As a professional proofreader who also coaches other proofreaders, I know this to be true:  You don’t have to have a proofreading business coach to start your business, but if you want to be successful – make money, work anywhere and anytime you want – with the least amount of stress, overwhelm, and wasted time, […]

Proofreading has such a flexible, work-wherever lifestyle that it doesn’t require many office supplies, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a few things you can get to make your proofreading side hustle even more enjoyable! If you’re a proofreader and need to send a subtle hint to your significant other about what you’d like for […]

When life’s going a million miles an hour and your brain wants to bounce from one thing to the next, it’s hard to quiet the busyness around you so you can focus on proofreading. I’ve been proofing for years and to this day, I can still struggle with staying focused. But I’ve found ways to […]

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Your proofreading side hustle won’t start or succeed by waiting around on luck. It needs YOU to make it happen! Waiting on luck is leaving your success up to something you don’t have to work on. You take the power of success out of your hands and put it […]

Location doesn’t matter as a transcript proofreader! That’s because transcripts are sent digitally so you can send and receive jobs from wherever you live or travel to. That means if you live halfway around the globe in the UK, for example, you can still proofread for court reporters in the United States…with some important caveats. […]

Transcript proofreading is fun. You get to read for a living. You get to work on your own schedule. You get paid to fix typos. And you get to work with awesome clients. What’s not to love? But there is that seemingly hard part that nobody looks forward to: marketing. For most of us, aside […]

Learning how to proofread transcripts, how to set up your business, and how to get clients takes work! You have to make time for it and be diligent to make your proofreading business successful. And while you can make some amazing money as a part-time or full-time proofreader, it’s not a “get rich quick doing […]

As proofreaders, our specialty is fixing mistakes – and the world is full of them! If we see an error, we want to fix it. That’s what makes us good at what we do. We notice details most people don’t, and we’re excited to use that skill to help others improve their work and look […]

You don’t need many tools to get started as a proofreader! (And you probably have some of these already!)  Internet connection  Besides needing internet to communicate with clients and receive/send back jobs, it’s also helpful when you’re working on a proofreading job.  A lot of your proofreading resources to look up grammar rules, spellings, word […]

Are you already a general proofreader working with content like books, websites, emails, and social media posts? If so, you know how satisfying it is to fix grammar errors and typos and work with clients to make their work look amazing. We grammar experts put the pro in proofing! Since you’re a general proofreader and […]