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Please describe your job in one sentence by Stephanie Hitch
Choosing the right style of CV by Alex Wilson-Campbell
Why you should hire a professional proofreader – and whom to pick by Louise Harnby
The long and short of copywriting by Joy McCarthy
Building a website for your freelance business: five excuses that shouldn’t hold you back by Daniel Heuman
Do I really need a proofreader/editor to check my website in this current market? by Julia Bodie
Resources for writers by Louise Harnby
As if working from home wasn’t distracting enough … A short guide to proofreading effectively AND being good to yourself by Alan O’Brien
Do you really need a proofreader? by Wendy Monaghan
You’ve already forked out for a web designer – so why hire an editor? by Kerri Tyler
How to get the best out of your proofreader by Johanna Robinson
What can you do for your clients? by Liz Jones
Best of enemies – the joys of seeing other freelancers as colleagues and not enemies by Kate Haigh
Coming out of the author closet by Rebecca Richmond
The pitfalls of dictated MS by Jennifer Hinchliffe
“To boldly go where no other copy-editor has gone before …” by Jennifer Hinchliffe
Three editing tips that improve your writing by Kay Hutchings-Olsson
Twitter killed the spelling gold star by Robbie Tasker
How to be vigilant for fraudulent proofreading websites by George Wilson
Professional editing: even Einstein needed it by Brendan Brown
The unusual skills of a proofreader by Nick Hodgson
How did you know you wanted to be a proofreader? by Shuna Meade
Transferable skills from the hospitality industry by Charlotte Cooke