In Spellchecker We Trust… Right?
This article could have easily been titled “We Don’t Need a Proofreader…right?” Businesses today are transforming printed text into computer-based documents and, well, all you have to do is run the computer’s spellchecker to make sure there aren’t any mistakes…right?
Spellcheckers are wonderful things, but the truth is that if the document that you just received [...]
Advancing Your Freelance Proofreading Career
One of the ways to get the training you need to be effective as a proof reader is to take training courses? It will prove to be your best move ever. Course aren’t a requirement but it can be an effort finding work if you do not have the proofreading training certification.
Training while your building [...]
Don’t Be Satisfied With Your First Draft
Sometimes it’s a struggle to figure out what’s the best thing to say.
You’re writing a heading, the first sentence of an email, the introduction to a newsletter, a short description on a homepage.
But what should you say? When you have just a few words, what’s the best message?
One of the ways I employ to help [...]