I am looking for some ways of making a bit of extra money and thought about proof reading. I don't have any specific experience, but have good grammar and spelling and a good eye. I was wondering if anyone knows how I might get proof reading work at home? Do I need to, or is it recommended that I, take any courses first?
2006-09-11 04:10:30 · 10 answers · asked by peggy*moo 5 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
To proof read correctly, you also need to use the correct marks and terms in the margins and on the page. These are generic and will need to be learnt.
2006-09-11 04:20:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Apart from being proficient in grammar, you should be able to correct spelling mistakes, punctuation marks, etc. You should be conversant with various styles of presentation. You should know the page lay-out - where to place the figures, graphs, table, etc. You should also know to list out references. I suggest that you undergo a course in Technical Writing.
Since publishers are working on time-bound schedules, they may not give the work to people who want to do it at home. They may rather want more dedicated people.
2006-09-11 05:06:39 · answer #2 · answered by Hobby 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get some non-paid experience with the Gutenberg project, that proof reads books that have lost their copy write, see:
http://www.gutenberg.org/>
Does this need to be edited?
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2016-12-12 06:31:22 · answer #4 · answered by woolf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, you can be a scopist. that is what it is called.
try searching with that word. There is training (some of it is called BEST, i think.) There is more than one source of training.
I am on a list of scopists because i am studying to be a court reporter (and they use scopists a lot). check it out. you can learn a lot from the scopist group.
2006-09-11 04:13:28 · answer #5 · answered by BonesofaTeacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To do it freelance you do really need to go on a course, I think the Open University do some.
2006-09-11 04:14:58 · answer #6 · answered by jmather62 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what to do is contact the big publishers and write to them and they will send you out an example and you will read it and send back a proof read copy and they will evaluate your work
2006-09-11 04:13:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can do but it's a specialist trade and the competition is fierce.
2006-09-11 04:24:58 · answer #8 · answered by Roxy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hope these job websites can help you.
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com
http://www.craigslist.org
http://www.usejob.com
Or be a seller of EBay.
http://www.ebay.com/
2006-09-11 20:57:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure!
2006-09-11 21:53:49 · answer #10 · answered by scallywag 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋