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Now in its tenth year and third edition
with copies sold throughout the USA and worldwide.
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FIVE REASONS WHY:
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I am one of those many fools who paid a huge amount of money for a useless course. Hindsight is a wonderful thing and, unfortunately, I didn’t come across Mike’s website until it was too late. We live and learn. I now work with clients across the globe and it was Mike that gave me the tools and the confidence to go out there and do it. Emma Steel, Freelance Proofreader |
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Let's hear what our customers are saying...
“I am one of those many fools who paid a huge amount of money for a useless proofreading course. This book has opened so many doors for me. I now look on Mike as my mentor as I embark on a career. Thank you Mike.” Emma Steel, Proofreader and International Structural Editor.
“I thoroughly enjoyed the proofreading course and am so glad that I decided to take it... the whole experience was invaluable. My... proofreading service is now well established and your course played no small part in getting it off the ground.” Hache L. Jones, Proofreader.
“I'd just like to thank you first of all for writing such a great, straight forward guide, and then going above and beyond what I would even expect as a customer by providing us, completely free of charge, updated versions months later!” Rachel Gee, Trainee Proofreader.
“What can I say? Worth every penny and then some! God Bless! This a fabulous proofreading course.” Teresa Richardson, Proofreader.
“As someone who has effectively been proofreading for thirty years, I found Mike’s No-Nonsense Proofreading Course an invaluable introduction and a very useful practical guide to many aspects of this discipline. I can wholeheartedly recommend it as the ideal starting point, and much more besides.” Jeremy Meehan, Proofreader.
The No-Nonsense Proofreading Course
A Fraction of the Cost of Other Proofreading Courses
Credit card and PayPal payments accepted.
“As someone who has been proofreading for 30 years, I found Mike’s course an invaluable introduction and a very useful practical guide to many aspects of the discipline. I can wholeheartedly recommend it.” Jeremy Meehan, Proofreader.
Still want to find out more? Click here.
- Learn to proofread like a professional
- 25 years of experience distilled into a single easy-to-follow package
- Over 1,000 pages of FREE bonus eBooks and learning materials
- 30-day money-back 100% satisfaction guarantee
- Follow my advice and you will earn your money back in just two hours!
- Download it now and start learning and earning right away.
- I operate a virtual 'open door' policy after purchase, generally answering any and all email queries and concerns within 48 hours and usually sooner.
Credit card and PayPal payments accepted.
“As someone who has been proofreading for 30 years, I found Mike’s course an invaluable introduction and a very useful practical guide to many aspects of the discipline. I can wholeheartedly recommend it.” Jeremy Meehan, Proofreader.
Still want to find out more? Click here.
A Little Background: Why I Created an Affordable Proofreading Course
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How it all began...
A friend of mine, knowing that I was an Operations Manager in the publishing department of a large online retailer, revealed, over coffee, that his brother had just completed a proofreading course and was on the lookout for freelance opportunities. “Proofreading course?” I said. I’d honestly never heard of such a thing. In the 12 years I’d been in the employ of this particular organisation, I’d worked with at least a couple of dozen proofreaders; I’d interviewed and hired several proofreaders, both permanent and freelance; I’d been responsible for the training and personal development of a number of proofreaders. And not one of them had possessed any formal proofreading qualification or boasted membership of any official proofreading order. Nor had any of them attended a proofreading course of any description. I myself had signed my name to countless proofs and had never attended so much as a seminar. “Which proofreading course is that?” “Oh, you know, the official one,” my friend replied. Official? It appeared there was so much I didn’t know about proofreading, despite having worked with proofreaders for more than a decade and having applied my own steady eye, keen judgement and red pen on literally hundreds of occasions. “Well, I hope it was the official one,” my friend continued. “It wasn't cheap.” "How much?" I asked. He told me. I tried to conceal my dismay. My friend sagged a little, sighed. “It was a scam, wasn’t it?” I shrugged. “Well, not so much a scam as just unnecessary.” |
The proofreading course revealed
A week or so later, over a couple of beers, my friend showed me this ‘official’ proofreading course. It consisted of a couple of manuals, boasting about three hundred pages in total. I hefted the spiral-bound volumes in one hand. “Well,” I said, “if he was paying by the pound, he got pretty good value for money.” I opened the first volume and flipped through it. “If he was paying for content, however...” “Scam?” suggested my friend. “Not entirely. I mean, there’s definitely some useful stuff in here. But there’s also an awful lot of padding. An awful lot of padding.” “What do you mean ‘padding’?” he asked. “Most of it’s exercises,” I replied. “Look. Pages and pages of text taken from a few old novels with a some deliberate mistakes thrown in. And look at this. Around forty pages about grammar, spelling and punctuation.” “But doesn’t a proofreader need to be pretty hot on those things?” “Of course. But if you’re a bit ropy when it comes to the basics of effective written English, you need to sort that out before you even consider becoming a proofreader. And then you’d be much better off making full use of the plethora of free grammar instruction available online.” “Are you going to tell him, or shall I?” “He’s your brother.” “I wonder, sometimes.” |
The challenge...
“Without wanting to blow my own trumpet, I could put together a proofreading guide a fraction of the size of this monster, and at a fraction of the cost.” “Why don’t you, then?” “Well, it’s just that... erm, well...” “My brother would buy one. That’s your first sale, right there.” “It’s just I’ve got quite a lot on at the moment, and... erm...” “Come on. Put your money where your mouth is.” That sounded like a challenge, and I’ve always quite liked a challenge. So, here we are. The No-Nonsense Proofreading Course, a downloadable guide, full of nothing-but-useful information, that will set you back a mere $48.99. 
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The No-Nonsense Proofreading Course
A Fraction of the Cost of Other Proofreading Courses
Credit card and PayPal payments accepted.
“As someone who has been proofreading for 30 years, I found Mike’s course an invaluable introduction and a very useful practical guide to many aspects of the discipline. I can wholeheartedly recommend it.” Jeremy Meehan, Proofreader.
Still want to find out more? Click here.
- Learn to proofread like a professional
- 25 years of experience distilled into a single easy-to-follow package
- Over 1,000 pages of FREE bonus eBooks and learning materials
- 30-day money-back 100% satisfaction guarantee
- Follow my advice and you will earn your money back in just two hours!
- Download it now and start learning and earning right away.
- I operate a virtual 'open door' policy after purchase, generally answering any and all email queries and concerns within 48 hours and usually sooner.
Credit card and PayPal payments accepted.
“As someone who has been proofreading for 30 years, I found Mike’s course an invaluable introduction and a very useful practical guide to many aspects of the discipline. I can wholeheartedly recommend it.” Jeremy Meehan, Proofreader.
Still want to find out more? Click here.