Our proofreading course is popular because it gives tips and strategies for finding work. And our tutors are able to help when it comes to finding and applying for jobs and contracts.

We tell our online proofreading course students to sort out their social media profiles first, by promoting themselves on LinkedIn and Twitter to start with. Profiles must be professional, not personal, and must integrate with your website in terms of design / content etc.

It’s also important to create a professional email signature.

We tell our proofreading course students to use a multi-pronged approach to finding work:

  1. Send out targeted on-spec letters and emails.
  2. Apply for advertised work.
  3. Start networking among contacts.
  4. Create a website to showcase their services.

You may have to start on low-level editing projects to start with. There are plenty of authors who are self-publishing on Create Space and need editing services.

If you are looking to set up a website to advertise your proofreading skills, our partner organisation Digital Creative Hub offer all CMP students an exclusive 20% discount on all of their services. Simply contact them here to discuss further.

Most of our proofreading course graduates find it takes time to build up a client base and a decent income. It may take 12 months to build up a reliable and reasonable income.

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