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20 Online Proofreading Jobs for Beginners (2024 Guide)

Smart Blogger

And freelance proofreading has allowed me to make more money, while still doing work I love! In this post, I’ll give you all the answers you need to become a professional proofreader, whether you want to work online, remotely, be an employee, or freelancer — it’s your choice. What is Proofreading?

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How to Become A Copy Editor (Even As A Beginner)

Make a Living Writing

Looking to get into the writing and editing industry, but not sure if you should become a copy editor? Proofreading and copy editing both fall under the umbrella of editing, and if you like to edit work you might end up doing both. What Do Copy Editors Do? What Skills Do You Need As A Copy Editor?

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How to Edit Writing in 3 Steps

Grammarly

As tempting as it can be to consider the job of writing something finished as soon as you’ve done the hard work of getting your words down on the page, one of the best skills you can develop as a writer is the ability to edit your own work, from rewriting sections of a first draft to giving a final polish to your document.

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Coming Next Year to Cambridge University Press

Arrant Pedantry

My chapter is titled “Dictionaries and Editors”, and, as you might guess, it focuses on the relationship between dictionaries and some of their most frequent users, copy editors and proofreaders.

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15+ Best Work From Home Jobs to Bring in the Big Bucks

Smart Blogger

Proofreader and Editor Job Difficulty (1–5): ??? Average Annual Salary Proofreaders: $56,000 Editors: $71,000 Experience Needed Proofreaders: Coursework and proofreading skills. Editor: A college degree and internship. If transcribing documents sounds promising, you may also enjoy a job as a… 14.

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Proofing and Editing: How to Make Your Content Less Frightening

Content Marketing Institute

You can’t adequately edit and proofread at the same time, says @AnnGynn. Bureau of Labor Statistics recognizes proofreaders as distinct from editors. Its description of proofreaders’ duties includes: “Read transcript or proof type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors.

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How Databricks Saves $1.4M Annually with Grammarly

Grammarly

Marketing cut editing cycle times for thousands of documents by 50% and saved copywriters and editors 540 hours—time reallocated to more impactful work. They send over 2,100 documents annually for editorial review. “We I’m skimming instead of grinding through copy like a proofreader.