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Why proofreading should be part of your marketing strategy

12 Apr 2017marketing, proofreading, proofreading tips, writing

You might think that proofreading is an outdated process that belongs to an era before digital content and communications, when everything was printed and proofs were intensely inspected by eagle-eyed proofreaders wielding red pens. That would be a wrong assumption […]

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Tips for writers: Writing reports part 2. How to achieve consistency of style

27 Oct 2016copy-editing, proofreading, writing

In part 1 of Writing reports I discussed the importance of creating a simple and appealing visual appearance using several techniques, and in part 2 I discuss consistency of style. It is important to maintain a consistent style so as […]

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There is no such thing as ‘only a quick proofread’

11 Aug 2016proofreading

Over many years of proofreading I have heard the statement ‘it only needs a quick proofread’ from people enquiring about the cost of proofreading services, implying they expect that the proofread will take little time at all and the only […]

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Free proofreading samples – are they fair?

29 Jul 2016copy-editing, proofreading

Occasionally I have been asked if I would provide a free sample of my proofreading – in one case a whole academic paper – with the suggestion that this could be the prelude to a series of papers if the […]

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Levels of proofreading

17 Jun 2016editing, language, proofreading

You might be forgiven for thinking that proofreading is proofreading – there are no variances in style or intensity. The proofreader would read through for spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and other errors and inconsistencies and that is it. Well not quite […]

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