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Marsha @MarshaMusselman (38865) • Midland, Michigan 8 Nov 23

I've got a little time today to be here because it's raining right now so, we're not cleaning any windows. We've been trying to get as many harder jobs done before we start to get frost or snow on the ground when though sometimes...

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Thursday Afternoon.

Tammy @tammys85 (31394) • Baltimore, Maryland 20 Jul 23

Wow, I almost titled this “Wednesday Afternoon,” and I know darn well it’s not Wednesday lol. So far, my day has consisted of cleaning, proofreading, and virtual therapy. Most of my work today is proofreading, and I’m not...

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Today, Tonight and Tomorrow.

Tammy @tammys85 (31394) • Baltimore, Maryland 9 Dec 21

Hey there everyone. I just finished proofreading the large order I worked on last night, and it has been submitted to my client. So, I thought I’d drop by and do a quick rundown of my day. I threw an unexpected load of laundry in...

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My Plans For Tomorrow.

Tammy @tammys85 (31394) • Baltimore, Maryland 19 Nov 21

I may have a full day tomorrow, unless my plans change for whatever reason. I’ll share a bit of my agenda, and then you can see why I needed to get those Fiverr orders done tonight instead of tomorrow. - I need to run to the post...

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When You Fail Proofreading 101…..

Four Walls @FourWalls (86575) • United States 15 Aug 21

Proofreading must be a terrible job. I understand, too: you look at things for hours on end, and eventually every letter and every word begins to look the same. But this isn’t War and Peace, this is a product package. I...

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Signing Off 2/25/20 - Job Offer #2

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222222) • United States 25 Feb 20

It's getting to be that time again. I'm all caught up and done posting for the day. 24 days until spring. I received another job offer for $200; but the person didn't give me any details and wanted me to call some overseas...

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Freelance proofreading can be the one of easiest opportunities!

Alexandra Garcia @Dhrokaal (8) • Tripoli, Lebanon 26 Feb 18

After researching and working for various other freelance options (writing, designing, digital marketing), I've realized that proofreading can the perfect gateway for someone to enter the freelancing world. The learning curve is...

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Holy Long Order, Batman.

Tammy @tammys85 (31394) • Baltimore, Maryland 13 Oct 17

Remember that client I wrote those 1,000+ word orders for? They posted a few orders on the job board yesterday, so of course I grabbed one (and it's due tomorrow). I didn't find it until close to the evening, and then I had to do...

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Using your smartphone to proofread your stories

Mamerto I. Relativo Jr. @Mamerto32 (2783) • Canlubang, Philippines 3 Jun 17

All smartphones come with a text reader, or a word document reader. Even if you don't have an editing apps, reading your draft in your smartphone will help give your story some slight twitching. Typos, inconsistencies and grammar...

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Grammarly Doesn't Know the Whole Story

Barbara Radisavlejvic @bagarad (14283) • Paso Robles, California 24 Apr 17

Grammarly just sent me an email with what they call a progress report. I have their free plan. According to their data, I wrote more words online than 95% of their other users, I was more accurate than 72% of their other users,...

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Grammarly Is Not Always Right

Barbara Radisavlejvic @bagarad (14283) • Paso Robles, California 13 Mar 17

I have mixed feelings about using Grammarly. Having it loaded makes my pages load more slowly. It is awkward to use. It tells me, for example, that I need to change a word, and then it makes it hard for me to get into the word to...

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Proofreading fail

Gina @Gina145 (3949) • Johannesburg, South Africa 18 Aug 15

When I publish content on any site, even a simple comment on a forum, I tend to proofread what I've written over and over again until I'm satisfied that it's correct. Even so, mistakes do creep through, like the comment I made on...

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Short paragraph needs proofreading...URGENT PLEASE!

danzabelleza @danzabelleza (116) • United States 16 Dec 14

Okay I need help with the revising and proofreading of this paragraph. I wrote this as a teenager and I plan on sharing this with my family. It's about a bad dream I had. It's almost been 10 years since my Grandpa passed away on...

could you legt proof reading website which pay per hour basis?

rehanashraf @rehanashraf (350) • India 26 Jan 13

Hello friend.There are so many websites which may be claim one thing they can be paid their user but most of them are fake and scam the the lot of people.Can you suggest legt proof reading website which pay per hour basis?

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Tips I have learned

ivan88 @ivan88 (193) • Canada 29 Dec 12

As a graduate from a Professional Writing program at York University (Toronto, Canada), I am planning to publish my novels, and I would like to share what I have learned. It is important to stick to one genre. If you get...

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Proofreader Preference: Someone you know or someone you do not?

diannelee89 @diannelee89 (52) • Philippines 27 Jun 12

I am currently writing a book, hoping have it published it someday. It is a dream come true. Naturally, we want our books to be as polished as it can be. No misspelled words, grammatical errors, and incorrect use of punctuation...

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How Many Times Do You Proofread Your Articles/Blogs?

ronadelle @ronadelle (1547) • Philippines 17 Sep 11

I'm not that professional with my writing skills, but as much as I love writing online, I'm also eager to make it better. I'm an active writer on Triond and have 3 running blogs on blogger from where I started earning some cash...

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Online proofreading jobs

163Mandolingirl @163Mandolingirl (1052) 30 Jun 11

I used to be a professional proofreader and copy-editor and would like to get back to it on a part time online basis. Do any of you good people out there know of any sites with FREE registration that I could check out? So far I...

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Do you proofread your discussion before posting it???

keshia2007r @keshia2007r (2880) • United States 6 Apr 11

Hi all, just a general question. Do you proofread your discussion before posting it? I'm not sure if its just me that notice discussions that is hard to understand because of lack spell check or just proofreading. Maybe its just...

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proofreading - how much do i charge

gfeef01 @gfeef01 (537) 2 Mar 11

anybody do proofreading and can tell me how much to charge? i've been asked to do some proofreading, it will be about 20 pages and i'll have 5 days to compete the task. i've done it before but i was working for the organisation...

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