Launch your Upwork career! Gain expertise to thrive as a freelance editor and proofreader. Start now for success in the editing world.
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Dr. Duncan Koerber has taught writing and communications courses for the past 10 years at six Canadian universities to thousands of students. Oxford University Press recently published his writing textbook, Clear, Precise, Direct: Strategies for Writing (2015). Available on Amazon, the book considers the seven most common errors (interfering factors) in writing and how to improve them (enhancing factors). His second book, Crisis Communication in Canada, is in the revision process for Univers
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Who this course is for:
- The course is also useful for freelancers who have tried Upwork but haven’t had any success yet.
- This course is meant for people who have no knowledge of Upwork
What you’ll learn:Â
- Know how to create an effective bid proposal cover letter to attract clients
- Learn how to win contracts with sound bidding principles
- Gain good ratings quickly to improve bidding chances
- Know how to impress clients through simple editing philosophies and approaches
- Cultivate repeat clients for further business
- Fast-track your online editing and proofreading career
- Know how to avoid the typical mistakes that cost new freelancers money
Requirements:Â
- Microsoft Word software will be required to complete clients’ jobs
Do you want to make a side income from home in your spare time? Do you have a good eye for detail in English writing? Become an editor and proofreader on the #1 freelance site in the world, Upwork.
In this course, I use my own experience on Upwork to show you how to get up to speed quickly as an editing & proofreading category freelancer. The course discusses how to create an effective bid cover letter, what bidding principles work well, and how much to bid to win as many job contracts as possible.
I present insights from my writing textbook, Clear, Precise, Direct: Strategies for Writing (Oxford University Press, 2015) to help you satisfy clients and thus earn high ratings. Earning high ratings leads to a domino effect of more and more jobs. These insights also include my philosophy of editing that preserves clients’ ideas and meanings while removing troubling “weeds” from their writing.
The course additionally provides more approaches, philosophies, and tips for editing and proofreading that have led me to a 97% client satisfaction rating on Upwork.
Build your online freelance editing and proofreading career today and develop a stable of repeat clients.
Our Promise to You
By the end of this course, you will have the knowledge on how to start your career as a freelance editor and proofreader on Upwork.
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Course Curriculum
| Section 1 - Introductory Information | |||
| Course Overview And Instructor Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| My Earnings Report | 00:00:00 | ||
| Introduction To Freelancing On Upwork | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Challenge Of Beginning | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 2 - The Basics To Get Started On Upwork | |||
| Freelancer And Agency Account Types | 00:00:00 | ||
| Getting Paid | 00:00:00 | ||
| How To Avoid Long Payment Delays | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Key Elements In The Upwork Profile Page | 00:00:00 | ||
| How To Find Work | 00:00:00 | ||
| What The Client Sees When You Submit A Proposal | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 3 - Bidding | |||
| Writing Effective Bid Proposals And Cover Letters | 00:00:00 | ||
| Bidding Principles To Win | 00:00:00 | ||
| How Much Should I Bid? | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 4 - Ratings And Repeat Clients | |||
| The Power Of Good Ratings | 00:00:00 | ||
| Develop A Stable Of Repeat Clients | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 5 - Macro-level Tips For Doing A Great Job | |||
| Start Strong With These Approaches And Philosophies | 00:00:00 | ||
| More Approaches And Philosophies | 00:00:00 | ||
| One Editing Philosophy That Keeps Clients Happy | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 6 - Practical Concerns | |||
| Use These 6 Practical Tips To Ensure Success | 00:00:00 | ||
| What To Do If A Client Wants Substantive Editing | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lifestyle Issues Of The Online Editor And Proofreader | 00:00:00 | ||
Course Review
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Kickstart A Freelance Editor And Proofreader Career On Upwork
Some very good tips and explanations of different levels of this work.
Just the Knowledge Needed
I am just looking into starting a part-time career as a freelance editor, and I was pleasantly surprised by this course. The instructor gave great tips on how to start on Upwork, setting a price, and even offered editing tips. I highly recommend this course for anyone looking into this career.
Extremely Useful
This was an extremely useful course. I thought it would be giving tips on how to proofread and edit only, but it is really a walk-through of the website Upwork and gave a few good tips on how to proofread and edit.