Thank you for this video. You provide some really great information and a lot of it in a short time. I appreciate all the info. Thank you!! Thank you!!
Thank you for making this insightful and thoughtful video; it's wonderful! 😊 I just started the General Proofreading course and I really appreciate the information you share about your own personal journey. As you said, at the end of the course there is an introduction to the Transcript Proofreading class as well. I intend to go through it and see if it's something I'd like to learn more about. Your videos are super helpful to me and many others who are just starting this journey. Keep up the great work, Silas!😊👍🌞
Thank you so much for your comment and support! 😊 Definitely worth checking out the intro to transcript proofreading when you get to it, although plenty of people just have general proofreading clients, so it's personal preference. Good luck with the course!!
With proofreading, it varies. It can depend on experience, speed, types of clients, rates, turnaround time, etc. For me, I get anywhere between $25-80, but usually it works out to be between $30-40 on average. I go into more detail on my other vid here: ruclips.net/video/uoKuZI6b1TY/видео.html
Thanks for checking out the video! If you'd like free training I used to help launch my proofreading business, take a look at it here: www.foolproofreading.com/free-workshop Also, don't hesitate to reach out on FB if you have any questions. If I can help you out, I will. Here's a link to my profile: facebook.com/silas.haigh/ ☺️
Thank you for the vid and I will be checking out your link .... but I don't use Facebook anymore ; so , can I assume one can reach you here or by email should one have any questions ?
Thanks! It was probably about 4-6 months of general proofreading first, and then when I started doing transcript proofreading I was still doing general proofreading alongside it for quite a while. These days it's pretty much exclusively transcript proofreading, although I do get the occasional general proofreading job.
Hey Silas Im comfused when you say for the General Proofreadimg Course you find it easier and quicker to pick up clients but then you go on to say its more effort than its worth trying to get the client to allow your services. Please enlighten me on this
Hey, I don't quite understand the second half of your question, but I'll try to answer it. The general course is a lot shorter, so you can complete it and get out there and start getting clients quicker. It took me about a month, whereas the transcript course took me about four months (I've heard from others it's taken them a year or so). Personally, I found it a lot easier to get new general proofreading clients. However, the work can vary so much depending on what type of client you have, so it may be very infrequent or not make you much money. Also, not everyone understands/appreciates the value of a proofreader in the general proofreading world, so sometimes you have to educate them on your value and worth, and there are a lot of low-rate general proofreaders out there (just look at Fiverr). Transcript clients, on the other hand, are usually a lot more reliable and the vast majority do understand and appreciate the value you bring, but I found it more difficult to pick up clients. This is only from personal experience, and I know plenty of proofreaders making good money with lots of clients after only doing the general course.
Good question! It's not. Scopists use the same software along with audio to edit translated steno from the reporter. They ensure all the steno language and punctuation is translated properly to make the verbatim record as accurate as humanly possible. Proofreaders receive the scoped document, usually without audio and in PDF format, and make annotations rather than directly editing the document. Proofreaders ensure consistency within and between documents, and are on the lookout for these kinds of things: - Spelling - Transposed words - Formatting - Attorneys’ names, contact details, addresses, consistent dates, correctly labeled exhibits, etc. - Legal, medical, and technical terms - Many other tricky errors such as capitalization, punctuation, and homophones. So it goes court reporter -> scopist -> proofreader -> court reporter.
I am sorry but I feel you are only trying to sell these courses. I was very interested in taking the general proofreading course, but I have now decided to forgo this altogether.
Hi there, Jane. There are many reasons why these courses may not be a good fit for you, but please don't let that be the reason why. I am 100% promoting the courses. I have been proofreading online for over two years now, and I still do it to this day. It was how I first started making money online, and it has made me a lot of money over the last few years. Wouldn't you promote something you knew was legitimate and could make a real difference to someone's life? And don't just take it from just me. There are thousands of other PA graduates, and there are many other reviews online. I was very skeptical when I first heard about Proofread Anywhere. I did a LOT of research before deciding to invest, and if -- for whatever reason -- you don't like me and my approach, I'd encourage you to see what others have to say. And, look, I do make an affiliate commission (at no extra cost) if someone gets the course through my link -- which just about covers the time and energy I put into making more videos. I wanted to give an in-depth answer to this to hopefully alleviate some of your concerns. And I'm not doing it to try to get an affiliate commission from you. I'm doing it to hopefully show you that it really is a legitimate opportunity, so you don't pass it up if it is right for you. Unfortunately, with products and services that have affiliate programs, it can be quite difficult to find unbiased reviews, so I think it comes down to trust. And it can be hard to trust a stranger online. From my experience, hearing personal stories helped a lot, so that's one of the reasons why I share mine on this channel. There are also plenty of other real-world interviews with other PA proofreaders online. Again, they are obviously not going to be unbiased, but it was a great help to me when I was first looking into this. The PA community is one of the most supportive and trustworthy communities I've ever encountered, so I would also encourage you to attempt to reach out to others and hear what they have to say before competely discounting this. Please feel free to check me out and/or reach out to me on Facebook, my FB group, LinkedIn, etc., and I'll happily provide income screenshots, client testimonials, or whatever you need to see that this is legitimate.
Seriously? You don’t know how they type that fast? It’s a special transcribing machine, not a regular typewriter. When you said that, it made you sound like you don’t know your topic ... fortunately, I kept watching and you somewhat redeemed yourself.
I think I was just rambling! I'm very close with some of my clients, and I know a lot about their stenography machines. I meant I am just in awe of how they manage to type so fast, even with the help of special machines and software, rather than the actual process itself. It's amazing how they can keep up with the speed of conversation, and goes to show how much training and experience is needed to get their speed up. Thanks for your comment, and I'm glad I redeemed myself!
thank you for this video hoping it will help me to start my home based job career.
Thanks for the comment. I hope it does! Good luck :)
Thank you for this video. You provide some really great information and a lot of it in a short time. I appreciate all the info. Thank you!! Thank you!!
Thank you so much for your comment and feedback. It means a lot!!
Thank you for making this insightful and thoughtful video; it's wonderful! 😊 I just started the General Proofreading course and I really appreciate the information you share about your own personal journey. As you said, at the end of the course there is an introduction to the Transcript Proofreading class as well. I intend to go through it and see if it's something I'd like to learn more about. Your videos are super helpful to me and many others who are just starting this journey. Keep up the great work, Silas!😊👍🌞
Thank you so much for your comment and support! 😊
Definitely worth checking out the intro to transcript proofreading when you get to it, although plenty of people just have general proofreading clients, so it's personal preference. Good luck with the course!!
How much do you make per hour?
With proofreading, it varies. It can depend on experience, speed, types of clients, rates, turnaround time, etc.
For me, I get anywhere between $25-80, but usually it works out to be between $30-40 on average. I go into more detail on my other vid here: ruclips.net/video/uoKuZI6b1TY/видео.html
Thanks for checking out the video! If you'd like free training I used to help launch my proofreading business, take a look at it here: www.foolproofreading.com/free-workshop
Also, don't hesitate to reach out on FB if you have any questions. If I can help you out, I will. Here's a link to my profile: facebook.com/silas.haigh/ ☺️
Thank you for the vid and I will be checking out your link .... but I don't use Facebook anymore ; so , can I assume one can reach you here or by email should one have any questions ?
@@gardensofthegods Great to hear! I reply quickest to comments on my videos just like this one, so that's the best option :)
Great vid :) how long did you do general proofreading for before specialising into this niche?
Thanks!
It was probably about 4-6 months of general proofreading first, and then when I started doing transcript proofreading I was still doing general proofreading alongside it for quite a while.
These days it's pretty much exclusively transcript proofreading, although I do get the occasional general proofreading job.
Hey Silas Im comfused when you say for the General Proofreadimg Course you find it easier and quicker to pick up clients but then you go on to say its more effort than its worth trying to get the client to allow your services. Please enlighten me on this
Hey, I don't quite understand the second half of your question, but I'll try to answer it. The general course is a lot shorter, so you can complete it and get out there and start getting clients quicker. It took me about a month, whereas the transcript course took me about four months (I've heard from others it's taken them a year or so).
Personally, I found it a lot easier to get new general proofreading clients. However, the work can vary so much depending on what type of client you have, so it may be very infrequent or not make you much money. Also, not everyone understands/appreciates the value of a proofreader in the general proofreading world, so sometimes you have to educate them on your value and worth, and there are a lot of low-rate general proofreaders out there (just look at Fiverr). Transcript clients, on the other hand, are usually a lot more reliable and the vast majority do understand and appreciate the value you bring, but I found it more difficult to pick up clients.
This is only from personal experience, and I know plenty of proofreaders making good money with lots of clients after only doing the general course.
Hi Silas!. Is it the same as being a scopist?
Good question! It's not. Scopists use the same software along with audio to edit translated steno from the reporter. They ensure all the steno language and punctuation is translated properly to make the verbatim record as accurate as humanly possible.
Proofreaders receive the scoped document, usually without audio and in PDF format, and make annotations rather than directly editing the document. Proofreaders ensure consistency within and between documents, and are on the lookout for these kinds of things:
- Spelling
- Transposed words
- Formatting
- Attorneys’ names, contact details, addresses, consistent dates, correctly labeled exhibits, etc.
- Legal, medical, and technical terms
- Many other tricky errors such as capitalization, punctuation, and homophones.
So it goes court reporter -> scopist -> proofreader -> court reporter.
I am sorry but I feel you are only trying to sell these courses.
I was very interested in taking the general proofreading course, but I have now decided to forgo this altogether.
Hi there, Jane.
There are many reasons why these courses may not be a good fit for you, but please don't let that be the reason why.
I am 100% promoting the courses. I have been proofreading online for over two years now, and I still do it to this day. It was how I first started making money online, and it has made me a lot of money over the last few years. Wouldn't you promote something you knew was legitimate and could make a real difference to someone's life?
And don't just take it from just me. There are thousands of other PA graduates, and there are many other reviews online.
I was very skeptical when I first heard about Proofread Anywhere. I did a LOT of research before deciding to invest, and if -- for whatever reason -- you don't like me and my approach, I'd encourage you to see what others have to say.
And, look, I do make an affiliate commission (at no extra cost) if someone gets the course through my link -- which just about covers the time and energy I put into making more videos.
I wanted to give an in-depth answer to this to hopefully alleviate some of your concerns. And I'm not doing it to try to get an affiliate commission from you. I'm doing it to hopefully show you that it really is a legitimate opportunity, so you don't pass it up if it is right for you.
Unfortunately, with products and services that have affiliate programs, it can be quite difficult to find unbiased reviews, so I think it comes down to trust. And it can be hard to trust a stranger online. From my experience, hearing personal stories helped a lot, so that's one of the reasons why I share mine on this channel.
There are also plenty of other real-world interviews with other PA proofreaders online. Again, they are obviously not going to be unbiased, but it was a great help to me when I was first looking into this.
The PA community is one of the most supportive and trustworthy communities I've ever encountered, so I would also encourage you to attempt to reach out to others and hear what they have to say before competely discounting this.
Please feel free to check me out and/or reach out to me on Facebook, my FB group, LinkedIn, etc., and I'll happily provide income screenshots, client testimonials, or whatever you need to see that this is legitimate.
Seriously? You don’t know how they type that fast? It’s a special transcribing machine, not a regular typewriter. When you said that, it made you sound like you don’t know your topic ... fortunately, I kept watching and you somewhat redeemed yourself.
I think I was just rambling! I'm very close with some of my clients, and I know a lot about their stenography machines. I meant I am just in awe of how they manage to type so fast, even with the help of special machines and software, rather than the actual process itself. It's amazing how they can keep up with the speed of conversation, and goes to show how much training and experience is needed to get their speed up. Thanks for your comment, and I'm glad I redeemed myself!
@anne caulder No need to be so critical. Chill out.