Speaker 1: So this video took over 37 hours to make and the reason is that I did not want to be unfair to anyone in this video because usually such videos would either hype up the company way beyond the reality or paint the company in such a negative light that they show them to be way worse than they actually are. And now let's get straight to the point. The website is called tigerfish.com and somewhere around the top right corner you would see their logo which is basically a fish with tigerfish transcription written underneath and if you go to the very bottom of the page you will see tigerfish transcription and editing and if you go through the website to learn more about their staff you will find their founder listed as adam goldberg who according to the story written on the website was just the guy riding around in his bicycle as he started this business. But that one guy is now more than just a business owner. According to the US Patent and Trademark Office, this guy is listed as an inventor in around three inventions or more specifically three patents. The first patent that I saw was editing videos using a corresponding synchronized written transcript by selection from a text viewer and this was apparently filed in 2014. Additionally, I saw a second patent and this patent was navigating a synchronized transcript of spoken source material from a viewer window. And this patent was filed apparently in 2012. And a third patent which I also saw was rapid transcription by dispersing segments of source material to a plurality of transcribing stations. And this was of course the oldest and it was apparently filed in 2008 and the listed assignee in each of these three patents was Tigerfish. So now it's time to look deeper into Tigerfish itself. I decided to check the business registry of the California Secretary of State and according to the website, all I could see were these four businesses and by comparing the names and addresses of each of these companies, it did not seem to me like any of those four are related to Tigerfish transcription. However, that does not mean that this is an illegal business. In fact, it is possible to do business in a state without registering it. However, different laws and different taxations would occur. And if that is something that you are personally thinking of starting, then please do consult a professional before you go through with this. And now I went back to the original website of tigerfish.com. And over there, if we look closely at the logo, we can see an R in a circle. And that R should mean that this is a registered trademark, or more specifically, a federally registered trademark. So once again, I decided to go back to the United States Patent and Trademark Office's website, and this time I searched for trademarks with Tigerfish. But only one of these results was listed as live. And when I checked that live trademark, apparently the industry that it worked in was cleansing and sanitizing systems, which to me does not seem like anything that Tigerfish.com seems to be working on. And that now leaves us with the dead trademarks. But I have to point out that even if a trademark is listed as dead, that does not mean that no one can use it. And that also doesn't mean that any other company can just take it away from them because there are other laws regarding copyrights as well. So the fact that perhaps Tigerfish's trademark is currently dead could have been a well-thought-out decision with many positive benefits. So the first trademark that grabbed my attention did have Adam Michael Goldberg's name listed under the registrant. And it does seem to work in an industry similar to that of Tigerfish.com and apparently first use was around 1990 and it seems to have been registered in 1999 and cancelled in 2005. Now it is important to note here that even though the registration date was 1999, the first use was way before that with around nine years, which goes to show that it is possible that they have been using this trademark even though they had not registered it. But now for the final and possibly the most important of these listings and what makes it so important is because when I opened it, I saw the logo that looked very similar, possibly identical to that on Tigerfish.com's website. And this was apparently registered in 2010 and cancelled in 2016. But now that we've talked about all the registration aspects, what about the online presence? So I decided to investigate the website of Tigerfish.com and according to SimilarWebs.com, they were founded in 1989 and they currently seem to have monthly visits of around 14.9 thousand. And of these visits, according to similarwebs.com, again, 19.74% are from referral traffic and less than 0.01% is from search traffic. And there's nothing inherently wrong with that. But I do personally find it suspicious sometimes when I find that a website has such a low search traffic. But of course, when it comes to a website, and to check whether or not they're a scam, are many other things to consider. And the first thing to consider is whether or not this website is overrun by advertising, specifically advertising to third party products. However, fortunately for us, in this specific case, it does not seem that tigerfish.com is overrun by advertising. And in fact, when I checked the website, I did not see any advertising to any third party on their website. And the second thing to investigate is do they ask for money to apply. And the short and simple answer is no. But there is a bit of a catch to that that we will address in a bit. But before we do that, we need to also address their online presence and reviews. Now, a large number of the companies that I trust tend to have profiles on crunchbase.com. And over there, I can usually check out some information about the company's background and of course, very importantly, their finances. However, Crush.com did not seem to have any profile on Crunchbase, which of course isn't an immediate red flag in any way, but it is something slightly upsetting, let's say for me. And the next place that I often like to check is Trustpilot.com. And last I checked, they had zero reviews on Trustpilot.com, which I find kind of suspicious if they have been in business since 1989. But nonetheless, I decided to go through and check another online review platform and that's glassdoor.com. And this is a platform which I often check to see how employees feel about their company. And once again, I found zero reviews on glassdoor.com. And so I went to another very common and basic place, which is linkedin.com. And over there, I found that their profile was very basic and simplistic, which is in way similar to their website in my opinion. And so finally I decided to go on two basic checks which are their phone number and their address. And when I checked their phone number on multiple phone directories I did get matches for also Adam Michael Goldberg. And secondly I did go through and check their address on Google Maps and investigate the area on Street View. Now the address itself was shown around Chinatown and this is their address in California. I'm not addressing their addresses in other places such as New York. And so now that we've put most of this information together, let's discuss are they real? And also that catch that we mentioned earlier. And yes, in my opinion, they do seem to provide incredibly good services and they do seem serious about their business. But what about their staff? And what about their freelancers such as yourself? Do they pay you? Now, they do not have a reputation for not paying any of their employees, not as far as I've heard. However, the amount that they pay isn't that little and isn't that much. The averages that I've heard of range between $5 to $10 an hour. And that's not such a bad number, but not such a good number either. But another issue that tends to throw a lot of people off is their software. Most transcription companies that I know of tend to provide all their employees with the necessary software if need be. However, According to their own website tigerfish.com, they do seem to require you to make a purchase of a separate transcription software. And last I personally checked, that software costs around $229. Which isn't that much, but isn't that little either. And regardless of how amazing of a transcription company they may be, the relatively low online presence on websites such as Trustpilot and Glassdoor.com does not make me feel confident that this website can have that much work relative to possibly other websites. And I have seen a lot of complaints about the company not responding in time. Now personally, I do work online, 100% of my income is actually from online sources and my goal here is to provide you with as many opportunities as I can with the lowest amount of investment necessary and with the highest total monthly income with the minimum required amount of hours. And as I continue to do that, I would love it if you can support this channel by clicking the thumbs up button. And if there are any signs that you would like me to investigate, please let me know in the comments down below.