What Does a Proof-reader Do?
Quite simply, checking and examining text written by other people for spelling, grammar, style or other errors.
There’s so much content creation on the internet and the demand is steadily growing. That means demand for online proof reading is also on the rise, and this is your opportunity to step up to the plate and get a piece of the action.
Who’s it For?
- Anyone who can handle reading and writing for extended periods
- Anyone who loves correcting errors
- Anyone with a good level of grammar and comprehension
Skills
- Good level of grammar
- Good level of comprehension
- Capacity to work independently
- Ability to read and correct 1000+ words per hour. This will depend on the complexity of the sector
- Ability to follow instructions
Start Up
Get online and start applying for positions. They’ll be a short test and they’ll get back to you once approved.
You can work flexible hours from your own home and get paid based on turnaround time and complexity of the task.
Start by trying Proofreadingservices.com, where you’ll go through a 20-minutes online test to check out your basic knowledge of English and grammatical correctness.
Your acceptance will be based on your test score, so the better you do the better your chances of landing a position.
Scribendi.com is another site that offers flexible working. Depending on where you live you may need to accept payment in dollars as this is an international need. You may also need you commit to processing a minimum amount of words per month, which is a reasonable request that allows better planning.
How to Increase Income
Experience is preferred, but if you shine in your grammar and comprehension then a lack of experience is not going to hold you back.
The better you perform the more likely you are to get higher paying, more complex projects passed your way, increasing your hourly rate.
