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My new business is in writing and online publishing. My first venture into the writing and online publishing field is with my new website, The General Transcription Business Guide, launched in February of 2009.
I decided to write and publish an online guide about general transcription to help others learn about the field and start their own home-based businesses in general transcription.After operating my own general transcription business for more than five years, I noticed that as the economy continued to decline and more people got laid off, the demand for information about general transcription increased.More people started to email me wanting to know more about this "work from home" industry, but they were really having a hard time trying to find all of this information in one place.With so many people being laid off and wanting to start their own home businesses, I really felt there was a need to help make it easier for people to find out about general transcription by having just about all of the information they need - all in one place, available at any time.Not many people understand that once you have the information, general transcription is one of the fastest ways to earn a living from home without feeling like you're only doing some "type at home for cash" gig. This is truly a genuine profession, a career choice, one that can be built into a six-digit income career if one so chooses and in a relatively short amount of time.But you have to know where to start, just like with any other business or even a work from home job. And having all of that relevant information in one place just makes getting started that much easier.So why should my online publishing business be chosen as one of the top home-based businesses for 2009? I really believe the general transcription industry needs more attention. I believe people need to learn that there's not only medical and legal transcription; that general transcription really is one of the easiest, cheapest and fastest home-based businesses one can start.This business can be started while collecting unemployment after being laid off, or to supplement a spouse's income, have a full time income from home while raising children or even to supplement Social Security after retirement.