Remote real-time captioner and meeting reporter

Colleges, local governments, nonprofits, companies and event organizers that need accessible captions or an official record of a meeting.

You charge an hourly or per-event rate for live captioning, plus a fee for the cleaned-up transcript. Repeat contracts with schools or agencies give steadier work.

• Real-time stenography
• Building a personal dictionary for fast, accurate output
• Comfort with video meeting tools
• Reliable and organized scheduling

• Legal licensing is often not required for captioning, but clients may expect a certification, so check what your target clients ask for
• A dropped connection can ruin a live job, so test your setup and keep backups
• Confidential meeting content, so check what privacy terms clients expect
• Business insurance (general liability and errors and omissions) and a written contract for each client
• Agencies may set low rates, so compare pay and terms before accepting

Startup costs are typically around $2,500 to $8,000, depending on your setup. Since a dropped connection can ruin a live job, it's worth testing your setup and keeping backups. These figures are estimates, not quotes.

Monthly revenue is typically around $1,500 to $7,000, depending on how many jobs you take and the clients you serve. This is revenue, not profit. Agencies may set low rates, so compare pay and terms before accepting work.

Legal licensing is often not required for captioning, but clients may expect a certification, so check what your target clients ask for. Also check privacy terms for confidential meetings, and arrange business insurance and a written contract for each client.