We'll Make Your Pages Perfect...Period!

FAQs

Here's Wilbur Buyer, who has just perused your book (or ad copy, pamphlet, newsletter, etc.), and he's outraged at the errors he found!
"Where's the respect for syntax and spelling?!" he laments.

“So, just what is it that you do for me?”

I proofread your website, manuscript, newsletter, etc., to make sure the text is perfect—no misspellings, no grammatical errors, no punctuation mistakes, no wrong words, etc. Perfect…period!

“And why is that so important?”

Your website is your potential customer’s first impression of your business, and you only get one chance to make a first impression. The customer should be awed by your site's gorgeous graphics, its detailed descriptions of your products/services, its ease of navigation—if all of it isn’t perfect, that potential customer could get a negative impression of your site and take his/her business elsewhere. And the more pages you have on your site, the more probability you have mistakes on some of those pages. For manuscripts, brochures and other text materials, your words alone interest someone in your product or service. If your text contains errors, your audience may question what you're saying; if you're not that concerned with errors, they may wonder about your integrity, honesty or trustworthiness.

"And what will I get from you--pages of text corrected with weird squiggly lines and style changes that make my site read like a textbook?"

Nope. I'll send you corrections in plain English via e-mail, fax or regular mail, whichever you choose.  After proofreading your website, manuscript, etc., I'll simply point out any errors, supply you with the corrections, and you or your webmaster can then make the changes. It's as simple as that.  And I won't change the writing style or personality of your text (unless you ask me to also copyedit your text).  Getting your message across effectively is what's important, and real-world communication is a good way to do that. 

"What if I only have a personal website with just a few pages? Do I still need it proofed?"

I say yes, but it's up to you. After all, it's your name and reputation out there for the whole wide world to see. Don't you want to make a favorable impression? I can proof your site to make sure it's error-free.

“Okay…so how much is this gonna cost me?”

The rates are: $30 per hour, with a one-hour minimum; after that, I charge in one-minute increments. Your final cost all depends on the number of pages and the amount of text there is. A site with three or four pages may take only an hour. A site with lots of pages, loads of product descriptions and such will take a lot longer, and so cost more. Ditto for manuscripts, newsletters, brochures, and other text materials; a thousand-page manuscript will take a lot longer to go over than a three-page pamphlet. I do offer free estimates, which will at least give you a ballpark figure of costs.

"How can I pay for this?"

I accept credit cards, debit cards, checks (personal, business, cashier's), and money orders, in U. S. funds. 

"What about a guarantee?"

Your pages will be perfect...period! The reality is, everyone makes mistakes--if I miss something (horror of horrors!), I'll make it right at no additional cost to you!

“And why should I hire you to go over my website/manuscript/newsletter or other stuff?”

Hmmm...not yet convinced of my probity, eh? Here's a short resume: I majored in Creative Writing and English Literature in college, but that didn't prevent me from becoming a down-to-earth writer, having worked in the television news business for over thirty years as a newswriter, film critic, documentary writer/producer, and special projects writer/producer (in the Los Angeles, California and Tucson, Arizona markets). I also authored a non-fiction book on movies and history that's just itching to become a best seller. And since starting my business in November 2005, here are just a few of the proofing/copyediting jobs I've done:

www.tucbg.com
www.robertmannoriginals.com
www.storyworksgroup.com
Copyeditor for Tucson Sport Magazine (2006) 
Copyeditor for the book How to Slay the Worry Monster, by Dr. Martin Sodomsky

Bottom line: I have the knack for spotting errors and the skills to correct them!