"Practice essays to take Proofreading into reality"

Very useful instruction to prep you on proofreading. A great review for English grammar, structure, and punctuation. The practice essays were very helpful. I would love to see a quick reference of the CMOS that would help with referencing that huge book!

"Fantastic, helpful course"

I found this course (general proofreading theory) very helpful. It's amazing what we forget over time. I loved that there were a lot of practice essays to put the lessons to work and that there is an exam at the end because then you really know if you're ready. Lots of great information that was laid out well.

"The course itself is very good"

The course itself is very good, with useful tools and valuable quizzes. However, you send too many redundant emails; they are annoying.

"Great program"

Great program; the only downside is they send WAY too many emails. It’s overwhelming and needs to be cut back.

"Money worth investing!"

My money was worth investing in this course. What I liked most was getting prompt responses whenever I needed. Also, the General Proofreading Facebook group is excellent source of information. As a new professional, I couldn’t think of a better place to have my questions answered. I want to highlight specially the contribution of Polly Cecce Costigan the expert contributor . Thanks!

"A lot of money with little hope for a ROI"

I paid about 1000.00 to take a course that mostly went through the Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) when I could have done so on my own. There was a great deal of work presented on setting up a business and related activities that was superficial, at best. There was no substantial support in the course and when I asked for clarification, a response was slow in coming and not very helpful. I also did not appreciate one response on what we were encouraged to use (the 17th edition of the CMOS) even though there is an 18th edition: it would be too much work to revise the present course (paraphrasing so as to not out one particular person). The course delivery was sub-par as the presenter in each module was either reading verbatim from the provided transcript or presented so quickly that I could sense their lack of interest. In addition, a person stressed that the regulations for the APA style is not much different that the CMOS; they are. The final assignment had a mastery of 90% which is extremely high. The explanation given was that university courses have similar requirements; they do not outside of some medical and law schools. In summary, the course would be useful for someone who is recently retired or a bored stay-at-home parent. It is unlikely that a person could make a living after this course was completed; pocket change, maybe.

"For the Joy of Proofreading "

Because of Proofread Anywhere, I found out that proofreading was fun. There’s an old saying “If your work is fun, it isn’t work.” Learning to do proofreading was enjoyable for me, even though hard at times. I highly recommend this course for anyone who likes language and is detailed oriented enough to find the mistakes and correct them. I just completed the course, so I don’t know yet if proofreading will be profitable for me. But it sure has been fun to learn.

"Good review of my English classes and…"

Good review of my English classes and what has changed over the years. I knew some words were correct with single L's and double L's but never knew that the difference comes from American English versus British English. Enlightening!!!

"It was good"

It was good. I feel that some of the material is outdated. For instance, the list of headhunters is out of date. I've only been through about 6 of them and half of them are gone. I feel that the contract issue should be more integrated into the program, not just separate. But overall, I thought it was good.

"I loved that I could access the course…"

I loved that I could access the course whenever and move at my own pace. The instructions were clear and the information useful