A Better Editor ^SM

Professional proofreading/copy editing to fit your budget and meet your deadline! Business correspondence, reports; personal writing, letters, memoirs; Web site proofing/navigation; and APA style theses, dissertations, bibliographies, and journal articles.

I do proofreading and copy editing for businesses, individual writers, academics, and Web sites. All writers (business, academic, technical, professional, freelance, personal) need a copy editor and proofreader. The best editors know that we need someone else to edit our own writing, too.

Why? Because we are too close to it, and have read it over too many times. This is true for my Web sites too, and I appreciate when someone lets me know of something that needs attention! I have both personal and professional experience with APA style references, bibliographies, journal articles, and dissertations. I wish I had had a proofreader, too!

Here are some comments about my work.

"Anne provides a good value for sharpening the language and grammar on your Web site."

Marty Crouch, Webmaster

"Anne, I can't tell you how many times I read and reread, checked and rechecked my Web site, before I gave it to you to proofread. I was amazed at the errors you found. Thanks for saving me from all those typo gremlins and dead links!"

A Coach Colleague

What a copy editor/proofreader does is bring a new pair of eyes to your Web site text. Those eyes have the "gift," along with knowledge and experience, to see all the tiny details of spelling, grammar, and punctuation required for your purpose on the Web site, as well as the ability to help you express your message in ways that make it easy for the reader to stay with you to the end.

When you are writing for the Internet, you also need someone with a specialized understanding of Web sites and the visitors who come to your site. I do not design Web sites for customers, but I have done editing and proofreading and consulted with designers. I can "read" HTML coding and have an understanding of what is possible and important for Web sites. In addition, I come to your site as any person browsing might do, so I can tell you what it is like for a new customer! I also have a basic understanding of current trends in marketing and can help you present both features and benefits to accomplish the purpose you have for the Web site.

I will do one-half hour of basic proofreading on your site free of charge, and e-mail you the results so you can consider whether you want to make the changes I suggest. Then you or your designer can enter them in your source pages. I will also give you some comments about whether you need the other services; then you can decide.

I offer three packages of Web site Services for Web site Owners and Web site Designers.

Web site BASIC PACKAGE: PROOFREADING TEXT ONLY

This includes checking for all the little details: spelling, grammar, punctuation, and the right word (not 'too' when you mean 'two,' or 'affect' instead of 'effect,' or 'of' when it should be 'on'). These are basics for all text. The reason they are so important on the Internet is that, just like in paper documents, they cause a reader to stop and have to go back and try to figure out what you mean. Most people browsing won't take the time to do more than skim, so anything that slows them down will likely send them looking for another site.

Web site STANDARD PACKAGE: COPY EDITING

This package includes all services in the Web site Basic Package. There are four stages of copy editing. I can look at all these and work with you to communicate clearly what you want to say for the purpose of your site, including a consideration of features and benefits.

Web site DELUXE PACKAGE: NAVIGATION TESTING

This package includes all services in the Web site Standard Package. In addition, I check all the internal links within your site, and the patterns of navigation the visitor will encounter and point out possible snags. I look at your site as a brand new prospect would! When appropriate, I can offer suggestions for making it easier for visitors to find and/or order what you offer. In addition, you also need some attention to the time it takes for your pages to load. On the Web you can often use color to organize your site, as well as give carefully written directions and useful labels. I make suggestions, but you are the final judge of what you want your site to be and do!

Please know that I love to proofread Web sites and make suggestions so links and navigation work better for you. I get so frustrated when I come to a Web site and cannot find what I need or figure out the instructions or jargon. I quickly go back to Google! We can discuss any concerns you have and work with you to meet your budget and timeline! Don't hesitate to contact me and ask all your questions!

Good editing takes time. Please don't wait until the last minute and then want a miracle. I am fresh out!

For an overview of Copy editing steps click here

To find out more about costs click here

For things you can do to reduce your costs click here

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Like many people, after looking at all this you may have particular questions about your manuscript. Please do not hesitate to contact me for more information. The first 30 minute phone call, or e-mail consultation is always free!

Telephone 1-800-301-8847 (near Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA)

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