As a proofreader, you can make money online from home at your convenient time. The average salary for a proofreader in India is ₹18,944 per month, according to Indeed. You too can earn money from proofreading.
This article is about how to become a proofreader and earn successfully. Although the article is primarily focused on job seekers in India, it is also for anyone in the world who wants to start and make money from this work/job. First, let me start with what it is as likely you are a beginner in this field.
What is proofreading?
Who is suitable for this work?
What are the skills required to have?
How to become a proofreader?
- McGraw-Hill’s Proofreading Handbook by Laura Anderson
- The McGraw-Hill Desk Reference for Editors, Writers, and Proofreaders(Book + CD-Rom) by K. D. Sullivan & Merilee Eggleston
- Copyediting and Proofreading For Dummies by Suzanne Gilad
If you are looking for an online course, check out these Udemy courses.
Proofreading Software Tools
1. Grammarly
2. Ginger
3. ProWritingAid
It fixes writing and grammar, helps in word choice and vernacular, conforms to your writing style, and helps to improve writing over time. It is also available in free and paid versions.
4. WhiteSmoke
How To Get a Proofreading Job?
1. Proofreading Services
You can here apply for full-time and part-time online positions. They pay from $19 to 46 per hour. To get selected, you need to pass a 20-minute test consisting of 20 questions. The test is based on your English and Grammar fluency. The more questions you can answer correctly, the more chance you may get selected.
Click here to apply from anywhere.
2. Scribendi
3. Proofreading jobs in India
4. Freelance proofreading service
5. Start a proofreading blog
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