Get paid to type up audio

Take Note

Nostalgic for the days of Mad Men-era typing pools? Transcription company Take Note pays typists around £8/hour to type up audio.

You need Microsoft Word, at least a C in GCSE English and must be able bash out at least 65 words per minute. It pays per minute of audio, and not minute of your time, so it's only worth it for super-fast typists (take a Speed Test).

If you enjoy typing it could be a winner, as Forumite cazmanian_minx reports: "I'm one of their freelance transcribers and so far so good – payment's been on time every month and it works out at £7 - £9 an hour."

To apply, you take tests in typing speed, formatting and English language.  You must sign up for at least two shifts per week, roughly six hours each.