest of your life? Are you tired of always having someone else tell you what to do at work? Have you ever felt that your strong work ethic should be reflected in your income, and that given a chance your dedication would be positively reflected in your paycheck? If you are a mom at home with her children, do you worry that you may have to go back to work in an office and have your children become latchkey kids? Do you feel trapped by your current situation? Have you ever pursued a work-at-home opportunity only to find out that it was a scam?
If you could relate to any of these questions, then I know you are going to be pleased with what you are about to learn regarding a career as a medical transcriptionist.
If you are like many of the people I’ve helped get started in this profession, you may even feel a little hopeless to make any changes. You know if you could just be given the chance, you would do what it takes to have a fulfilling career and earn a great income. You hardly dare imagine that you could have all this while working from home.
You feel that you just need to know how to get started. You need to be sure that any move you make is the right one for you and for your family.The choices can seem overwhelming, and you cannot afford to be scammed.
Your current ebook has been one of the few sources available to those training to be transcriptionists in the U.S., and I’ve recommended it to many people as a must-read before they get really serious about the profession. I’ve recommended it to a few teachers, too, because often they are uninformed about the transcription world outside their own geographic areas. When I received this testimonial I responded asking her if I could quote what she had written. She responded affirmatively, and then wrote: I hope it encourages prospective MT students to read the book before wandering around in the MT-wannabe wilderness online.
Valeria Truitt, NC
Retired College Teacher of Medical Transcription
Does it have to be so difficult?
I’ve talked to many people over the years and they almost all have the same fears, frustrations, and questions: Is it really that difficult to find a legitimate way to work at home and make a great living? Most of them have spent many hours on the Internet and have found either get-rich-quick schemes or so much fluff about new careers that they don’t even have enough solid information to make an informed decision.
The good news is that there is a wonderful way for you to stay at home and earn a great living. The dissatisfaction and longing that you are experiencing are exactly what you need to help launch you into a totally new direction. They are your wake-up call to come alive to something you can enjoy doing while achieving fin
ancial success.
I once struggled with the same questions that you are wrestling with now. Through much research, I discovered how becoming a medical transcriptionist would enable me to work at home and gain the freedom I had been looking for.
You will have so many wonderful options.
I learned that once I was well trained I could choose my career path. If I wanted to own my own business, I could do that. If I wanted to be an employee with benefits, I could. My research even uncovered a middle ground between those two options if I wanted to pursue that path. Best of all, I could exercise every option from my home.
All of a sudden I had an array of wonderful choices before me. No longer did I feel trapped without options. Now I could decide from a multitude of paths before me.
After reading your e-book, I did become a medical transcriptionist. I also had my mother and my cousin read your e-book, and they also became MTs. Thank you so much for your book. When the economy got bad and I couldn’t get a job in my field it was transcription that came through. My teacher also knows about your book and recommends it in her class as a highly regarded resource manual. (I raved about it that much!) Take care and thank you again!
M. Farrell, KY
Medical Transcriptionist
You will be able to make transitions as your life changes.
My favorite information that I discovered was that being a medical transcriptionist would enable me to transition in and out of different aspects of the field as my life changed. Once I gained a little experience and proved how skilled I was as a medical transcriptionist, doors were opened for me everywhere.
Now I was in control of my income, not a boss who didn’t care about my compensation being tied in to how hard I worked. Finally my values of hard work, persistence, and determination were paying off. My creativity was being rewarded instead of stifled.
Let me tell you my story:
In the year 2000, I finally decided I had simply had enough. I was sick of commuting for hours on end. I was weary of office politics. Most of all, though, I wanted to work at home and be compensated in direct correlation to my strong work ethic.
I longed for a career that would give me great flexibility and provide a wonderful income for my family.
I spent many months searching out every option I could find. Some jobs would let me work from home, but the pay was pathetic. Other options looked promising, but turned out to be get-rich-quick scams. Finally, I found the perfect answer: Medical Transcription.
I took a training course and soon landed a position where I could work from home. I made a wonderful income for a first-year medical transcriptionist, and loved waking up every morning to start my day. I’ve never regretted this career move in 9 years.
My commute now takes me 30 seconds! I work in my beautiful log cabin (not the one pictured above, though!), looking out over the countryside, with my husband nearby, and my dog (Ruby) at my feet.
Eight-and-a-half years after I first started this career I am still a medical transcriptionist and I’ve never been happier. My journey has taken me down many roads:
Working as an employee for a local hospital with fabulous benefits Transcribing as a statutory employee for a specialty outpatient clinic Forming my own business and transcribing for a local doctor Becoming an independent contractor working for a national company
As I met other medical transcriptionists I began to give back to the MT community. I have:
Co-moderated a medical transcription forum Co-moderated an email list for medical transcriptionists Published an article in the Journal of the American Association for Medical Transcription (JAAMT)
I read this e-book from cover to cover, and I highly recommend it for anyone considering medical transcription as a career, for students, and for new (working) MTs! Tracy does an excellent job of answering the most frequently asked questions relating to entering this field. What you’ll love about this e-book is that it is written by someone who has actually gone through the entire process herself–from investigating the field of medical transcription, to training, to becoming a successful MT. This is the most valuable information and insight that you can have. Books written by non-MTs who have done a cursory study of the field and those who are medical transcription business owners who have never transcribed a line in their lives might have their place, but as a working MT myself, trust me when I say you want to hear about medical transcription first-hand, from a successful working MT! Tracy doesn’t sugar coat anything; she tells it like it is, although in a manner that is delightful and easily understood by those new to the profession. Her book contains rock-solid information that will save you countless hundreds of hours sifting through material on the Internet,much of which is completely unreliable. Tracy is well known in MT circles, a charming, vetted, and accomplished MT. Your investment in this e-book will be one of the best you ever make!
Rennie B., Houston, TX
Medical Transcriptionist
I am still excited about medical transcription as a career choice because of the bright outlook for this field. The United States Department of Labor projects employment for MTs to grow 14% from 2006 to 2016, which is faster than the average for all other occupations. They point out that a growing and aging population will spur demand for medical transcription services. Not only that, but as technology advances the role of a medical transcriptionist is evolving. This is making the medical transcriptionist’s skill set even more valuable. Many MTs are now becoming MT editors as new technology enters the industry. There’s a new level of professionalism evolving in this field that bodes well for future MTs who know how to prepare for the coming changes.
I want to share this great career opportunity with you.
One day I realized that there must be others like me, people who want to know how they could work at home as a medical transcriptionist, but who were finding the information either overwhelming or hard to verify. That’s when I created this e-book.
Here’s a partial list of what you’ll find in The Successful Medical Transcriptionist:
You’ll find all the hype on the Internet weeded out and have just the facts, all presented in an easy-to-read format The 9 questions to ask so that you can make an informed decision about whether this is the right career choice for you Straight talk on salaries. You’ll learn the real lowdown on expected income levels. No vague figures given here, but a straightforward method for calculating your potential income What the best way is to charge your clients so that you maximize your income The major mistakes to avoid that so many medical transcriptionists make as beginners How to control your own income by choosing the right fit for you concerning job classification Why you’ll have increased career options in this field that can match the changing seasons of your life Discover if you need specialized training and what to avoid as you prepare to become a medical transcriptionist What you need to know in order to land your first transcription job or client The 6 different ways you can be paid as a medical transcriptionist and what the pros and cons are of each one The top 10 productivity tips and tools of the trade that will enable you to maximize your speed The one huge mistake that medical transcriptionist students often make How to identify and avoid scams in the medical transcription industry Certification is clearly explained and simplified What professional associations are available for medical transcriptionists What the future looks like for the MT as technology advances
Here are a few more of the valuable facts you’ll learn in this e-book:
How to avoid the one huge mistake that can prevent you from being a high producer Why having a system in place for your transcription abbreviation techniques is vitally important to your success (and where to locate that system at no charge) Tips on how to shorten the learning curve to reach high productivity from years to just months Taking the fear out of becoming an independent contractor Little known speed techniques that involve your mind and not your fingers Why typing 100+ words a minute is not necessary to be a great medical transcriptionist Who to turn to when you get stumped by a doctor’s dictation Where to find the valuable resources that seasoned transcriptionists use nearly every day A list of over 15 unusual places to transcribe for that most medical transcriptionists never consider
I started searching online and came across your e-book. I ordered it right away and knew that was the way I was going to go. I am pursuing medical transcription, and it is because of your e-book! I enrolled in an educational program you recommended… I am really enjoying the course and hope to be working in the MT field by January 2010. I thoroughly love the educational program, and your e-book helped me to locate them. Your e-book also has a wealth of information in it that I know I will be using as I progress through the transcription portion of my course. Thanks, Tracy
Kathleen M., IL
MT Student
How you can know if this e-book is for you:
If you are looking for a get-rich-quick scheme and aren’t willing to work hard to achieve financial success, this e-book is not for you.
If you don’t want income that you can feel proud having earned through good, honest work, then you won’t want to read this e-book.
On the other hand, there are some people that this e-book wi
ll help in life-changing ways. If you are ready to take action, you might be one of the people who should read this e-book.
If you want a legitimate way to stay at home while making a great living If you want the freedom to determine your own hours and schedule If you want the self-satisfaction that comes from a job well done If you want control over your own career options If you want to be part of a profession that you can be proud of If you want to avoid the work-at-home scams that are flooding the Internet If you want a flexible career path that shifts with the changes in your life If you want to contribute financially to your family If you love to be continually learning new things If you want to be a medical transcriptionist who can be up and running with the latest speed techniques very quickly, avoiding a slow learning curve…
…then this e-book is just what you have been looking for. It will lead you, one step at a time, through the process of becoming a successful medical transcriptionist.
This e-book is God sent! After many, many hundreds of hours searching frantically for answers regarding the true medical transcription profession and trying to weed out the “garbage” and “scams” on the internet, I fell upon this e-book, which truly puts the truth of medical transcription into perspective. It explains the reality of the profession, what to expect, how to be prepared, and endless tips on being successful. The information is so extensive with endless opportunities for learning in every aspect of the medical transcription profession. It talks about the profession, software, hardware, resources you should purchase, ergonomics, productivity, and the best resources available on the Internet that will limit the time spent searching through hundreds of thousands of sites. The answers are all here! Thank you so much, Tracy.
K. Wayman, MI
MT Student
Why this e-book is very different from other information on the Internet:
Reason #1: It’s unbiased. Many medical transcriptionist schools will tell you how great it is to have this career, but that’s because they want you to enroll in their school. Other e-books telling you how to enter this career are tied to software products that they have created that they want you to buy. I don’t own a software product or training program that I am trying to sell to you. I want to help you make the decision that is right for your life. I will tell you the pros and the cons of this career so that you have a well-rounded perspective on this career option.
Reason #2: I will explain to you, in detail, what the pitfalls are and how to avoid them. Many e-books that discuss medical transcription will offer you a few helpful tips, but they won’t tell you the mistakes you need to avoid in order to be highly successful.
I just finished reading your e-book. I just wanted to let you know that I really appreciated receiving it. It was very well put together and had tons of very valuable information that I have not seen on other MT guides. If I were you, I would get it published! Thanks again for the great information!
Tamara F.
MT Student
Reason #3: I have been a working medical transcriptionist who first started to investigate this field almost a decade ago, and have been working for over 9 years as an MT. The information in this e-book is not theory. It is hard-earned information that will lead you quickly down the path to success.
Reason #4: Not only will I be sharing with you my own discoveries and thoughts, I also will share with you where other MTs may have a differing opinion and explain to you how to choose the right option for you. I have drawn from deep wells of wisdom in this profession to put all the information you will need in one easy-to-read resource.
Reason #5: This e-book does not cover just certain parts of becoming a medical transcriptionist. It’s a comprehensive A-Z look:
Helping you determine if this is the right career for you Discussing what type of training you need to pursue Giving you solid expected income numbers with the various options available to you Telling you what books and software you will need to start out in this career Explaining where to go for your first position and how to land the account or job you want Giving you all the productivity tips I have gathered throughout the years so that you can quickly ramp up to high speed, with nothing held back Offering lists of books, magazines, software, chat rooms, and e-mail lists that experienced MTs use every day Informing you of the dramatic changes that are coming to this industry and telling you why medical transcriptionists may soon be called medical language specialists or healthcare documentation analysts, and why that is good news Showing you how to use the coming changes in this industry to your advantage
Reason #6: Finally, this e-book is different because it is infused with my enthusiasm for this career. I love being at home, my 30-second commute each morning, and the interesting nature of the work I do, always learning something new each day. I want to share with you the joy and freedom that I have found in this career.
I have finished reading your e-book. WOW!! I certainly enjoyed it and keep it handy at all times. The web sites you list are just great. I have added several of them to my favorites list. I will highly recommend this e-book to all interested in transcription. Thank you for all your work in creating this book.
Becky S.
Medical Transcriptionist
Here is everything that you will receive:
THE SUCCESSFUL MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONIST
Strategies for Achieving Financial Success by
Working at Home as a Highly Productive
Medical Transcriptionist
This is an e-book with over 105 pages that is packed with an abundance of information that will inform you, educate you, and hopefully change your life if you choose to become a highly productive medical transcriptionist.
Bonus #1:
Over 125 Resources Every Medical
Transcriptionist Should Know About
Experienced MTs are more productive because they know where to quickly find the information they need. This guide lists over 125 Internet links that you will find indispensable. It is arranged by topic for quick reference during transcribing.
Bonus #2:
Medical Transcriptionist
Fast Start List For Job Seekers
I will send you a list of web sites of over 200 companies that hire medical transcriptionists. This will give you a head start when you begin your job search.
Bonus #3:
Two Documents With
Powerful Interview Questions
There are so many questions that an MT should ask the potential employer or client. It’s vitally important that you obtain certain information from your interviews that is unique to the medical transcription industry. I’ve compiled two sets of questions:
The first set is meant for you if you are interviewing to become an employee, whether for a local doctor’s office/hospital or for a large national company. The second set contains questions aimed at the MT who wants to be an independent contractor for a local doctor’s office or hospital.
You’ll receive both sets of questions. If you know the answers to all of these questions you will then be able to make an informed decision about whether or not to accept a new client or a new job.
Bonus #4:
Sample Reports
Many people considering being MTs want to know what a finished report looks like. This bonus contains a collection of sample reports and gives you a list of Internet links that will take you to many more reports.
Bonus #5:
Sample Contracts
Prospective and new MTs often want to know what a contract looks in case they decided to be independent contractors who have their own clients. This bonus product contains four different types of contracts.
[](http://successfulmt.com/wp-content/uploads/392142727.gif) Because I want as many people as possible to benefit from this information, I have rolled all of the above products in one package for only $47.
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This includes the money-back guarantee, outlined below.
Amazing amount of information and links! Well worth the price.
Susan G.
MT Student
The cost of not taking any action is quite high, leaving you stuck in your current situation. The information in this e-book can save you thousands of dollars by:
Helping you choose the right training. If you choose a poor training program, you won’t be prepared and will have wasted much time and money. You will also save money by being educated on how to avoid the common scams. Too many new MTs have learned the hard way what those scams are. Don’t be one of them. In addition, will receive a 30-minute free phone call with me. If purchased separately the cost would be $65.
Money-Back Guarantee
I am so confident that this e-book will help you decide if being a medical transcriptionist is the right career choice for you and give you all the information you need to achieve success that I am offering you a 60-day money-back guarantee. If you are not satisfied after reading this e-book, you will receive a full refund. No questions, no hassles, guaranteed.
You have a choice to make: Do you want to take action and change the direction of your life? Are you ready to leave behind the restrictions and hassles of your current job to find the freedom of working from home? Now it’s time for you to take your first step to make it happen. Make the decision to create this new life for yourself.
Please take your next step by clicking on this link to proceed to checkout:
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Here’s another reason to feel great about your purchase:
As you pursue your financial and career freedom by purchasing this e-book, you will also be helping children in Ghana pursue their freedom: For every 10 e-books that are sold, one former child slave in Ghana will be provided with schoolbooks, a satchel, and a uniform so that he or she may attend school for one year. All funds are donated to Free The Slaves, a four-star rated charity (their highest rating) of Charity Navigator.
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Warm Regards,
Tracy Simmons
medicaltranscriptionistnetwork {at} gmail {dot} com
P.S. While this e-book of over 105 pages is filled with solid data, tips, and resources, it is written in a friendly, conversational manner that you will enjoy reading. It was first written in 2002 and underwent a major re-write with over 40 additional pages added in 2009. The e-book was freshly updated in 2010. As the technology and industry change, so does the information you need to know. All of the latest cutting-edge data has been included. Order your copy now and start on your new career path today.
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