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    Freelance Tips: Confidentiality and Proofreading

    Freelance Tips: Confidentiality and Proofreading

    Jun 04, 2020

    • Business Tips
    • Clients
    • Freelance Tips

    Working as a freelance proofreader, you may sometimes encounter issues related to confidentiality. But it should be simple to avoid problems with privacy and confidentiality if you follow a few simple guidelines. Check out our advice below to find out more. Proofreading and Confidentiality Becoming A Proofreader Our comprehensive proofreading course will teach you everything […]

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    A Quick Guide to DOIs and URLs

    A Quick Guide to DOIs and URLs

    May 17, 2020

    • Academic Writing
    • Proofreading Tips
    • Referencing and Citations

    Many referencing systems require a DOI or URL for online sources. But what exactly is the difference between DOIs and URLs? And how should you approach them as a proofreader? What Are DOIs and URLs? DOIs (digital object identifiers) and URLs (uniform resource locators) are both ways of linking to content online. So, what exactly […]

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An Introduction to the AP Stylebook

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    What to Do with the Singular They

    Apr 05, 2020

    • Common Errors
    • Grammar
    • Proofreading Tips

    Becoming A Proofreader Are you interested in becoming a freelance proofreader, but not sure where to begin? Our comprehensive Becoming A Proofreader course is a great place to start! Sign up for a free trial and try it out today.

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    5 Brilliant Quotes About Editing

    Mar 12, 2020

    • Editing Tips
    • Freelance Resources

    Compared to authors, proofreaders and editors rarely make any headlines. But proofreading and editing is essential to great writing! And we’ve found a few quotes we think capture this. 1. Russell Lynes – Editing Is Necessary The editor and publisher Russell Lynes is quoted as saying: No author dislikes to be edited as much as […]

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    Copy Editing vs. Proofreading: What You Need to Know

    Feb 06, 2020

    • Editing Tips
    • Proofreading Tips
    • Style

    Copy editing and proofreading are both types of editing that take place toward the end of the writing process to get a text ready for publication. But while these terms are often used interchangeably, they aren’t quite the same thing.  To make matters even more confusing, many freelance editors offer a blend of both services. […]

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    4 Tips for Improving Your Work Performance

    Jul 16, 2018

    • Freelance Tips
    • Lifestyle Tips

    You probably want to be the best proofreader you can be. And if you’re doing or have already completed our Knowadays course, you’re on the right track! But expertise isn’t all you need to work effectively. You also need to be smart about how you work. Otherwise you risk delivering the wrong thing, running out […]

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    What to Do When a Document Is Hard to Follow

    Jan 01, 2018

    • Proofreading Tips

    Early January is just like any other time of year, except you see a lot more people jogging in an attempt to keep to their new year’s resolutions. But here at Proofreading Academy, we believe that your resolutions don’t have to be exhausting! So instead of paying a year’s membership fees for two days at […]

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    How to Correct Right-to-Left Text Issues

    Dec 12, 2017

    • Formatting
    • Proofreading Tips

    Fans of Knowadays’ blog (we know you’re out there) will know that we try to make our posts fun and entertaining. But even fun-packed jobs like proofreading have their boring, technical bits. And more often than not, these bits are annoyingly important. Take, for example, the issue of correcting right-to-left text in Microsoft Word. Script […]

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    Our Proofreading Christmas List

    Our Proofreading Christmas List

    Dec 05, 2017

    • Lifestyle Tips
    • Proofreading Tips

    Here at Knowadays, we’re not tempted by the latest must-have gadgets, but we always get the latest version of Microsoft Word. We don’t crave luxury beauty products, either, but we do want every document we work on to look good. If we could ask Santa for a gift this Christmas, then, it would be something […]

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    To Change or Not to Change? When to Edit a Document

    To Change or Not to Change? When to Edit a Document

    Nov 28, 2017

    • Proofreading Tips

    That, as one famously poor speller might put it, is the question. One challenging part of being a proofreader is knowing when to make changes and when to leave well alone. It’s a delicate balance, and it requires more than a set of rules. More than anything, it requires common sense and good judgement. However, […]

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