The Course That’s Launched Over10,000 Freelance Proofreading Careers
The Course That’s Launched Over
10,000 Freelance
Proofreading Careers
General Proofreading: Theory and Practice™
General Proofreading: Theory and Practice™
- 10+ modules & 86+ lessons of professional proofreading training
- Essential marketing & tax advice to help you start your own freelance business
- Access to our exclusive community for proofreading professionals
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Lifetime access to all future updates
As low as $597 $497
As low as $597 $397.00
100% Money Back Guarantee
Try out General Proofreading: Theory and Practice™ risk-free for seven days. If you aren’t blown away by the quality of the program and absolutely convinced of your new ability to earn extra income working from home as a professional proofreader, just let us know and we’ll refund 100% of your purchase price with no questions asked.
Introducing General Proofreading: Theory and Practice™
General Proofreading: Theory and Practice™ is the best-selling proofreading course that arms you with the tools, skills, and strategies you need to launch your own proofreading business—even if you’re starting from scratch and have no clue how to get started. You’ll learn the grammar and punctuation skills you need to succeed as a proofreader, plus the marketing and business advice you need to turn those skills into steady, solid paychecks.
"I'm so glad I decided to take this excellent course! It prepared and taught me how to start my own proofreading business. This type of work is a great option for my lifestyle, and I am very thankful to have found it!"
"Thanks to Caitlin's Proofread Anywhere course, I am now a freelance proofreader, earning money while I stay home to raise my kids. The support from the PA community is phenomenal!"
"I'm so glad I decided to take this excellent course! It prepared and taught me how to start my own proofreading business. This type of work is a great option for my lifestyle, and I am very thankful to have found it!"
"Thanks to Caitlin's Proofread Anywhere course, I am now a freelance proofreader, earning money while I stay home to raise my kids. The support from the PA community is phenomenal!"
Imagine Having Your Own Work-from-Home Business
Have you ever wanted to work from home, earning a solid paycheck from the back porch, the beach, or even just the living room couch? Now you can. Proofreading is a rewarding and in-demand field that could be a dream job for any word-nerd, book-lover, or bibliophile able to point out misspelled words and simple grammatical mistakes. And in this comprehensive course, you’ll learn all the skills and gain access to all the resources you need to get your own freelance business up and running from scratch.
Absolutely Everything You Need to Make Money Working from Home as a Proofreader
Everything You Need
to Make Money Working from Home as a Proofreader
Learn the skills you need to proofread at a professional level, find and book clients, and make a living (from home) doing work that inspires you with pride and passion
Comprehensive, In-Depth Training
Learn the ins and outs of how to proofread at a professional level with over 86 lessons in 10+ modules, including 20 worksheets, quizzes, case studies, and more. Plus, you’ll receive free access to all future course updates (think of it as your continuing education).
A Unique and Supportive Community
Gain lifetime access to our exclusive Facebook group, where you can connect with a like-minded group of aspiring proofreaders and faculty. Network, ask questions, and gain the support you need to succeed.
Comprehensive, In-Depth Training
Learn the ins and outs of how to proofread at a professional level with over 40 lessons in 9 modules, including 20 worksheets, quizzes, case studies, and more. Plus, you’ll receive free access to all future course updates (think of it as your continuing education).
A Unique and Supportive Community
Gain lifetime access to our exclusive Facebook group, where you can connect with a like-minded group of aspiring proofreaders, faculty, and even course founder Caitlin Pyle. Network, ask questions, and gain the support you need to succeed.
Practical Marketing & Business Advice
Go above and beyond the mere nuts and bolts of proofreading, and discover how to run a profitable solopreneur business. You’ll get advice on how to set up your business, file taxes as a freelancer, and market your service to bring in new clients every month.
Essential Resources for Proofreaders
Get a host of extra resources including 40+ real-life example jobs, mindset training to boost your motivation and confidence, in-depth case studies, pep talk videos, resource guides for all types of markets, and much more!
Practical Marketing & Business Advice
Go above and beyond the mere nuts and bolts of proofreading, and discover how to run a profitable solopreneur business. You’ll get advice on how to set up your business, file taxes as a freelancer, and market your service to bring in new clients every month.
Essential Resources for Proofreaders
Get a host of extra resources including 40+ real-life example jobs, mindset training to boost your motivation and confidence, in-depth case studies, pep talk videos from Caitlin, resource guides for all types of markets, and much more!
Is Freelance Proofreading a Good Fit for You?
Is Freelance Proofreading
a Good Fit for You?
Freelance proofreading provides thousands of people with a rewarding business they love—but it’s not for everyone. Here’s an idea of what kind of life and career you can expect when you graduate from General Proofreading: Theory and Practice™:
Solid Pay Working from Home
Proofreading is a rewarding and in-demand skill with plenty of opportunity for jobs. With an average salary of $51,391, proofreaders are well-compensated for their valuable contributions. The amount of work available is staggering and includes just about every company that publishes content like books, magazines, emails, blog posts, and more.
Peaceful, Rewarding Work
Peaceful, Rewarding Work
Proofreaders get to read a wide variety of interesting materials, from novels and reference books to emails, advertisements, video scripts, and more. It’s a quiet job that involves lots of reading and tends to be a great fit for anyone who loves books, words, and reading.
100% Money Back Guarantee
Try out General Proofreading: Theory and Practice™ risk-free for seven days. If you aren’t blown away by the quality of the program and absolutely convinced of your new ability to earn extra income working from home as a professional proofreader, just let us know and we’ll refund 100% of your purchase price with no questions asked.
The Complete Program Outline
The Complete Program Outline
Here’s an overview of everything you’ll learn in General Proofreading: Theory and Practice™:
Module 1: Introduction to General Proofreading
Learn the basics of proofreading, including what it takes to succeed in this rewarding field, what kind of companies require proofreaders, the difference between proofreading and editing, and much more.
Module 2: Grammar Refresher
In our new and exclusive Grammar Refresher, you’ll work through all the principles of grammar, including myths and common mistakes, parts of speech, pronouns, contractions and possessives and verb forms. That way, you'll have everything in your tool belt to become a professional proofreader.
Module 3: Sentence Structure
In this incredibly important module, you’ll learn about sentence structure and subjects and predicates, sentence fragments and run-on sentences, subject/verb agreement, order of adjectives, adverbial clause vs. participial clause, which vs. that and dangling modifiers. Test your knowledge and refine your skills with our in-depth practice worksheets.
Module 4: Spelling and Word Use for Proofreaders
Learn the types of errors, common typos, commonly misused words, numbers, American and British spelling variations and capitalization that you will need to watch out for as a proofreader. Complete in-depth worksheets and check your answers with provided answer keys.
Module 5: Punctuation Principles
In Module 5, you'll discover the common punctuation mistakes and learn about when and how to apply apostrophes, hyphenated and compound words, en vs. em dashes, commas and semicolons and quotations marks and italics. You'll also learn about American and British Punctuation Differences and get to take a Vocabulary Quiz.
Module 6: Proofreading Methods
Learn four different types of proofreading methods, with thorough lessons and tutorials to teach you the basics of each method. You'll also learn about style in proofreading. Then you’ll get a chance to apply what you've learned with sample practice jobs.
Module 7: Proofreading Practice
In Module 7, you'll receive three sets of practice essays. Each set contains a dozen or more individual practice essays and include annotations for each practice essay so that you can self-assess your performance and identify your weakest areas and improve them on the fly.
Module 8: Types of Proofreading
Module 8 covers the primary types of proofreading, including academic proofreading, blogging and podcast show notes proofreading, along with business writing and creative writing proofreading.
Module 9: Turning Proofreading into a Business
You're going to learn the business fundamentals so that you can turn your new-found proofreading expertise into a thriving proofreading business, which will enable you to attract and retain lots of happy clients. Now that you have the proofreading skills you need to do the actual work, you’ll learn how to create your business so you can start attracting clients and earning money. Discover how to create your own website, set your rates to earn the maximum income while attracting as many clients as possible, build up your experience fast, and more.
Module 10: Finding Clients
Finding clients is perhaps the most important skill to becoming a successful freelance proofreader—yet other proofreading courses don’t teach this essential skill at all. Not to worry, because in General Proofreading: Theory and Practice™ you’ll gain a comprehensive education in how to identify good proofreading clients and approach them successfully. This module is packed with proven strategies, tips and tricks, and even a bonus ebook called How to Find Your Ideal Clients. When you’re done with this module, you’ll know how to find clients that value you and the service you provide.
Module 11: Marketing Basics
Learn how to market yourself like a pro through social media and your website's blog. You'll also discover how to write effective proposals and vet clients to ensure you end up attracting the right ones.
Module 12: Your Workflow
Module 13: Getting the Most Out of the Freelancing Life
You’ve made it! You're a professional proofreader! Learn how a typical proofreader structures their day, plus how to build the confidence you need to quash fear and thrive as a freelancer. A new lesson on project management systems helps ensure you stay organized and productive.
Bonus: Look Better in Writing™ Handbook of Commonly Misused (and Abused!) Words
This handy reference book lists the most commonly misused words in the English language, which you will most almost certainly run across in your proofreading career. Also includes a worksheet to help you master the proper use of these important words.
Bonus: The Ultimate Freelancer Tax Guide
There’s one sticky issue all freelancers have to deal with: taxes. But don’t worry, because in this comprehensive guide you’ll learn all about accounting, tax preparation, deductions, and more for your freelance proofreading business. By the time you’re finished, freelance taxes won’t seem so daunting anymore—and in fact, you’ll be excited to learn about all the tax savings available to you as a small business owner.
Bonus: The Mindset Mastery Guide
When creating your own freelance business, having the right mindset is a huge step toward achieving the kind of life-altering success you desire. In this 5-part guide, you’ll learn how to get over your freelance fears, deal with past events, overcome impostor syndrome, and more.
Bonus: 5 Mindset Shifts for Goal-Crushing Confidence
Each of the five sections in this bonus guide includes a powerful activity to work through—so you can take clear steps toward living a successful, confident life as a freelance professional.
Bonus: Access to Level 1 of Transcript Proofreading: Theory and Practice™
Once you complete General Proofreading, gain access to the first level of my original flagship course, Transcript Proofreading: Theory and Practice™—PLUS lifetime access to the PA Proofreaders Facebook group. Students say the Facebook group is one of their favorite parts of the entire course, with support and encouragement that are second to none.
Bonus: Money Mindset Transformation Workshop & Workbook
Bonus: Hand-graded Exam with Certificate of Completion
Students who enroll in this edition of General Proofreading: Theory and Practice™ will be given a final assessment and get their final exam responses hand-graded by an expert instructor. Once you pass the exam, you’ll receive a certificate of completion that can be used as a proof point for prospective proofreading clients.
Bonus: Marketing Mastermind for Proofreaders
Get access to a separate marketing mastermind group created specifically for proofreaders with verified skills. Pick the brains of more experienced proofreaders who can help you fine-tune your marketing approach and generate more clients while charging higher prices.
Bonus: Listing in the Self-Publishing School (SPS) Preferred Outsourcer Rolodex
When you pass the hand-graded exam, we’ll list you in the Self-Publishing School’s Preferred Outsourcer Rolodex. This exclusive list of book production experts (including proofreaders, editors, designers, formatters, and more) is used by thousands of Self-Publishing School students, and can serve as a source of recurring new prospects for your proofreading business. This listing, by itself, is worth more than enough to justify the upgrade to Ignite Plus.
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Ready to Start Making Extra Money from Home as a Proofreader?
Ready to Start Making Extra Money from Home as a Proofreader?
General Proofreading:
Theory and Practice™
- 10+ modules & 86+ lessons of professional proofreading training
-
Essential marketing & tax advice to help you start your own freelance business
-
Access to our exclusive community for proofreading professionals
-
Lifetime access to all future updates
As low as $597 $497
100% Money Back Guarantee
Try out General Proofreading: Theory and Practice™ risk-free for seven days. If you aren’t blown away by the quality of the program and absolutely convinced of your new ability to earn extra income working from home as a professional proofreader, just let us know and we’ll refund 100% of your purchase price with no questions asked.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much money do freelance proofreaders generally make?
According to official data from ZipRecruiter, the average freelance proofreader salary is $51,391.
Source: https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Freelance-Proofreader-Salary
What’s it like to be a proofreader?
Proofreading is typically a quiet, peaceful job involving lots of reading. Proofreading jobs (whether full-time positions or freelance gigs) are typically very flexible and able to be done working from home.
How long does the course take to complete?
While the average time is under a month, the course is entirely self-paced, and you have lifetime access. You can take as little or as long as you want to complete the course.
How long do I have access to the course material?
The course fee includes LIFETIME ACCESS to the course material and the Facebook group. This includes any course updates or added content.
In the years since we introduced General Proofreading: Theory and Practice™, a host of imitators have appeared. None of these courses can match the breadth and quality of our content. Most importantly, we make a point to teach you how to run the business side of being a freelance proofreader—such as how to start a business, handle freelance taxes, and find clients—which is a topic most other classes fail to address at all.
I don’t have a college degree/major in English. Can I still become a proofreader?
Absolutely! You do NOT need a college degree to become a proofreader. All you need is a pair of eagle eyes, the drive to succeed, and the proper training under your belt.
Does this course help me find proofreading work?
Yes! We give you the resources and tools you need to find work. And if you upgrade to the Ignite Plus version of the course, you’ll also gain several extra opportunities to get direct access to prospective clients, including a listing in the Self-Publishing School’s Preferred Outsourcer Rolodex.
Is there a live component to the course?
Yes! The course includes access to a private Facebook group where you can chat with and seek help from your fellow proofreading classmates, get feedback and help from the course instructors.
What kind of equipment and materials do I need?
An iPad or computer and a good internet connection are all you need to get started. Just about any reference or style guide you’ll need to be a proofreader is available online.
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