Many things to ensure your written material is error-free, to-the-point and professional. The key areas a proofreader looks at are:

• Spelling
• Grammar
• Punctuation
• Syntax
• Suitability for the audience
• Consistency
• Visual accuracy such as pagination, page references and contents
• Adherence to style guide (where relevant)
• Logic
• Clarity
• Simplicity

In addition to the things a proofreader looks for, an editor reviews the 'big picture' and finds ways to improve the organisation and flow of the content. This could include areas of repetition, redundancy, irrelevance, etc., to help make the content clear, concise and easy to read.

The line between the proofreader and the editor can often be rather blurred. Polished Proofreading can provide straight proofreading services, editing services, or a combination should both be required.

My rate is $100 per hour.

I offer a discounted rate for not-for-profit organisations.

I charge by the hour rather than a project fee as it can often be difficult to estimate the hours that may be required for a particular project.

I will, however, provide estimated time required for your project before starting the work, and keep you posted on any changes to this estimate once the work is underway.

My minimum charge is just two hours, so feel free to contact me for even your smallest requests!

If you have a style guide – or even brand guidelines – I will adhere to those.

If not, I will discuss any particular style preferences with you and ensure their consistency throughout.

These may include things such as:

• Time and date formats
• American-English or British-English
• Capitalisation for brand or product names
• Certain punctuation preferences

My most commonly used formats include:

• Adobe PDF marked up using the highlight and comment tools
• Microsoft Word using the track changes tool
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Google Docs
• Google Slides
• Direct editing of content

I'm also happy to work in hard-copy if required, and am proficient at using traditional proofreading symbols.

Yes. I'm experienced in structural editing as well as proofreading and am happy to quote on as little or as much editing as you need.

They really depend on the amount of content, the complexity of the brief, the nature of the subject matter, and what sort of shape the content is in.

Generally speaking, I can turn very small requests around in 24-48 hours and larger projects within a week.

Very large projects would require upwards of two weeks.

My standard quotes will include one round of revisions.

Any additional rounds of revisions will be subject to an additional quote.

To respect my clients' privacy, I choose not to publish work on my website, however I'm more than happy to send you examples of previous work if requested.