Posts Tagged ‘Proofreading’

Article writer or re-writer Virtual Assistant

Friday, May 7th, 2010

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I edit a lot of the articles submitted to my ezine, Rim Digest,
for marketers and small business owners AND proofread
and edit web pages, blog posts and more for my clients.

I am NOT a “writer”, however, and rely on my strengths
with spelling and reading and grammar to help me help
them to show their very best face to the online or offline world.

One of the niches I find to be so helpful in things I want to write or share are PLR
or Private Label Rights articles where you pay a small fee for the use of the articles
and can edit, alter, add to or take away from something a real writer has created.

I have one such collection that I want to offer to my visitors that you can claim as your own and post in your ezines, submit to other ezines, use on your web site, use as eBook material or even offer in pieces in eCourses.

As one of my valued visitors, I’m giving you a one-time-chance
to download over 600 unique niche articles with Private Label Rights.

Professional copywriters can charge up to $250 PER article. I, myself,
have paid over $5 per article when I ran out of ideas for my ezine.

You CAN hire a Virtual Assistant or a copywriter to write or re-write your articles or blog posts for you, OR you can purchase these economical packages and use the content
as your own.

I do warn you, however, you will want to edit them or get someone else to do so for you. Number one, you do not want “duplicate content” where more than one person is using
the same article, word for word, AND there are quite often typos and spelling errors in packages with hundreds or thousands of documents. This said, it is usually very cost
and time efficient to try these out, I have found, if nothing else, a lot of good nudges
toward an idea that ends up helping me actually write something of my very own. :-)

Bonus with the above 600 Articles Package, purchase this product and I will proofread
and edit any one niche from the package for you FOR FREE and any others you might
want done for half my normal rate.

Remember, I am a Virtual Assistant who LOVES to do editing,
proofreading and transcription assignments!

Jan Tallent
Tallent Agency Virtual Assistance

573-775-4520 jan@tallentagency.com

Spellcheck is NOT a Proofreader

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

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As one of my visitors so wisely stated, spellcheck is NOT the same as having a proofreader. When I am doing proofreading and editing for my clients, most of the spelling or usage errors I find I am fixing are due to confusing words. I use spellcheck in my word documents and in my email program BUT these just find actual spelling ERRORS and cannot be relied on to help you with the correct USAGE of the confusing words!

I shared some of these confusing words in earlier posts. They are A couple of spelling tips I have got to share and editing tips I want to share #2, but the above mentioned confusingwords.com can help show why you can NOT rely on a spellchecker to ensure your documents are correct.

Spelling & Grammar Errors Are Costing You Business! – For reliable and affordable proofreading & editing, remember …

I am a Virtual Assistant who LOVES to do editing,
proofreading and transcription assignments!

Jan Tallent
Tallent Agency Virtual Assistance

573-775-4520 jan@tallentagency.com

A FUNNY take on Proofreading

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

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I am very serious about spelling and grammar errors, not only for my clients but also when I visit web sites, read print or ebooks, road signs, blogs or any other written matter.

Having been blessed with good reading, speaking and spelling skills, it was only natural for me to take this to the level of a career – I love proofreading and editing and, frankly, would rather do these things than any other as a paid enterprise.

I have been known to whip out a pen and correct spelling errors in books that I am reading for pleasure and seriously cringe when I see these on menus or in newspapers or sales letters. If spammers were as worried about the spelling and grammar in their emails as they are about the words to sell you this or that with, I could make a living just correcting the spam messages in my in-boxes each day.

But, I have to admit, some of the errors I see are hilarious and I just had to share this video which my best friend, Sharon McPherson of Templates, Themes & Graphics sent to me.

I hope you enjoy “The Impotence of Proofreading” by Taylor Mali :-)

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Over the past 13 years, Jan Tallent has spent countless hours providing writers and webmasters with free friendly tips on how to correct spelling and grammar errors in their written material.

From the feedback received she decided that since proofreading and editing help was so desperately needed she should build a business around something she enjoys doing, while at the same time providing a valuable service to business owners and writers.

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