I have been offered proofreading work by a friend who is a writer of Regency romances, with encouragement from her agent to get an accredited certification to add to my other degrees, with the possibility of more work through the agent.
It is a job I can do remotely, and is not age-restricted.
The tutorial support was superb. Rachel Finnegan answered such queries as I had, promptly and politely, and her feedback on assignments was helpful.
The course content was well-balanced. Lessons are just the right length for maximum absorption of information.
After completing the course (with distinction) I had gained the confidence to go freelance. I now have a successful proofreading and copyediting business, dealing with academic and business work from all over the world and sometimes written in languages other than English before being Google-translated – that keeps it interesting … I now work pretty much full time from my home in France – not bad for a pensioner!
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