subject: Freelance Proofreading Jobs - Get the Best Jobs With Ease! [print this page] One of the fastest growing, and well paid jobs you can find online right now are freelance proofreading jobs. I believe that is because so much of the online web copy we see nowadays is outsourced to the Philippines, and written by people who don't have English as a first language.
So the clever websites owners are realizing that just a little sprinkle of really well written stuff can make a website stand out from the crowd.
A common practice online today is to get your outsourcers to write the bulk of the content and then to have a higher paid proofreader go over it and make everything pretty,
This is where you come in...
There is nothing people hate more than crappy badly spelled websites, and it makes your visitors think you don't have good attention to detail and don't care...
...which is not good if you want them to buy from you.
I'm not saying that every website has to be perfect, and I constantly find problems in my own copy. But to make the same mistakes over and over again just seems like you don't care.
So the big question is how you could go about becoming a proofreader?
I get emails all the time asking if it takes a great deal of training or any special degrees, and the and is no. Most people with an eye for detail can do this kind of work.
If you want to make a start and get your first proofreading job hit one of the following websites:
Elance.com
Guru.com
These sites are full of website owners looking for all kinds of people, and one of the most sought after skills is that of a proofreader.
You will find that there are many people on these sites looking for work, and they list there previous skills and experience plus the amount they expect to get paid for the work.
Don't let this scare you off, everybody starts with little or no experience and that's not a problem. You will just do a few freebie or low paid jobs and get the experience you need.
Also list any English courses you have done at high school or college.
And it goes without saying, but make sure your profile is spotless and error free.
Freelance Proofreading Jobs - Get the Best Jobs With Ease!
