Many of our proofreading course students start their own businesses when they graduate. And the internet provides an advantage that isn’t mentioned very often.

Our online proofreading course graduates will tell you that a lot of proofreading is done online these days, and communication is done mainly by email and phone.

This is a big help to people who are shy, and who don’t come over well with face-to-face contact.

One proofreading course student told us recently: ‘I am a bit of an introvert and is worried I won’t be able to sell myself effectively.’

But we were able to reassure her that she didn’t need to worry too much about selling herself, as most pitches and negotiations can be done online these days … face-to-face contact is rare between proofreaders and clients. This enables people to avoid personal interaction if they prefer – many of our graduates take this approach.

Obviously people with strong personal skills can use face-to-face contact if they want to.

But whether you’re an introvert of an extrovert, you’ll still need a strong online profile.

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