Bad Copy about Proofreading!

I copied this from an actual recent blog post (name withheld to protect the not-so-innocent!). At first when I started reading it I thought it was written by someone for whom English was a second language. But, after checking the About Us part of the blog, I discovered that the authors are two American musicians (both guys) in their 40's.

I'm sorry, but I really think that if you are going to write about becoming a professional Proofreader that YOU SHOULD PROOFREAD YOUR COPY!

On a more positive note, maybe I could turn this into an advantage and contact them to see if they would be interested in availing themselves of my proofreading services!

Here's the post:

"Nowadays there are a lot of ways to arrive at money online. Two of the ways to make money online now are Online Proofreading and Devising a Website which are discussed below.

Online Proofreading

If you are having a sharp eye for detecting errors and are good at reading and writing, than picking an online proofreading task will bring you money quickly. After you complete each proof reading project you will receive payments.

The method of checking any forms of lit for punctuation or grammatical errors is known as proofreading. After proofreading the transcript of the literary form is considered to be perfect and the person doing the proofreading is known as the proofreader.

Today proofreading has turned into an considerable option of fashioning substanial money online for homemakers and students through the internet.

To become a reader online tutorials and courses are obtainable which provide teaching to people wanting to be proofreaders. Also to be a good proofreader, you have to practice punctuation and grammar exercises, learn to spell correctly and acquire on versatile subjects as possible. There is also a proofreading software package available that recognizes spellings, grammatical and punctual errors. This software automatically marks the errors and a person can correct the errors manually by moving the cursor to the particular noticable area. Also, after setting up this software system it can be set into auto correct way and therefore on transcribe the errors will get automatically corrected.

If you want to get an online proofreading job, there are a number of places in the Net where you can look for one. There are many minor and major job boards reachable in the cyberspace that offers jobs for proofreaders. You have to find companies with whom you want to work, and contact them regarding the job.

But always remember to build up a crucial experience in proofreading before starting to meet these companies, as you have to sell yourself to the potential employers. You can also look into freelance market websites and offer for proofreading jobs. Both the experts and novices can try online proofreading jobs through these websites."

Unbelievable, don't you think??