Susan Greene

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Write concise copy for each screen. Do you need help writing copy for your app? You’ve already begun development, but now you realize you need help with the copy. The copy is engaging and intuitive. You want copy that’s engaging, effective and will contribute to your app’s success. Determine a target audience.

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Smart Blogger

OCTOBER 4, 2024

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. Copy editors often have the responsibility of proofreading, as well. However, they are different.

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Grammarly

JANUARY 31, 2024

As talented as the lean team was, it was not easy for them to manually edit every instance of marketing copy, every corporate communication, and every customer-facing message. We collaborate remotely most of the time, so having Grammarly has been extra helpful,” says Millie Lapidario, Senior Copy Editor.

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Smart Blogger

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In the post below, we’ll explore sixteen of the best ones to consider, and explain how to find a remote job you’ll love. Here are some job sites for when you’re ready: Smart Blogger Proofed American Copy Editors Society If you prefer creating content over reviewing it, you can be a… 6. Let’s dig in.

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Shorthand Content Marketing

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

If you are looking to hire a writer for your business, either to create blogs, social media posts, white papers, or sales pages, you are in luck. The good news is that adding a job post on Upwork is completely free. Simply select your region and click on ‘create a posting.’

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 16, 2023

This post will walk you through what it entails, how much you can earn, and where to find work, even if you have minimal editing experience. Whether you want to edit for the world of academia, publishing, business, or for print or the web, there’s a freelance editor job up for grabs. Searching their job postings is easy.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 16, 2023

In this post we’ve listed the top 10 remote freelance jobs, what you can expect to earn, and where you can find each type of work. Copywriter A copywriter writes sales messages in the form of texts, or copy, for the purpose of promoting products and services. Did you know that there are many different types of editors?

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Top Content Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2022

Developmental editing , substantive editing , line editing , and copy editing each tackle a specific problem or concern with your writing. All without the hesitation that comes with a self-edit. When you hire a professional editor will depend on the type of editing you require and where you are in the editing stages.

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Arrant Pedantry

OCTOBER 24, 2019

One person posted this comment: “If a writer wants to convey that Frank has one brother or more, this is an awful way of sneaking in that information. As I explained in a previous post , sometimes there’s a mismatch between the intended meaning and the form of the utterance itself.

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Grammar Underground

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

What the writer should have written — or, more precisely, what the copy editor should have caught — was that wretched should have been retched. The disheartening thing about this error is that it appeared almost 300 pages into an otherwise very well copy edited book. Whoever was copy editing this book knew what they were doing.

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Publishing Trends

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Debra DeFord Minerva moves up to Senior Copy Editor. The post People Round-Up, Mid-November 2022 appeared first on Publishing Trends. Sarah Reck has been promoted to Assistant Director, Digital Marketing. At Macmillan, Kemi Umogbai has been promoted to Senior Director for Finance. Yana Hosken moves up to Director, Accounting.

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Grammar Underground

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

But when you’re a longtime copy editor who once believed that editing rules were universal and people who knew them were uniquely valuable, it’s hard to let go. It’s the kind of tug-of-war between old and new that we editors see a lot. Outside the New York Times, “longue” sightings are rare these days.

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Here’s how Karen MacKenzie asked for a testimonial after we published her first post on Smart Blogger: “Would it be possible to get a testimonial for my website? Before becoming Smart Blogger’s Editor-in-Chief, I was a freelancer. Want to find guest blogging opportunities (since many websites these days pay for guest posts)?

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Grammar Underground

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

A week in the life of a copy editor wouldn’t make for a good movie — a lot of sitting, staring and tapping at the comma key on a computer. But for language nerds and people who’d like to improve their grammar skills, an ultra-condensed week in the life of a copy editor could make for an entertaining way to spend five minutes.

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Grammar Underground

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

By traditional copy editor standards, they should be “chaise longue” and “champing at the bit.” The post 'Chaise lounge' and 'chomping at the bit'? For years, every time I saw “chaise lounge” or “chomping at the bit” in an article I was editing, I changed it. first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande.

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Publishing Trends

AUGUST 1, 2023

Artie Bennett , executive copy editor, will retire on November 10. At Penguin Children’s , Gerard Mancini , vice president, executive director managing editorial & production editorial will retire in December. Mancini joined the Viking Children’s editorial team in the fall of 1985.

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Grammar Underground

AUGUST 14, 2023

Copy editors notice a lot of little stuff that other people might not. The post What to capitalize in a headline first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande. One of the most common examples has to do with headline capitalization.

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Constant Content

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

I first heard about Constant Content in 2017 from a friend of mine who was working as the lead copy editor at a large online retailer. At the time, they were hiring internal copywriters and copy editors, and I passed their copywriter test. If you love writing, let it show and let it shine!

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The Creative Penn

APRIL 14, 2023

I have a video tutorial , and someone posted a comment which basically said something along the lines of, “You're lazy. So fundamentally, it's the same process of you writing something, and then you sending it to your editor, and then they make some edits to that sentence. You should learn all these rules yourself.”

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ProBlogger

APRIL 10, 2011

This guest post is by Leigh Stevens of whereapy. I was inspired to write this post after reading a piece by the Blog Tyrant a few weeks ago. It’s a good post. I hire a copy editor to clean up my posts, and while the ideas, connections, turns of phrase, overall structure and layout are mine, it still feels inauthentic.

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Smart Blogger

OCTOBER 31, 2022

If you’ve dreamed of a fashion writing job where you can immerse yourself in the latest trends, designers, and shows, this post is for you. Drop a keyword like fashion writing jobs into the search bar , and Indeed’s search engine will return all the job posts for that keyword. SimplyHired. ContentWriting Jobs. ZipRecruiter.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

This is a guest post by Stefanie Flaxman of Revision Fairy® Small Business Proofreading Services. Unfortunately for you and your readers, writing mistakes are like speed bumps on the blog post open highway. Your posts look like Wikipedia articles. Your posts don’t include images. Each post does not have a byline.

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Grammar Underground

MARCH 15, 2021

Not even copy editors commit all these terms to memory. The post Login or log in? No one is expected to know them all. But if you would like to approach these hyphenation situations with greater confidence, you need to know where to look them up and how. Water-ski or water ski?

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Men With Pens

JULY 1, 2012

you may be inclined to embed the full book right in a post to lure new readers and get them hungry for that next edition. Post by Melissa Thomas Mellissa Thomas is a freelance copywriter, copy editor , and blog junkie sharing her business journey with new and growing entertainment business entrepreneurs over at E.i.

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Grammar Underground

JULY 19, 2021

It was the headline that launched a thousand linguistics blog posts: “Violinist Linked to JAL Crash Blossoms.”. In 2009, a copy editor spotted this headline in Japan Today. The post Crash blossoms first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande. The rest is linguistics history. MacArthur Flies Back to Front.”.

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Grammar Underground

JUNE 6, 2021

According to someone who recently sent me a test with a similar question, most copy editors miss the other error. The post More thoughts on faulty parallel structure first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande. You take a second look at your sentence and decide you’re happy with your choices. See anything else?

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Smart Blogger

MAY 4, 2023

Our flour company Millmeier, for instance, could post one new article weekly on anything related to working with organic grains and flours. Especially when it comes to writing effective marketing copy. The post B2B Marketing: A Basic Guide (& Strategies) for Small Businesses appeared first on Smart Blogger.

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Grammar Underground

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This does nothing but break up the flow of the writing and drive certain copy editors nuts. The post Please Don't Do This to Your Reader (PDDTTYR ) first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande. No matter what, there’s never an excuse to cram in the initials of an organization you refer to only once.

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Contently

JUNE 12, 2024

Ensure all marketing activities (blog posts, social media posts, email blasts, etc.) Workflow management: Assign tasks, track progress, and set clear deadlines for content creators, editors, and other team members. The post What are Content Marketing Platforms and Why You Need One appeared first on Contently.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 6, 2011

This guest post is by Krizia of the Blog Income for Women Blueprint. copywriter: I wrote most of the copy. editor/proofreader: we had the copy revised by a few editors. PowerPoint creator: one of those editors also set the entire project out in PowerPoint. copy for the text-base sales page.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

I’ve come across so many people who were really disappointed with the editor they hired to help them with their books or blog posts and in almost every case, once I’ve done some digging, I’ve discovered it was because their expectations of their editor were completely unrealistic. which bits need to be expanded on).

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ProBlogger

MAY 26, 2011

This guest post is by Ali Hale of DailyWritingTips.com. You certainly don’t have to be a budding Shakespeare in order to write a competent, professional blog post—but you do need a strong grasp of grammar, and the ability to write engagingly. Reading the posts here on ProBlogger is a great start.).

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 9, 2023

These 4 Steps Reveal if It Will Sell Author: Dave Chesson Source: Make a Living Writing This post is all about creating a book that people already want. Look for existing conversations around your topics: in blog posts and comments, in a Facebook writing group, in news coverage, and more. Got a Book Idea? Do a little bit each week. #3.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

AUGUST 18, 2022

There are times when writers want to label a work in progress as a draft or make their pages harder to copy. This post originally appeared at The Chicago Manual of Style Online Shop Talk blog on May 17, 2022, © University of Chicago. A good way to do this is to put a transparent watermark on every page. Move Book Chapters with a Click.

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The Creative Penn

JULY 8, 2024

I feel like the word editor is so difficult because it can mean so many things. What does a developmental editor do that is different to a line editor, a copy editor, a red-marks-all-over-the-page editor? I took a copy editing class through the University of Chicago, and that was very not for me.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Perhaps you could make yourself clearer via podcast rather than plain posts. Types of Content formats that Work Best for lead generation: Blog posts and articles. Kenneth Waldman is a freelance writer and copy editor. The post The Content Creation Formula for Successful Online Marketing appeared first on ProBlogger.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

But it is nice to have that paperback that we can hand to another author, especially if they're able to post a picture of them holding your book, and saying that they're going to write a blurb. Because not only is it my schedule, it's their editor's schedule, and the line editor, the copy editor, each person, their schedule.

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