| The tremendous growth of the Internet has | | | | people to notice you and the work you do. |
| created a huge need for people who can proof | | | | There are many ways to advertise the type of |
| read what is seen; no one wants to read articles | | | | work that you do, perhaps one of the best is to |
| on a web site that are not properly spelled and | | | | build a website that showcases your work, with |
| use poor grammar. This is perfect for the stay at | | | | permission from the original author you can post |
| home mom job who has an eye for mistakes | | | | copies of your work, showing the before and |
| and loves to read. | | | | after, for prospective customers to see. Place |
| Proofreading a written document whether it is a | | | | ads in all your local papers and set up profiles on |
| book, a web article or even a letter is a skilled job | | | | sites that connect freelance workers with clients. |
| that requires you to have extremely good skills in | | | | Join online forums of writers and become an |
| more than just spelling. A good proof reader | | | | active participant in the conversations, you can let |
| cannot only spot spelling mistakes, but errors in | | | | them know you are a proofreader without |
| punctuation and grammar. | | | | actually trolling for work. |
| For the meticulous person with a degree in English | | | | One last thing you will need is a decent PC, it |
| this might be the ideal job, you get paid well for | | | | does not have to be the latest state of the art |
| reading and correcting errors. If you do not have | | | | computer and it does however have to be |
| a degree in English, there are free courses online | | | | capable of running any of the software associated |
| such as the ones offered by Editorial Courses, | | | | with your job. You will need to make sure that |
| that specialize in teaching the art of proof reading. | | | | you have very good antivirus software installed |
| The biggest requirement is that you have a love | | | | and preferably a back up drive to store your |
| of reading and a knack for finding the tiny little | | | | work on. You should also have access to a fax |
| errors that the author missed, but will become | | | | machine and a good quality text printer since not |
| glaringly obvious once it is in print; the reading | | | | all of your work is going to be online. |
| public is merciless when it comes to errors. | | | | Although it does require a keen eye this job is |
| Once you think you are ready to look for work | | | | tailor made for the stay at home mom who |
| there are a number of places online that hire | | | | loves to read. Salaries for this type of work will |
| freelance proofreaders; for example Online | | | | vary greatly depending on the type of work you |
| Reading Jobs or Indeed who are always looking | | | | are doing and your experience, but it does pay |
| for freelance workers. There is plenty of work | | | | very well. |
| available for a skilled worker but you need to get | | | | |