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6 Steps To Proofreading Jumpstart
Rating: 4.5 out of 5(122 ratings)
486 students

6 Steps To Proofreading Jumpstart

Use your eagle-eye for typos to create your dream job reading enjoyable novels from your favorite authors!
Created byLaura Keysor
Last updated 5/2019
English

What you'll learn

  • Step 1: Set Up Your Business - We'll go over exactly what proofreading is and isn't, why the indie-author publishing industry is the key to your success, how to set up your business, and what you'll need in order to be ready to take on clients by the end of the course.
  • Step 2: How to Proofread WITHOUT Being an Editor - You'll learn the skills and tools required to proofread fiction (and what authors will expect).
  • Step 3: Learn My Proven Process - I'll teach you step by step my very own proven process to accurately proofread between 10,000 - 15,000 words per hour (approximately 40 - 60 book pages per hour) and give you the tools to practice and perfect the technique. This step is important because your earning potential is dependent on how fast and accurate you can proofread.
  • Step 4: How to Price Your Proofreading Service - We'll go over how to price your proofreading service (it's NOT per hour), how much you should charge, and how much money you can realistically expect to make proofreading fiction (it's more than you think!). You'll also learn about invoicing and delivering the finished proofread manuscript back to the author, and finally how to get paid!
  • Step 5: How to Find Proofreading Clients - I'll show you how and where to find authors who will pay you premium prices for YOUR proofreading skills WITHOUT needing a website or competing on popular freelance work bidding sites like Upwork (Fiverr) for proofreading jobs and clients.
  • Step 6: "Hanging Your Shingle" & Open For Business! - We'll go over how to present your proofreading service so authors will know how to reach you for proofreading jobs, what your service provides, your pricing, your turn-around time, and deposits and payments. a.k.a "Hanging Your Shingle." You'll finally be ready to open for business with the completion of this last step!
  • **Homework WILL be assigned for each step of the Jumpstart**
  • Your success in this Jumpstart is up to YOU!!!

Course content

12 sections25 lectures46m total length
  • Overview of the 6 Steps To Proofreading Jumpstart1:30

    Learn about the 6 Steps To Proofreading Jumpstart.

  • Introduction & Summary of the 6 Jumpstart steps1:32

    Introduction of your instructor Laura Keysor and a summary of the 6 steps in the Jumpstart.

Requirements

  • A laptop or desktop computer
  • Microsoft Office
  • A love of books and reading!
  • An eagle-eye for typos in the books that you read for pleasure
  • Basic knowledge of grammar and spelling (if you got through your high school English classes with decent grades, you can DEFINITELY do this!)

Description

How would you like to make GREAT money reading novels from home? Now you can! Do you notice every single typo in the books that you read? If you do, then you are exactly the type of person authors are looking to hire to proofread their books! You just need an eagle-eye for typos and a love of reading to start your very own freelance career proofreading novels.

What is proofreading exactly? It's the LAST SET OF EYES a manuscript gets before being published, so you're proofreading already edited (and almost perfect) books for authors. They just need YOU to catch the random typos that previous editors didn't catch. That's it!

The 6 Steps To Proofreading Jumpstart is the easiest way to learn how to earn money from home by reading books from your favorite authors!

YOUR SUCCESS IS UP TO YOU!!!

*Note* All course modules are available to you immediately after signing up for this Jumpstart. No need to unlock the modules weekly!

Who this course is for:

  • Book Lovers
  • Stay at Home Moms
  • Retirees
  • English Majors
  • Writers
  • Readers