Proofread AnywhereReviews of proofreadanywhere.com

I paid about 1000.00 to take a course that mostly went through the Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) when I could have done so on my own. There was a great deal of work presented on setting up a business and related activities that was superficial, at best. There was no substantial support in the course and when I asked for clarification, a response was slow in coming and not very helpful. I also did not appreciate one response on what we were encouraged to use (the 17th edition of the CMOS) even though there is an 18th edition: it would be too much work to revise the present course (paraphrasing so as to not out one particular person). The course delivery was sub-par as the presenter in each module was either reading verbatim from the provided transcript or presented so quickly that I could sense their lack of interest. In addition, a person stressed that the regulations for the APA style is not much different that the CMOS; they are. The final assignment had a mastery of 90% which is extremely high. The explanation given was that university courses have similar requirements; they do not outside of some medical and law schools. In summary, the course would be useful for someone who is recently retired or a bored stay-at-home parent. It is unlikely that a person could make a living after this course was completed; pocket change, maybe.

Because of Proofread Anywhere, I found out that proofreading was fun. There’s an old saying “If your work is fun, it isn’t work.” Learning to do proofreading was enjoyable for me, even though hard at times. I highly recommend this course for anyone who likes language and is detailed oriented enough to find the mistakes and correct them. I just completed the course, so I don’t know yet if proofreading will be profitable for me. But it sure has been fun to learn.

Good review of my English classes and what has changed over the years. I knew some words were correct with single L's and double L's but never knew that the difference comes from American English versus British English. Enlightening!!!

It was good. I feel that some of the material is outdated. For instance, the list of headhunters is out of date. I've only been through about 6 of them and half of them are gone. I feel that the contract issue should be more integrated into the program, not just separate. But overall, I thought it was good.

I loved that I could access the course whenever and move at my own pace. The instructions were clear and the information useful

At first I loved the comprehensive course, and was self-motivated to go through all of the learning that I even set a time for me to work through the course... but then, there was a pause in my learning because I had completed the first segment and had to wait until someone at the company opened the next segment of lessons up to me... which really hurt my drive. Also, one of the biggest dislikes in this course are the large amounts of spam I get in my email. Most days are 3 per day, but I've gotten up to 8 (on Feb 15th) -- enough spam already!! I do enjoy the learning and practice exams, just wish the insane amount of emails would stop! I'm also stuck in 1 section, because I have to figure out how to upload all these apps in order to continue the course... and be able to proofread to make changes... Hoping to get back on it soon...

Hi, the course and the lead up to the final exam was great, thank you! I just had to purchase PDF Expert to get you the 15 annotated versions at the last minute (having originally done them by hand) but you guys were very prompt in helping me through that. PDF Expert is good for me on my iMac desktop, because I don't/would't really use iAnnotate on a phone or tablet (I do have a small, HP Microsoft laptop, though). I would like to see about moving into a/the copy editor course(?) and I think I remember there was also a link to a preliminary discussion about Court/Legal Transcription services, as well. Please advise on the above. Best, Steven Olivieri

A comprehensive, challenging course was what I was looking for & that's what I got from Proofreading Anywhere. Now that I have some prior business almost completed, I'm looking forward to digging in & finishing it. I'm so glad I signed up!