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If
you are someone with an eye for spelling mistakes, factual
errors and grammatical inaccuracies, working as a proof reader
could be a great way to supplement your English teaching income.
Almost
every book, magazine and journal has been proof-read prior to its publication.
This is often done by an in-house proof reader or copy-editor, but often the job
is outsourced to freelance proof readers. With the sheer number of publications
written in the English language every year, the possibilities for finding proof-reading
work are high for native English speakers. What
is more, age, qualifications and geographical location are no barrier to this
kind of work. With the advent of e-mail, documents can be sent from place to place
far more efficiently and effortlessly than ever before. Mentioning
that you are an English language teacher should also help your cause, particularly
in a non-English speaking country. How
to get proof-reading work?
1. Get some business cards printed
Card-printing
machines at many major airports and train stations will -
for a few dollars - do it for you. Qualifications, if relevant,
should be mentioned. Some cultures pay more attention to letters
after names than others, but even in the least discerning
countries, the abbreviations BA, BEd, MA, PhD etc normally
count for something. So do words like 'EXPERT', 'PROFESSIONAL'
and QUALITY. Use these words judiciously, but include them
all the same.
An
effective business card might look something like this:
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