subject: Freelance Proofreading Jobs Online by:Jeffrey Frasco [print this page] Internet companies with websites are struggling to compete against the thousands of similar websites for the top spot in the search engines. The time it takes to create fresh content can be astounding. There is nothing worse than having the content they paid so much for be placed on the site with grammatical errors, fragmented sentence structure, or even misspelled words.
Freelance proofreading jobs have become very popular in the freelance job opportunities. If you have a degree in English or are simply a great editor you can make money online proofreading content for websites.
The jobs usually pay per page and can turn you a nice profit. You have to be detailed and have a strong understanding of the English language for the job. It will be your responsibility to ensure the quality of the content that will be placed on the website.
Freelance proofreading jobs can be found at many internet freelance classified sites. Once you get your first job and prove to do well you will have no trouble getting future work. A good proofreader is hard to find and once a company finds one they usually keep them and pay them very well.
To find out what the expected rate should be for freelance proofreading you can browse through the classified ads and see what is being offered. The jobs will vary from price to price but it should give you a good idea of what to expect to earn.
You should always know what to charge before applying for a freelance proofreading job in case you are asked to make an offer for more work or the project needs to be altered. There is nothing more unprofessional than someone who does not know what their worth. If you are unable to supply a client with an accurate quote for your freelance proofreading services you might just lose the chance for that job.
