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Becca didn’t always know she wanted a career in proofreading. After years of working in bars, cafes, and shops, she started wondering what it would look like to build a career she’d actively chosen. She’d always been a reader, and friends had long turned to her for help with their writing – so when she […]

Laura’s path to proofreading and editing wasn’t a straight line. After starting out in analytical science and stepping away from work to raise her children, she moved between a few different roles, searching for the right combination of flexibility and fulfillment. It was while searching the internet for work-from-home job ideas that proofreading kept catching […]

Myra spent years teaching English and writing to nonfluent speakers at universities in Asia, Latin America, and the US. Along the way, she found herself being asked to proofread materials for professors and local professionals – and discovered she had a real knack for it. When the opportunity came to turn that interest into something […]

Wondering how to make a word document look professional? Knowing how to format a document in Microsoft Word is an essential skill if you want to create a polished, well-designed business report, academic paper, blog article, or any other type of document. No matter how good your writing is, a poorly presented document will always […]

Freelancing isn’t always easy. You have to advertise your services, manage your own workload, and sometimes chase up clients for payment. But freelancing has advantages too. So if you’re not sure whether it’s for you, check out our top 10 benefits of freelance life: 1. Flexible Hours On the subject of conventional working hours, we […]

There’s no doubt about it – punctuation is an integral part of writing. We use it to mark pauses, pose questions, emphasize certain ideas, and clarify meaning. You’ll already be familiar with the usual suspects – periods, commas, exclamation points, question marks, and so on – but did you know there are some weird and […]